Kojo Antwi, also known as "Mr. Music Man", is a

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ian

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and

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musical artist. Born Julius Kojo Antwi into a family of 13 siblings, he grew up in

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a suburb of

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. He has 22

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to his name, with "Tom & Jerry" became one of his most popular songs in

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chairman

Career

After leaving school, Kojo Antwi started his

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career immediately by playing with the band Boomtalents. Later, he became the front-man of Classique Vibes, formerly known as Classique Handles. Eventually, Kojo went solo. His first solo album, ''All I Need is You'', which was released in 1986, became a chartbuster in Ghana. His music is a blend of Ghanaian

, Congolese

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, and African American

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and R&B. He sings in Ghana's dominant language,

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. In June 2018, the Ghanaian record producer cum Musician started a tour of the US.

Discography

; Studio albums * ''All I Need is You'' (1986) * ''Anokye'' (1989) * ''Mr Music Man'' (1992) * Groovy (1994) * ''To Mother Afrika'' (1995) * ''Superman'' (1998) * ''Afrafra'' (1999) * ''Don't Stop the Music'' (2000) * ''Akuaba'' (2000) * ''Densu'' (2002) * ''Alpha (Compilation)'' (2003) * ''Tattoo'' (2006) * ''Mwaaah!'' (2009)

Awards

Antwi has received the West Africa Tourism Award,

All Africa Music Awards All Africa Music Awards (also referred to as AFRIMA) is an annual awards event. The awards event was established by the International Committee AFRIMA, in collaboration with the African Union (AU) to reward and celebrate musical works, talents ...

Kora Award The KORA All Africa Music Awards are music awards given annually for musical achievement in sub-Saharan Africa. The awards were founded in 1994 by Benin born businessman, Ernest Adjovi, after a discussion in Namibia with the country's President H ...

, and the Our Music Award.

References

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