At 93, Agya Koo Nimo Still Looks Good And Strong

A recent video of the legendary singer Agya Koo Nimo, who is a true luminary in the Ghanaian music scene, showed that when Flora Group paid him a visit with a donation, he was fit and “kicking.”

The 93-year-old highlife and Palm wine music veteran, referred to, in actuality, as Daniel Amponsah, was found in the video extremely good and sound during a visit by the group, who filled his heart with joy.

When the surprise team showed up at his house to show how well he was doing, Agya Koo Nimo, was seen in a wheelchair, reading a book.

The video shows him welcoming guests with a comforting smile, emanating the mystique that has charmed him to ages of music lovers.

Agya Koo Nimo has had a significant impact on Ghana’s music industry as a former president of the Musicians’ Union of Ghana (MUSIGA).

Many people have been inspired by seeing him thrive in his golden years, reaffirming his status as a beloved Ghanaian music icon.

Agya Koo Nimo: The Legend’s Life, A ‘Palm Wine’ Music Pioneer And The Beautiful..

While maintaining his interest in music, Agya Koo Nimo held a variety of roles related to science and medicine. Koo Nimo’s creation of the ‘Addadam Agofomma ensemble’ in 1957, when Ghana became an independent nation from the former British colony of the Gold Coast, was his first national success.

Sung in the Twi language, many of his songs feature folktales. The apentemma and donno, the metal castanet, the prempensua (rhumba box), the ntorwa (hollow gourd rattle with beads or seeds woven around it on a net), and the nnawuta (consisting of two iron bells that provide the key rhythmic pattern) or dawuro (banana-shaped bell) are the traditional West African instruments that make up the Ashanti palm wine ensemble.

In fact, Agya Koo Nimo has a long musical career and history.