Jewel ackah biography
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- Jewel Ackah was born in the 1945 at Axim in the Western Region of Ghana to Emmanuel Ackah and Cecilia Dye.He started his education at the Axim Roman Catholic.
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Jewel Ackah
Ghanaian highlife and gospel musician
Jewel Ackah | |
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| Born | Jewel Ackah c. 1945 (1945) Axim, Gold Coast |
| Died | 27 April 2018(2018-04-27) (aged 72–73) Tema, Ghana |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1965–2018 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Musical artist | |
Jewel Ackah (c. 1945 – 27 April 2018) was a Ghanaian highlife and gospel musician. He composed the lyrics of "Arise Arise," the party anthem of the centre-left Ghanaian political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), popularly sung to the tune of the Christian hymn, "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus".[1] He was dubbed by media pundits as the "Prince of Highlife".[1][2]
Early life and education
Jewel Ackah was born in 1945 in Axim in the Western Region of Ghana to Emmanuel Ackah and Cecilia Dye. He was a member of the Nzema people. He had his early education at Axim Roman Catholic primary and completed his education in Takoradi in 1963. In his early career, he was a professional footballer and later worked for a sh
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Biography of Jewel Ackah
Jewel Ackah (c. 1945 – 27 April 2018) was a Ghanaian highlife and gospel musician. He composed the lyrics of “Arise Arise,” the party anthem of the centre-left Ghanaian political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), popularly sung to the tune of the Christian hymn, “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”. He was dubbed by media pundits as the “Prince of Highlife”.
Early life and education
Jewel Ackah was born in 1945 in Axim in the Western Region of Ghana to Emmanuel Ackah and Cecilia Dye. He was a member of the Nzema people. He had his early education at Axim Roman Catholic primary and completed his education in Takoradi in 1963. In his early career, he was a professional footballer and later worked for a shipping company called the Palm Line.
Realising that a maritime career was not his calling, he left his job at the Palm Line and joined a traditional drumming group. He soon became the best drummer in the troupe. Ackah was then picked up by the celebrated Ghana musician, Ebo Taylor before he went solo.
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