By Simon Asare
Accra, March 30, GNA – Her infectious voice had become synonymous with Ga music, and despite her passing last December, Naa Amanua Dodoo’s legacy will live on in the annals of Ghanaian music.
Scores of Ghanaian music fans, fellow musicians, cultural enthusiasts, and top dignitaries paid their last respect to the iconic music star at the burial service at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
It was a sad moment for everyone at the venue as Naa Amanua, the lead vocalist of the famed Ga band Wulomei, laid quietly in a beautifully built microphone-shaped coffin.
With mourners wrapped in white and black cloth, the air was filled with sorrow as they remembered some of her sweet melodic compositions that were played at the funeral grounds.
Mr Bessa Simon, President of the Musicians Union of Ghana, who at the burial service, eulogised Naa Amanua as one of the authentic voices of Ghanaian music.
He remarked that her commitment to the advancement of music and her support for MUSIGA were admirable, and she would undoubtedly be an inspiration to the next generation.
The Ga Mantse King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II also praised Naa Amanua for contributing to preserving Ga music culture, stating that “her songs told our stories, our joys, and our pains. She was a treasure, and today, we mourn a great loss.”
For over four decades, Naa Amanua’s voice represented the soul of Ga culture, fusing indigenous rhythms with deep, spiritual storytelling in Ga folk music.
Born in 1948, Naa Amanua was the recipient of the 2018 Ghana Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Honour.
Her ability to seamlessly integrate traditional chants with rhythmic sounds earned her a devoted following among both young and old, particularly with the timeless hit track “Meridian”.
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