Legendary highlife musician and producer, Kwadwo Akwaboah also known as Akwaboah Snr. has reportedly passed away.

His death was announced on Tuesday afternoon by his son, Akwaboah Jnr via his Twitter handle.

“RIP Daddy,” he wrote with a picture of his father.

Mr. Akwaboah is well known for his popular highlife song, ‘Awerekyekyere’, a song he remade with his son, Akwaboah Jnr. some few years ago.

The veteran highlife musician has been affected by glaucoma, which has made him lose both eyes for many years now.

Meanwhile, the cause of his death is not yet known.

Kwadwo Akwaboah Senior was a talented guitarist and often played with some of Ghana’s great musicians, including the late C.K. Mann and Rex Owusu Marfo.

He was also a member of the legendary Ghanaian Highlife band, the Oheneba Ntim Barima Band.

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