People Want You To Die Before They Celebrate You & I Don’t Know Why- Ofori Amponsah
Contemporary Highlife legend Ofori Amponsah has said it’s disheartening that people get unsolicited praises and accolades when they die and this is something that beats his imagination.
The multi-award-winning musician underlined the value of lending a helpful hand to others while they are still alive rather than waiting until they die away during an interview with Nana Ama Mcbrown on the Onua Showtime show on Sunday, May 2023.
He said;
Sometimes people want you to die before they celebrate you and say oh as for this guy he was good. I really don’t like funerals that much, so I rarely attend.
I believe in celebrating the living. If someone wants a cup of water, offer it to them, don’t wait for them to leave this earth before you go and buy stuff for their funeral.
You can ask someone for 1 cedi and they’ll not give you but wait and let me die, they’ll find large sums of money to buy a coffin or give donations, I don’t understand this behaviour, we really need to celebrate the living.
Ofori Amponsah age
Ofori Amponsah is 49 years old. He was born on 2 March 1974 at Agogo in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He was one of the performers with the most nominations with 17 for the Ghana Music trophies, winning seven trophies in one night at the 2006 VGMA awards, including 2005 Artist of the Year.
International performances by Samuel Ofori Amponsah took place in London, New York, Chicago, and Sierra Leone. His music is heavily influenced by R&B. He has worked with people like Daddy Lumba, Kofi Nti, Barosky, and K. K. Fosu. His songs “Asew,” “Lady,” “Emmanuella,” “Odwo,” and “Otoolege” are some of the most well-known.
