Kojo Antwi

{{Short description|Ghanaian hiplife and reggae artist}} {{use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Kojo Antwi | image = File:KOJO ANTWI.jpg | landscape =  | alt = | caption = Antwi in [[New Jersey]], US, 5 August 2018.<br/>Photo by Oral Ofori | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Julius Kojo Antwi | alias = Mr Music Man | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|11|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | origin = Ghana | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = [[Afro pop music|Afro pop]], [[highlife]], [[reggae]] | occupation = Musician | instrument = Keyboards, vocals, bass guitar | years_active =  | label = [[Freedom Family Records]] | website = {{URL|kojoantwi.net/}} }}

'''Kojo Antwi''', also known as "'''Mr. Music Man'''", is a [[Ghana]]ian [[Afro pop music|Afro pop]], [[highlife]], and [[reggae]] musical artist and a former [[Ghana Music Rights Organization|Ghamro]] chairman.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-30 |title=Kojo Antwi ( Ghanaian Musician ): Biography, Age, Date of Birth, Education, Career, History Net Worth, Wife - 2021» GhLinks.com.gh™ |url=https://www.ghlinks.com.gh/biography-of-ghanaian-musician-kojo-antwi/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Ghana links |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=317 | title=Kojo Antwi Profile |publisher=GhanaWeb | access-date=20 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://kojoantwi.net/index.html |title=Official Website |access-date=20 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanabase.com/kojoantwi/biography.asp |title=Biography of Kojo Antwi |publisher=GhanaBase |access-date=20 March 2014 |archive-date=10 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910133542/http://www.ghanabase.com/kojoantwi/biography.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kojo Antwi |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=317 |access-date=2015-09-14 |website=GhanaWeb.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-08-30 |title=Kojo Antwi ( Ghanaian Musician ): Biography, Age, Date of Birth, Education, Career, History Net Worth, Wife - 2021» GhLinks.com.gh™ |url=https://www.ghlinks.com.gh/biography-of-ghanaian-musician-kojo-antwi/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Ghana Links |language=en-us}}</ref> Born with the name Julius Kojo Antwi into a family of 13 siblings, he grew up in [[Darkuman]], a suburb of [[Accra]], Ghana. He has 22 albums to his name, with "Tom & Jerry" being one of his most popular songs in [[West Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kojo Antwi Biography {{!}} Profile {{!}} Ghana |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/ghana/people/musicians/kojo_antwi/biography/ |access-date=2021-03-06 |website=Peace FM Online. |archive-date=2021-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806165559/https://www.peacefmonline.com/ghana/people/musicians/kojo_antwi/biography/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==

After leaving school, Kojo Antwi started his [[music]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-17 |title=Daddy Lumba, Kojo Antwi are both incomparable – Okyeame Kwame |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Daddy-Lumba-Kojo-Antwi-are-both-incomparable-Okyeame-Kwame-716028 |access-date=2020-05-26 |website=GhanaWeb. |language=en}}</ref> His music is a blend of Ghanaian [[highlife]], [[Congo Free State|Congolese]] [[soukous]], [[Caribbean]] [[lovers rock]], and African American [[Soul music|soul]] and [[R&B]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-17 |title=Daddy Lumba, Kojo Antwi are both incomparable – Okyeame Kwame |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Daddy-Lumba-Kojo-Antwi-are-both-incomparable-Okyeame-Kwame-716028 |access-date=2020-05-26 |website=GhanaWeb. |language=en}}</ref> He is the first Ghanaian Artist to be Nominated for [[BET Awards]].

He sings in Ghana's dominant language, [[Twi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kojo Antwi |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=317 |access-date=2017-10-21 |website=GhanaWeb. |language=en}}</ref> In June 2018, the Ghanaian record producer cum Musician started a tour of the [[US]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2018 |title=Kojo Antwi 2018 US Tour |url=https://www.theafricandream.net/kojo-antwi-us-tour/ |access-date=August 5, 2018 |website=TheAfricanDream.}}</ref>

== Personal life == His father, Opanin Kwadwo Asiama Asubonten, died on 2 January 2023 at the Police Hospital in Accra.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=Kojo Antwi loses father |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Kojo-Antwi-loses-father-1691300 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref> He also lost his mother in November 2024{{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}.

== Discography == ; Studio albums<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/kojo-antwi/discography/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601084849/http://www.mtv.com/artists/kojo-antwi/discography/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2016|title=MTV Music|website=[[MTV]]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kojo-antwi-mn0002288095/discography "Kojo Antwi"] at AllMusic.</ref> * ''All I Need is You'' (1986) * ''Anokye'' (1989) * ''Don't Stop the Music'' (1991) * ''Mr Music Man'' (1992) * Groovy (1994) * ''To Mother Afrika'' (1995) * ''Superman'' (1998) * ''Afrafra'' (1999) * ''Akuaba'' (2000) * ''Densu'' (2002) * ''Alpha (Compilation)'' (2003) * ''Tattoo'' (2006) * ''Mwaaah!'' (2009)

== Awards == Antwi has received the West Africa Tourism Award, [[All Africa Music Awards]], [[Kora Awards|Kora Award]], and the Our Music Award.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Kojo Antwi Is A Legend – Daily Guide Ghana|url = http://www.dailyguideghana.com/kojo-antwi-is-a-legend/|location=Accra, Ghana|newspaper= [[Daily Guide (Ghana)|Daily Guide]]|access-date = 2015-09-14}} {{dead link|date=September 2016}}</ref>

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