Akwaboah Jnr

Gladstorm Kwabena Akwaboah Jnr., known by his stage name Akwaboah Jnr., is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter and producer from Mampong Beposo.^[2] He is the son of highlife musician Kwadwo Akwaboah.^[3] He wrote "Daa Ke Daa" for Becca and "Ayeyi Ndwom" for DSP Kofi Sarpong. Both songs won their respective artistes' awards at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards, with Akwaboah subsequently being adjudged the "Song Writer for the Year" for "Daa Ke Daa".^[4]

Akwaboah Jnr
Background information
Birth name	Gladstorm Kwabena Akwaboah Jnr.
Born	Mampong Beposo, Ghana
Genres	Highlife, Hiplife
Occupation(s)	Singer, song-writer
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Sarkcess Music^[1]

Akwaboah, who is a master keyboardist, has played for a lot of local and international artistes including Hugh Masekela and John Legend, and has assisted several musicians to make it big in the industry. The talented singer-songwriter and producer Akwaboah was signed unto Sarkcess music, a record label owned by BET Award winner Sarkodie. Akwaboah also produced and co-wrote BET Award winner Sarkodie's fourth album "Mary".^[5]

Career

Having hailed from a family of musicians, Akwaboah Jnr. started his music career in his early teenage years. However, he first made headlines in 2009 when the songs that he had written, Ayeyi Ndwom for DSP Kofi Sarpong and Daa Ke Daa for Becca, won their respective artiste awards at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards. In the same year, Akwaboah Jnr. won the songwriter of the year award for the Daa Ke Daa song. Aside from being a songwriter, Akwaboah also serves as a judge on a popular Kid's program dubbed "Nsromma".^[6] Being a master keyboardist, Akwaboah Jnr. has had the honor of playing for both local and international artistes such as John Legend.^[7]

Personal Life

Akwaboah is married to Theresa Akwaboah; the event was held on 3 May, 2024 in Accra.^[8][9]

Discography

Studio album

• Matters of the Heart (2018)

Annual concert

Akwaboah hosts the shades of love concert every year on February 14.

• Shades of Love 2019^[10]
• Shades of Love 2020^[11]

Awards and nominations

 

Akwaboah posing on the drip carpet at 3Music Awards 2022

Ghana Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Himself	Best Male Vocal Performance^[12]	Nominated
	"Mewu" (Sarkodie featuring Akwaboah)	Best Collaboration of the Year^[12]	Nominated
2014	Himself	New Artist of the Year^[13]	Nominated
2013		Songwriter of the Year^[14]	Nominated
2010		Songwriter of the Year^[15]	Won

Highlife Song of the Year – 2019 Highlife Music Awards^[16]

Nominated for the Male Vocalist of the Year at the 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards with his song 'Posti Me' [1]

References

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2. "Sarkodie Detailed Biography". Ghana Web. from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
3. "Musician Akwaboah Snr is dead". graphic.com.gh. 16 May 2023.
4. "Ghana Music Awards 2010". from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
5. . Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
6. "Photos: Meet contestants, judges of Adom TV's 'Nsromma' reality show". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
7. "Akwaboah Jnr Biography; Real Name, Music Career, Awards, Songs, Networth and Much More - News | Mdundo.com". mdundo.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
8. kenteknots (3 May 2024). "Akwaboah's Traditional Wedding Ceremony". Kente Knots. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
9. Ghartey, Raphael (3 May 2024). "Video: Akwaboah ties the knot in a traditional wedding ceremony | 3News". 3news.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
10. "EXCLUSIVE PICTURES OF AKWABOA'S SHADES OF LOVE 2019 CONCERT". kobbykyeinews.com. 15 February 2019. from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
11. "Shades of Love Is Coming Your Way This February!". kobbykyeinews.com. 13 January 2019. from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
12. "2016 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards nominees". 11 April 2010. from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
13. "2014 Ghana music awards nomination". 2 March 2014. from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
14. . 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
15. "Winners at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards". 11 April 2010. from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
16. Shine1 (11 September 2019). "Highlife Music Awards 2019 Receives Praises From Industry Players". Shine publications. from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)