I won’t do gospel, I will lose fans – Highlife legend Nana Acheampong

Highlife legend, Ernest Acheampong popularly known as Nana Acheampong has stated that he will never switch from secular music to gospel music for fear of losing his huge fan base.

Nana Acheampong, the other half of defunct music duo, Lumba Brothers, a group that contributed to making ‘Borga highlife’ popular in Ghana in the late 80s, made this revelation in an exclusive interview with KOFI TV when host, Kofi Adoma, asked him if he will ever switch to gospel music.

“I won’t do gospel, cos I will lose fans” he said. He however indicated that his songs are equally gospel to some extent and that, even those who go to church, are the very ones who return home to listen to his songs. “Listening to love songs is not bad” he said.

On his separation with music legend, Daddy Lumba, the ‘Champion Lover Boy’ still maintained he and Lumba never had any feud, indicating that, he even featured Lumba in an early album after they decided to go solo.

“People thought our decision to go solo was because of money, a woman or something else, but I tell you nothing of that sort ever happened. I think people will conclude that because of how we started and the good relationship we had. So people exaggerated finally that, there was a grudge between us.”

The ‘refuse to grow’ legend noted that, their break was as a result of a good decision they all took, adding that, they are still yet to record the return of the “Lumba Brothers”.

“We have made some recordings which we intend to release but due to time factor, it’s not been completed.”

Nana Acheampong has been in the music industry for 26 years with 26 albums to his credit. He hinted of plans to celebrate his 26 years in music this year with Daddy Lumba.

Watch full interview below: