Kwame Yeboah (born 17 November 1977) is a Ghanaian musician, guitarist, keyboardist, producer, recording- engineer and multi-instrumentalist. Originally from a village in Western

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, his love for music led him all around the world working with international artists and back to his home country where he operated his recording studio, Mixstation until early 2017 and is gaining reputation with bands under his name and supervision such as his band Ohia b3y3 ya.

Early life

His father A.K. Yeboah was a veteran highlife musician. Kwame grew up in a band house with his many half siblings and his fathers musician friends, surrounded by music, playing drums by age 5 and guitar by age 7, soon moving on to keyboards. At age 18, Kwame left his then girlfriend and young daughter behind to move to Denmark and study music (Arrangement and Harmony) and took up workshops with Jazz Artists and music tutors such as

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Career

Kwame Yeboah relocated to the UK after being invited to work with Award-winning British Urban artist

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who he recently accompanied on his 2013 World Tour. Having toured and worked with artists such as

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, Tom Jones and many more, Kwame is currently a member of the Supowers working and touring with Sierra Leonean-German Reggae/ Soul artist

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as well as Yusuf/

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´s Roadsters. Despite not being in the same country for more than a month going from his home in London to stages all over the world, Kwame is continuously active in his home country Ghana and the Ghanaian music business. He has been known as the keyboardist and music director for Ghana's number 1 selling artist

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. Kwame operates his Mixstation Studio out of Accra, Ghana producing and promoting African artists such as

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. As a musical director, he was responsible for shows like Vodafone Icons Reality Show and Red Lipsticks Concert. His Ohia b3y3 ya Band, also known as OBY, released their first single "Only you" in 2013. In 2014, he started the sega/reggae fusion band "the sYnergee" with fellow musicians and friends

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(Vocals and guitar), Joshua McKenzie aka MckNasty (drums), Rick Leon James (bass), Marcina Arnold (percussion) and Karlos Edwards (percussion). Kwame recently "revived" Ghanaian highlife singer Pat Thomas and brought him along with his Kwashiebu area band to stages around Europe while still touring with heartthrob Craig David.

Awards and nominations

A prized musician in Ghana, winning the 2010 Ghana Music Award for Best Instrumentalist. In May 2021, he was awarded the 'Instrumentalist of the Year' in the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) .

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