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Obrafour

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Obrafour
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amMichael Edit
Family nameDarko Edit
PseudonymObrafour Edit
Ein date of birth1976 Edit
Place dem born amObo Kwahu Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationrapper Edit
Educate forAbetifi Presbyterian Senior High School, St. Peter's Boys Senior High School Edit
Work period (start)1999 Edit
Genrerapping, hiplife Edit
Award e receiveGhana Music Awards, Ghana Music Awards UK Edit

Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko dem popularly know am as Obrafour, oda names dey include Rap Executioner den Rap Sofo[1] (born c. 1976) be a Ghanaian hiplife musician den rapper.[2] Obrafour get a unique style of Twi rapping den storytelling.[3] Ein popular den hit debut album "Pae Mu Ka", for wich he win 3 awards during de 2000 edition of Ghana Music Awards be arguably one of de best selling albums insyd Ghana. Insyd May 2019, Obrafour celebrate de 20th anniversary of de "Pae mu ka" album.[4] He be revered as one of de Most Iconic figures insyd de Ghana Music Industry.

Early life

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Na dem born Obrafour insyd Obo Kwahu to a chorister mommie by name Mrs. Gladys Agyapomaa den Mr. Kwaku Okyere Darko.[5] Na he wan make he cam turn a lawyer wich fail after ein mommie ein death.[6][7] Na dis be insyd 1995 after one term for St. Peter's Boys Senior High School wen na he dey prepare for ein A levels. He get ein basic education for New Star Preparatory School wey he proceed to Abetifi Secondary before he get into St. Peter's Boys Senior High School.[5] For a very young age, he go perform plus ein mommie insyd church[8] wey na he celebrate de role of motherhood thru out ein career.

Discography

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  • Pae Mu Ka (1999)
  • Asem Sebe (2001)
  • Tofa (2005)
  • Asem Beba Dabi
  • Heavy (2006)
  • Nte Tee Pa (2003)
  • Yaanom
  • Maame
  • Kwame Nkrumah
  • Kasiebo
  • Still Strong(2018)
  • Love Anthem(2018)
  • Adom Bi(2019)

Awards den nominations

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Ghana Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref
2000 Einself Rapperzero He win [2]
Einself New Artiste of the Year He win
"Pae mu ka" Hiplife song of the Year He win

Ghana Music Awards UK

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Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref
2004 "Ntete Pa" Album of the Year He win [2]

References

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  1. "#PaeMuKaAt20: Obrafour announces activities for 20th anniversary". GhanaWeb.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Obrafour, hiplife Artist". GhanaWeb.
  3. Charry, Eric S. (2012). Hip Hop Africa: New African Music in a Globalizing World (in English). Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253003072.
  4. "Photos: Celebrities defy rains to celebrate Obrafour's 'Pae Mu Ka' @20". Myjoyonline.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Biography Of Obrafour". News Ghana (in American English). 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  6. "Obrafour, the failed lawyer; the legend hiplife artiste - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyonline.
  7. "I Couldn't Go Back To School Again After I Lost My Mother- Obrafour". GhLinks™ (in American English). 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  8. "Obrafour". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-09-11.

Relevant literature

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  • Oduro-Frimpong, Joseph. "The Pleasure(s) of Proverb Discourse in Contemporary Popular Ghanaian Music: The Case of Obrafour’s Hiplife Songs." Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress: Inspiration from Chinua Achebe's Proverbs, edited by Franics B. Nyamnjoh, Patrick Nwosu, and Hassan M. Yoimbom. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa Research and Publishing. (2021): 259-280.