GRIEF: Ofori Amposah Breaks Down Remembering His Last Conversation With a Musician Friend Before His Sudden Death

Ghanaian singer Samuel Ofori Amponsah has opened up about the pain of losing a close musician friend, Daasebre Dwamena saying he never imagined that their last meeting would be their final conversation.

The Ghanaian highlife star said the death left him reflecting on the uncertainty of life and the importance of being true to oneself.

Ofori Amponsah, speaking to Kafui Dey, recalled how close he was to his late friend, saying they regularly visited each other, spoke and spent time together in the studio.

“He was a friend. He would just like come to me in the house. We would talk. We’ll be in the studio. We would talk and talk,” he said.

The painful realization, according to Ofori Amponsah, came after the musician’s death.

“I didn’t know the last time he left me he was going to die,” he said.

“That’s how life is”, he added

Ofori Amponsah said the loss changed the way he viewed life and reinforced his determination to live authentically.

“I was so close to that. I will call him all the time. We just thought we, you know, we were buddies and it’s kind of sad,” he recalled.

He said the experience reminded him that life is limited and that people should not spend it pretending to be someone they are not.

“Life has a few days for you waiting for you and I don’t have to, you know—I have to be myself. Let me put it that way. I have to be myself.”

Ofori Amponsah also said Daasebre Dwamena’s music continues to keep his memory alive, with his songs still being played across the country.

“He’s still alive. He’s still speaking to us, playing every show, every corner in this country when you go,” he said.

“Every day you still feel that he’s still singing to us.”

For Ofori Amponsah, the loss remains a reminder of how quickly life can change and why people should value the relationships they have while they can.