Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award given to Daddy Lumba
Daddy Lumba was posthumously conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, 9 May 2026, at the 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards. Organisers of the awards noted that "Daddy Lumba's work continues to shape Ghanaian highlife music and inspire generations of artistes, making his recognition at the ceremony a celebration of both his life and enduring impact."
The award was presented in acknowledgement of his immense contribution to Ghanaian highlife music, his decades of influence, and the timeless classics he left behind. Ofori Amponsah, a protégé and long-time collaborator of the late legend, took to the stage. The Ghanaian music fraternity stood in solemn, glowing tribute to the late Highlife titan.
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The 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards paid glowing tribute to the late Highlife legend, Daddy Lumba. The Ghanaian music industry honored the icon's decades of brilliance - but the night held more than just celebration.
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