From 'Araba' To 'Kof Town'

Naa Agyeman has come of age with the release of his latest album titled 'Kof Town Flowers' from which the songs are recieving airplay on radio stations in the capital.

His first album released in 2000 titled 'Araba' was a major success and the title track of the same name became the theme song of the Miss Ghana Pageant that year.

'Araba' was followed by 'Beauty Queen' two years later and 'Mr Ode' featuring the late Terry Bonchaka , which was very successful, was released in 2003.

Naa Agyeman's latest album which is his fourth shows his confidence and maturity. His lyrics have become more meaningful and 'Kwahu Bepo', which opens the album, is loaded with meaning which touches on a lover asking his sweetheart to climb the Kwahu mountains with him.

There is also 'Traffic Akye Me', a beautiful love song rendered in a pacy danceable style confirming Naa Agyeman's maturity.

Other songs equally beautiful and given great instrumentation are 'Koforidua Flower', 'Menya No Saa Daa', 'Kof Town Flowers', 'Odaadao', 'Sankofa' and 'Wonfa Ni Serious'.

Born in August 1972, Naa Agyeman had his early education at Kumasi Mbrom Methodist and continued at the Tetrem Secondary School in the Ashanti Region where he spent only two years because he could not wait to begin a career in music.

Even though none of his relatives were into music, Naa Agyeman discovered he could sing at nine. He recollects when as a child, he and his friends formed a concert group at Tetrem to mimic concert party groups that passed through the towns.

"At that age we normally sang Konadu's songs in addition to copying the concert party groups".

Naa Agyeman mentioned that singing during entertainment at secondary school was when he started his singing career but when he joined a gospel group called New Life at Konongo, he knew there will be no turning back.

So when a friend told him that Awurama Badu needed a singer he went to Effiduase to join her band. In 1995 he had his first break when he joined Awurama Badu and for two years learnt and sang with the group practising and sharpening his skills as a singer.

When he joined MM96 Dance Band after leaving Awurama Badu, it did not take long for him to be made the leader because he had acquired leaderships skills by then.

In 1996, Kwame Ghana, a producer bought him instruments and for three years, he played with his own group. Kwame later became his producer and recorded, 'Araba'.

He changed producers in 2003 and Dominic Ampadu of Dominic Entertainment became his producer under who he recorded his subsequent albums.

Naa Agyeman says his latest work is just the beginning and hopes to get even better as the years come.