King David Once More

When he released his first album 'Aaye Fe Notse' in 2003, it enjoyed massive airplay as it did in the homes of many Ghanaians.

So popular it became that it was on the lips of many people including children. After what seemed like a long break, King David has released his second album titled The Change.

Released only a couple of months ago, The Change, will certainly captivate many listeners and those who appreciate good music due to the good instrumentation and well thought-out lyrics.

Already, the album is enjoying some good airplay. There are eight different songs on the cassette and ten on the CD.

The album opens with a very high tempo and danceable tune titled 'Nipa Obedi Ada'. It tells the story of a young man whose fiancée left him after he has spent a fortune in developing her as a future wife.

Another “monkey dey work and baboon dey chop” type of lyrics from the 'Aaye fe notse' man in a different vein. In fact when it comes to such messages the King is very good at choosing and arranging words to achieve his purpose.

The Change, the album title calls for hope for the future and a change in everyone’s life and gives praises to God for bringing him this far and entreats all to put their trust in Him.

Another song on the album which is receiving good airplay is 'Tsi Obenkemi'. A song which calls for peace among mankind is indeed a song everyone would not want to miss.

It brings out the real Ga kpanlogo and jama flavour which makes the song very unique and interesting to dance and listen to.

David Kotey Neequaye sings very well in English, Ga and Twi in his second album. Born to the late Seth Amon Niikoi-Olai and Madam Emelia Naadu Mensah at Abossey Okai in Accra, King, as he is popularly known, is the fourth of eight boys in the family.

He is a former student of Modern School of Draftsmanship (MODESCO) where he studied draftsmanship and designing.

When asked how he started singing, he said he comes from a family who are footballers and he started as one.

But he has always loved music since he was a child and could mimic any song just by listening to it. He started disc jockeying at parties, outdooring ceremonies and other social gatherings and that helped to sharpen his musical talent.

His first album was nominated in 2004 Ghana Music Awards. As he puts it “to my surprise my song won the best collaboration of the year but I was expecting more than that.’’

King David’s mentor is the biblical psalmist King David who wrote 150 psalms in the Bible and he is very proud to have such a person as a mentor and want to be as good as him.

David says his songs are not profane but the type that entertain, educate and advise the public. He still considers football as his hobby and though a designer by training, he is not into that at the moment because he wants to boost his musical career before doing any thing else.

When he released his first album 'Aaye Fe Notse' in 2003, it enjoyed massive airplay as it did in the homes of many Ghanaians.

So popular it became that it was on the lips of many people including children. After what seemed like a long break, King David has released his second album titled The Change.

Released only a couple of months ago, The Change, will certainly captivate many listeners and those who appreciate good music due to the good instrumentation and well thought-out lyrics.

Already, the album is enjoying some good airplay. There are eight different songs on the cassette and ten on the CD.

The album opens with a very high tempo and danceable tune titled 'Nipa Obedi Ada'. It tells the story of a young man whose fiancée left him after he has spent a fortune in developing her as a future wife.

Another “monkey dey work and baboon dey chop” type of lyrics from the 'Aaye fe notse' man in a different vein. In fact when it comes to such messages the King is very good at choosing and arranging words to achieve his purpose.

The Change, the album title calls for hope for the future and a change in everyone’s life and gives praises to God for bringing him this far and entreats all to put their trust in Him.

Another song on the album which is receiving good airplay is 'Tsi Obenkemi'. A song which calls for peace among mankind is indeed a song everyone would not want to miss.

It brings out the real Ga kpanlogo and jama flavour which makes the song very unique and interesting to dance and listen to.

David Kotey Neequaye sings very well in English, Ga and Twi in his second album. Born to the late Seth Amon Niikoi-Olai and Madam Emelia Naadu Mensah at Abossey Okai in Accra, King, as he is popularly known, is the fourth of eight boys in the family.

He is a former student of Modern School of Draftsmanship (MODESCO) where he studied draftsmanship and designing.

When asked how he started singing, he said he comes from a family who are footballers and he started as one.

But he has always loved music since he was a child and could mimic any song just by listening to it. He started disc jockeying at parties, outdooring ceremonies and other social gatherings and that helped to sharpen his musical talent.

His first album was nominated in 2004 Ghana Music Awards. As he puts it “to my surprise my song won the best collaboration of the year but I was expecting more than that.’’

King David’s mentor is the biblical psalmist King David who wrote 150 psalms in the Bible and he is very proud to have such a person as a mentor and want to be as good as him.

David says his songs are not profane but the type that entertain, educate and advise the public. He still considers football as his hobby and though a designer by training, he is not into that at the moment because he wants to boost his musical career before doing any thing else.