Nana Acheampong has clarified in an interview on Accra FM that there was never a longstanding feud with Daddy Lumba, whom he referred to as his brother.
The veteran Highlife singer, credited with launching Lumba’s career, explained that the songs exchanged between them, considered the first beef songs in Ghana, were simply for entertainment purposes.
He said following their departure from the group they co-founded, Lumba Brothers, tensions arose among their supporters, sparking the initial conflict, claiming beyond that, he was very cool with Lumba.
“In my opinion, those songs were not made about me. I don’t consider them as targeted at me and vice-versa. These were just songs to entertain our fans. I have no beef song.
Here’s what he told Nana Romeo during the program:
It may look as though we started the beef phenomenon, but me and my brother with whom people say I had a beef, had nothing ill going on between us.
We had no problem, not for a single day. What happened was that after we made music together for a while, we parted ways. People thought it was money or women.
The fans were hurt because they had admired us as a duo of young talented music performers and breaking up, for them, was a signal that something big had caused it.
When we broke into two different music brands, it also divided the fans causing rivalry similar to the one between football teams Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko, struggling for one trophy.
They were fighting but my brother and I had no beef between us.
During his time in middle school days, Nana Acheampong was the leader of the school band. By the 1980s, he had relocated to Germany and joined the Talking Drum band.
In 1987, he established his own band and later collaborated with Daddy Lumba in 1989.
Following their separation to focus on solo endeavours, they released their only album, Yɛɛyɛ Aka Akwantuo Mu. Acheampong is the proud owner of Owoahene Studio in Suame, Kumasi, where he has recently recorded his music, also serving as the Executive Producer for Owoahene Music.
Acheampong is the father of Ghanaian afrobeat/afro singer Gyakie.
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