Last Saturday, at precisely 8:54 a.m., I was wrapping up the Weekend City Show on Joy FM when the unexpected happened; word reached me that Highlife legend Daddy Lumba had passed away.
Given the frequency with which such rumours had circulated in recent years and the false alarms that had emerged at least a handful of times over the past five years, I instinctively dismissed it as another hoax, unworthy of attention.
But that changed moments after I stepped out of the studio. I came across a cryptic post on Facebook by Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, the Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central. It was ambiguous, but it lingered. I paused. “A-Plus is usually a reliable source,” I said to myself.
Discussions had already begun to circulate among a few colleagues working the weekend shift. Social media was aflame with speculation, posts, comments, and tributes flooded timelines across platforms. Despite the noise, the news remained unverified. That is, until hours later when confirmation came, from a family representative, via Daddy Lumba’s own radio station.
The weight of the news struck deeply. My heart sank. But as life insists, it moved forward. I continued with my Saturday routine, albeit with a heavy spirit.
It wasn’t until Monday morning that I truly began to reckon with the loss. As I prepared for the gospel-themed Monday edition of The Overdrive, Ghana’s beloved evening musical programme on Joy FM, I felt compelled to explore Daddy Lumba’s discography with fresh eyes.
To my astonishment, I uncovered more than two dozen gospel tracks — over 24 songs that bore the unmistakable signature of the man we all knew and celebrated as a Highlife virtuoso.
In those moments, I realized that beyond the glitz, the hits, and the Highlife heritage, Daddy Lumba had quietly built a spiritual legacy that now demands its own recognition.
Below are 24 gospel and inspirational songs that the musical genius Daddy Lumba blessed the world with:
Mebo wo din akyere aman
Fa wo ho bo Jesus
Yesu Ka Ye Ho
Nea Nyame Tumi Ye
Osoro Nkye Me Nne
Ma Enye Wonkoa Adom Yesu ka yen ho
Edin No Ne Jesus
Enye Nyame den
Amansan nyinaa nto nnwom
Wotumi Ye Kese
My Lord is Able
Beye W’Awanwa Adwuma
Mesom Jesus
Yesu Naase Nka Wo
Enye Awurade Den
Job Ye Dinn
Awurade Ka Me Ho
Me Mpaebo
M’aforebo Nnwom
Enye Nyame Den
Eye N’adom
Jesus Is Winner
Hossana
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