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Obo Addy
First Name: Obo
Last Name: Addy
Stage Name: Obo Addy
Country: Ghana
Born: 1936
D.O.D: 9/13/2012
Primary Language: Akan
Other Languages: English

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Bio
Obo Addy is a highlife performer and songwriter from Ghana. He was well-known for his mastery of the talking drum and is credited with bringing it back to life and making it more widely used. He has released 17 albums and has received several awards, including the 1999 UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of Music. Ghana's Accra is where Addy was born. When he started playing the talking drum at age 10, he was already being called a prodigy. He eventually went on to the University of Ghana to study music, and he later went on tour with the Ghanaian National Dance Ensemble.
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