Daddy Lumba was a great music icon, inspiring pillar – Former manager

Mr. Ransford Antwi, a former Manager of Kojo Antwi, a highlife legend, has described the late Charles Kojo Fosu, as a great music icon and inspiring pillar in the nation’s entertainment industry. 

Popularly known as “Daddy Lumba”, the late legendary Ghanaian highlife artiste died Saturday July 26, 2025, after a short illness at age 60. 

Mr Antwi, also the Chief Executive Officer of the Suncity Group of Companies, operators of Suncity Radio, a Sunyani-based local FM station shared memories about “Daddy Lumba” labeling him as an enigmatic stage performer, and prolific songwriter. 

He said: “In November 2014, Kojo Antwi and Daddy had become so close and were eager to work together with me as their manager. 

He added: “A meeting was subsequently arranged after Kojo Antwi’s celebration at the Legends and Legacy Award at the Accra International Conference Centre”. 

“Kojo drove me to the home of DL early in the morning on our way to the Airport to catch a flight back home to Sunyani and that was an excellent encounter among the three of us, although we had spoken on the phone a couple of times.” 

Mr Antwi said: “It was indeed my first face-to-face encounter with him. After the meeting, everything was ready to kickstart that journey with the December 24 concert, a nationwide tour, two albums-one for each of them-and a reality show dubbed the “Kojo and Kwadwo Reality Show”. 

“Although we secured a 400k sponsorship pledge with a bank for the 24th December gig, the entire project could not materialise, sadly”, he stated, adding that, “however, my brief encounter with him led to the birth of DL Radio, which I ensured was registered immediately so we could start the process of applying for FM license, after I had done same for the Maestro, Breeze FM”. 

Mr Antwi recollected: “When I returned home to Sunyani, we spoke a few times, including with my wife, Safura, who was born and raised in Asante Mampong, DL’s hometown. 

“He talked about her grandma’s waakye at the Asante Mampong Station, which was very popular at that time. He was indeed a lovely Man, and his demise is such a great loss to Ghana’s music industry”. 

Mr Antwi stated that, “While praying for him and his family in such a difficult moment, I want to leave a little one for Kojo Antwi, who, in the eyes of many, was DL’s fiercest musical rival, who genuinely loved the latter and his music.” 

They saw themselves not only as friends but as brothers. Kojo Antwi could sing most of Lumba’s hit songs. Their lyrical rivalry blessed Ghana with fantastic hit songs and shows”. 

Mr Antwi said: “It’s however, unfortunate that despite the mutual respect and the desire to work together, things didn’t work out as planned, but God knows best” adding that “to everyone who cherished you, Kwadwo Fosu will never die because your legacy will continue to live forever.” 

Source: GNA 

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