Legendary highlife maestro Kojo Antwi, the man whose melodies have soundtracked Ghanaian romance for decades, has dropped a bombshell revelation about his past that nearly derailed his early music career.
Speaking on Joy FM, ‘Mr. Music Man’ shared a gripping story of a brush with the law triggered by a secret relationship with a police officer’s daughter story he has kept hidden for nearly half a century.
The incident occurred during Kojo Antwi’s early years as a “band boy”, long before he became a household name.
While performing at Walako, a popular spot near Kaneshie, his girlfriend—who was supposed to be in school—made a surprise appearance at the venue.
Concerned for her safety and education, the young musician called for a break in the set to personally see her off.
“I decided to send her home. So I took her to try to grab a taxi for her to go home. We were there, and the police patrol team just bumped into us, and they started asking us questions. One question. They wouldn’t even wait for answers,” Kojo Antwi recounted.
The situation escalated when the patrol team took the young couple to the girl’s mother, only to discover that her father—a high-ranking officer at the Nima Police Station—was already on the hunt for them.
“I hadn’t had time to talk to her about her dad. She had never mentioned the daddy. I didn’t know he was a police officer at Nima Police Station. That’s a part that, I mean, most people didn’t know about,” he told Lexis Bill.
Kojo Antwi reflected on the harsh societal stigma musicians faced in that era, noting that being a “band boy” was far from the prestigious career it is today.
“Back then, it wasn’t something that came with prestige, nothing. It’s not something that a policeman would want the daughter to be attached to.”
