{"id":24033,"date":"2018-03-20T12:28:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T12:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=24033"},"modified":"2018-03-20T12:28:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T12:28:09","slug":"highlife-legend-ck-mann-dead-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/highlife-legend-ck-mann-dead-at-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlife Legend, CK Mann dead at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is sad news for the music industry.<\/p>\n<p>Highlife legend, CK Mann passed away this morning. His death happened\u00a0at the GPHA Hospital in Takoradi.<\/p>\n<p>Highlife legend Charles Kofi Amankwaa Mann was\u00a0known in show business as C. K. Mann.<\/p>\n<p>The experienced vocalist, instrumentalist and record producer suffered a stroke in December 2017. Since then, he has been bedridden.<\/p>\n<h4>About CK Mann<\/h4>\n<p>Charles Kofi Amankwaa Mann was a Ghanaian Highlife musician and producer.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, his music career spanned over four decades; he won multiple awards for his songs. One of his popular songs was &#8216;Adwoa Yankey.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, John Agyekum Kuffour awarded him the Grand Medal of Ghana in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>He died at the age of 83.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is sad news for the music industry. Highlife legend, CK Mann passed away this morning. His death happened\u00a0at the GPHA Hospital in Takoradi. Highlife legend Charles Kofi Amankwaa Mann was\u00a0known in show business as C. K. Mann. The experienced vocalist, instrumentalist and record producer suffered a stroke in December 2017. 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