One-Week Observation for Daddy Lumba to Be Held on August 30 in Accra — Final Funeral in Kumasi
The Ekuona Royal Family of Nsuta has officially announced that the one-week celebration of the late Ghanaian music icon, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, affectionately known as Daddy Lumba, will take place in Accra on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
This announcement follows the formal communication of his passing to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
According to the Abusuapanyin (family head) of the royal family, the final funeral rites will be held in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, in honor of Daddy Lumba’s royal lineage. While the exact venue for the funeral is yet to be disclosed, the family noted that the decision to hold the final rites in Kumasi reflects the legendary musician’s ancestral roots.
“It is only right that his final resting and f...