Highlife Legend Awurama Badu Dead

• Posted on October 27, 2017October 27, 2017
• by Ellsamwise King
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Report reaching us (233times.net) has it that, Highlife legend Awurama Badu has died.

She is reported to have passed Thursday night at Effiduase Government Hospital in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region while on admission.

The 72-year-old, one of the country’s prolific musicians, had been ill for some time now and it is unclear what sickness she had been battling.

Apart from ‘Medofo Adaada Me’, the musician is also known for popular songs such as ‘Komkom’, ‘Emelia’ and ‘Obaatan Refre Ne Mma’.

In 2016, Values for Life (VFL), a non-governmental and non-profit making organization, recognized her for her immense contribution to the growth of music in Ghana.

The event, ‘A Night With Female Legends’, which was put together by VFL, promotes African cultural renaissance and restoration, particularly among the youth.

She was last seen at the 2nd Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Music Right Organization held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in August this year.

Awurama was popular for her hit songs Such as Komkom, Medofo adaada me, Obaatan Refre Ne Mma and Emelia.

Below are videos of Legend Awuarama Badu;