Highlife star Dada KD is laid to rest as Ghanaians pay homage
The funeral rites of celebrated music star Emmanuel Harris Brefo, popularly known as Dada KD, drew hundreds of mourners, including musicians, politicians, businessmen, traditional leaders, government officials, and citizens, to the forecourt of the State House.
The occasion was emotionally charged and somber as numerous Ghanaian sympathizers gathered to pay their respects.
Tributes were read in honor of the 54-year-old music singer, who died in May 2025 after a brief illness.
After the memorial service at the forecourt of the State House, the mortal remains of Dada KD were taken to Agona Asamang in the Ashanti Region, where the burial service and thanksgiving service would be held on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
Speaking to GNA Entertainment on the sidelines of the funeral, astute music producer Fred Kyei Mensah eulogised Dada KD as a musician whose music resonated with many Ghanaians in the area of love and relationships.
“He has definitely left a legacy. Dada KD did a lot of love songs, and he had in-depth knowledge with our life culture, so it brought that confidence in his music, especially his lyrics, and he will be missed.
“He was very intellectual when discussing things about life and was a principled person. It is rather unfortunate that he died at the age of 54,” he said in an interview.
The late Dada KD hailed from the Asene Abusua of Asamang in the Ashanti Region and was the third of five siblings born to Opanin Yaw Owusu and Madam Abena Asubonteng.
Source: GNA
