High life musician, Mr. Kwabena Owusu known in the Ghanaian entertainment circles as Asebu Amanfi has revealed he came by the popular name through his mentor, Mr. Alex Konadu with whom he played a highlife band.
Explaining, on ‘Adademu’, a musical show that appreciates old high life music and legends on ATL FM, the exact situation that caused the christening, he indicated that his exhibition of enormous strength when his band was on the road for shows caused it.
“Honestly speaking, the giant, Asebu Amanfi is not a family relative and I do not come from his lineage. What happened was that my master, Alex Konadu gave me the name because of the energy and strength I possess.”
“Generally, when we went to play shows and we were arranging our instruments, I could carry about four instruments at a time, hence he compared me to the giant Asebu Amanfi”, he added.
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Mr. Kwabena Owusu, “Asebu Amanfi” hails from Abuakwa Asonomaso in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He began his music career in 1976 at the age of 27.
Interestingly, it is believed that the giant legend who is said to have founded the Asebu Kingdom planted his sword in the town thousand years ago which no one has been able to pull it out.
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