{"id":1305,"date":"2024-03-20T17:47:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2024-03-20T17:47:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:47:43","slug":"borga-highlife-pioneer-george-darko-passes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/borga-highlife-pioneer-george-darko-passes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Borga highlife\u2019 pioneer George Darko passes on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Legendary musician and &#8216;Burga highlife&#8217; pioneer, George Darko has passed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reportedly died on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Darko was the Tufuhene of Akropong with the stool name, Nana Apem Darko I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was also a guitarist, vocalist, composer and songwriter, who has been on the music scene since the late 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>George Darko was popular in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and his songs are some of the most timeless and enduring highlife tracks in Ghana\u2019s music circles; including\u00a0<strong>Akoo te brofo<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Odo Colour\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Masem Nie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>Source: Myjoyonline.com<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-562\" style=\"width:149px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em><sub>Dmedia News (Domajuosu Multimedia)<\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary musician and &#8216;Burga highlife&#8217; pioneer, George Darko has passed on. 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