E.K. Nyame

HighlifeKwahu Dukomang, Accra, Ghana

Emmanuel Kofi Nyame, best known as E.K. Nyame (24 December 1927 – 19 January 1977), was regarded as one of the "godfathers" of modern Ghanaian highlife music. He was a Ghanaian composer, guitarist, founder of E.K. band and the Akan Trio. He is noted as the pioneer of highlife songs in Akan language on concert stages.