Kwabena Kwabena - "Aso" (examples & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcase the song Ghanaian Highlife vocalist Kwabena Kwabena's 2006 hit song "Aso" . This title is sometimes given as "Asor". Information about Kwabena Kwabena, Examples of that song and selected comments from YouTube viewer comment threads are also included in this post.

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Thanks to Kwabena Kwabena for composing and performing this song. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT KWABENA KWABENA
"Kwabena" is a Ghanaian day of the week name which means "male born on Tuesday". Click http://www.top-100-baby-names-search.com/ghanaian-baby-names.html http://www.top-100-baby-names-search.com/ghanaian-baby-names.html
for more information about Ghanaian days of the week names. Click http://ofmtv.com/akan/twi.html for a Twi dictionary.

From http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=285
"George Kwabena Adu aka Kwabena Kwabena was born in Accra on 17th October 1978...

He started playing guitar and leading the church choir at age 14. He started his music career at Hush Hush studios, provide backing vocals for other musicians. He worked with artists like Tinny and A-Plus, and also did all the choruses on the "Sounds of Our Time" compilation.

His first album titled "Kwabena Kwabenaâ" took him seven years to produce. His popular Aso featuring Kontihene still remains a favourite for many Ghanaians. The song won him the 2006 Ghana Music Award for Best Male Vocal Performance and Best Song Writer. He has performed with international artists like Hugh Masekela and he has featured on more than 30 songs by other musicians. He released his second album in 2008 and is enjoying enough airplay."

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From http://people.peacefmonline.com/pages/musicians/kwabena_kwabena/biography/
..."His popular “ASOR” featuring Kontihene still remains the favourite of more Ghanaians.
“Asor” which was also the promotional track on his debut was done by the might Appeatus. That track really was a real inspiration that happened to a close friend.

Though his friend’s wife was not called Asor, he chose that name because it is a typical Africa name and easy to mention in terms of singing. He truly believed his album will really take him far and it did, winning him the best vocal performance and best song writer in the last Ghana Music Awards. He prays for the growing of the industry just because he knows that there are more talented people out there who if really taken care of will turn to be international stars."

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS:
Example #1: kwabena kwabena - Aso



LillmillY1, Uploaded on Nov 13, 2010

i´ve been searching for it for soooo long so i had the great idea to put it on myself =)
good right =D

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Example #2: Kwabena Kwabena - Performs 'Asor' @ Akwaboah video premiere | GhanaMusic.com Video



Ghana Music•com™, Published on Sep 29, 2013

Check out Kwabena Kwabena performing 'Asor' at Akwaboah's 'I Do Love You' video premiere.

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SELECTED VIEWER COMMENTS
Note: These comments are numbered for referencing purposes only.
From https://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=rflQzY9yKwc&lc=GtItNuemi_6e6vLpBh1XVj-Uqwna4LorI3R_4Pwi4L4

1. josh paajoe, 2011
"This song is one of the best Ghanaian songs ever it made history when it was released..pure highlife,palm-wine music ..Can't say much..Kwabena Kwabena is a living legend."

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7mHO-6rWlA
2. Damilola Onamusi, 2010
"I'm Nigerian And I LOVE This Song Can Anyone Translate What Is Being Said Please"

3.LillmillY1, 2010
in reply to Damilola Onamusi
"yes of course hes talking bout his girlfriend cause she cheated on him with is best friend. so hes tellen her he really loved her he gave her everything she wanted and all that but now he wants everything back and her out of his live. thats it actually can sombody translate it better i´m not sure if thats good lol"

4.Angie Darkwa, 2012
in reply to Damilola Onamusi
"basically he left his girl with his best friend to go on holiday and they cleaned his house out"

5. Oseik500, 2010
"Beautiful use of the twi language and twi idoims. We have such an expressive language; such a shame that most of us are too embrassed to speak, read or write it!"

6. TheGodloving, 2013
"this song made me feel special and and a bit o.O because im aso too"....

7. housemusic9005, 2013
in reply to TheGodloving
"Sorry to hear that you are a aso. I guess it makes you stronger they say but your right this is a top song. A true classic. I dont think it will ever get old and it is one of those songs that all age groups love. Big up kwabena kwabena!"

8. asterisk848, 2012
"For shizzle to my rizzle this song is smoking hot .. U can tell the dude sang this song straight frm his heart & how he felt"
-snip-
I know that "for shizzle means "for sure". "My rizzle" probable means "my race" (i.e. "my people").

9. Shirley Ogoe, 2013
"i think this is the greatest highlife song!!! i love this too much!!"

10. randomloves47, 2010
"I hear this song at Ghanaian parties all the time! I wondered who sang this song."

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