Nana Acheampong

Nana Acheampong
Birth nameErnest Acheamponng
Also known asChampion Lover boy
BornAbuakwa Ashanti (Ashanti Region)
GenresHighlife
Years active1982

Ernest "Owoahene" Nana Acheampong, popularly known as Nana Acheampong, is a Ghanaian Highlife musician. He is also the other half of the famous Lumba brothers who popularized Burger-highlife in Ghana (the other is Charles Kojo Fosu, also known as Daddy Lumba).[1][2]

Nana Acheampong is also known as the Champion Lover boy. The Abuakwa Ashanti native and Kumasi Technical Institute graduate has a musical career spanning more than 30 years.[3][4][5][2] He is the father of Ghanaian singer Gyakie.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Nana Acheampong finally details how he met Daddy Lumba". GhanaWeb. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Accra - Burger Highlife Musicians - Goethe-Institut". Goethe Germany. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Nana Acheampong, Highlife Artist". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ Dadzie, Ebenezer Afanyi (1 July 2015). "Nana Acheampong invites Nana Addo to Mega Concert". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Highlife legend Nana Acheampong calls on Nana Akufo-Addo". tv3network. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ Owusu-Amoah, Gifty (25 October 2020). "No pressure to maintain my dad's legacy — Gyakie". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ Okirike, Nnamdi (25 August 2020). "Interview: Introducing Gyakie, A Highlife Legend's Daughter". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 22 March 2021.