DSP Kofi Sarpong Goes Into Acting

Award-winning gospel singer DSP Kofi Sarpong has added acting to his career aside being a musician and a senior Police Officer, says information reaching News-One.

Mr. Sarpong has become the talk of town after he appeared in the hit TV series, ‘Efia Schwarzenegger’ show on TV3 every Saturday evening. Kofi Sarpong played the role of a Police Officer who was to arrest two ladies for car theft.

News-One’s checks from producers of the TV series show says that Kofi Sarpong would henceforth be a regular actor on the show because his debut has generated a huge sensation and increased the program’s popularity.

Delores Frempong Manso, aka Delay, producer of ‘Efia Schwarzenegger’, told News-one what the series is about: “The storyline basically is about a poor Ghanaian girl who just returned home from a foreign country and pretends to be a multi billionaire though she is a miserable pauper.” “It is a combination of fiction and non-fiction and each episode has a complete story that can stand on its own, yet has been woven into the next episode.

So when there is the role of a rich footballer, you have Nii Odartey Lamptey appearing and when there is the role of a broadcasts journalist, you have Fiifi Boafo. We also have a guest artiste every week and that is how come you have D-Crime, Nana Boro and several others appearing,” Delay disclosed.

Meanwhile, Kofi Sarpong has just returned to Ghana after a six-week tour of America and Norway with his ‘Ayeyi Ndwom song that won Gospel Song of the year during the 2011 Ghana Music Awards. The Senior Police Officer turned gospel musician told News-One on arrival that he was overwhelmed at the extent to which the Ghanaian community in America had mastered his songs and could sing the tracks back to back.

Kofi Sarpong said he first went to Norway and from there he flew to America where he performed at Maryland, Virginia and Massachusetts. “The Ghanaian community in Norway was not that huge but they were really many in America and they really embraced the song and I was shocked they knew the words and could sing it along. It is unfortunate that I could not honor all the invitations and there were many places I could not go to perform,” Kofi Sarpong told News-One. News-One has gathered Kofi Sarpong would soon release an English version of the ‘Ayeyi Ndwom’ song as part of an album he is currently working on.

The police chief-turned-gospel musician entered the music industry less than two years ago and rapidly climbed to fame. In 2010, he had three nominations at the Ghana Music Awards. Kofi Sarpong has explained that the album, produced by Ernest Keri Rennin of Media Excel Production, is a true reflection of his worshipping heart and desire for godliness.

Presently, the inspirational singer’s CDs have hit the streets and are selling like hot cake in Accra and other regional capitals. He was born into a family of Presbyterians and joined the Police Service 13 years ago. He is married to Mrs. Salomey Sarpong and they have two lovely kids.