Final funeral rites and burial service for late highlife singer, Charles Kofi Amankwaa Mann popularly known as C. K. Mann, who died while on admission at the GPHA Hospital on March 20 has been scheduled for July 14, 2018, at the Takoradi Sports Club and the Takoradi cemetery, respectively.
A wake-keeping is set for the Jubilee Park on Friday, July 13, whilst a thanksgiving service will be held at the Christ The King Catholic Church, Efiekuma, Sunday, July 15.
The music fraternity is expected to represent, as well as representatives from government, corporate Ghana, among other spheres of society.
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Acclaimed for songs such as ‘Adwoa Yankey,’ ‘Mber Papa,’ ‘Medo Wo,’ ‘Araba Lucy,’ ‘Wode a Ne Me,’ among others, CK Mann reportedly battled ill health which intensified last December.
He was 83.
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Active in music for over four decades, his big break came in 1969 with the release of “Edina Benya“.
As a former seaman, he was a member of a number of influential bands as the Kakaiku Band, Ocean Strings, and The Carousel 7.
For his immeasurable contribution to music and Ghanaian heritage, he was, in 2013, awarded Grand Medal of Ghana by then-president John Agyekum Kufuor.
His most recent album, “‘Wope Nyeho’ was released in 2013.