King Bruce

King Bruce (3 June 1922- 12 September 1997) yɛ Ghanani  nnwom kyerɛwfo, agofomma dikanfoɔne nwomtoni.

 Nnyinso 
Nwom kyerɛwfo, ɔhyɛhyɛfo, agofomma dikanfoɔ ne nsakuo dodoɔ ho nimdeɛ ma no nyaa nkoanim wo Ghana amamerɛ nwomtoɔ mu wɔ akwan pii so. Wɔ woo no wɔ James Town, Accra, Gold Coast (a ɛne nnɛ GhanaN

 Ne mmɔfra ase 
Bre a na owo ntoaso sukuu mu no, King suae ma no nyaa nimdeɛ faa nhyehyɛe a ɛfa amanɔnefo nwomtoɔ ho na afei nso, onya nimdeɛ faa Ghana mmusuakuo ahorɔw ho ne titriw Twi ne Ewe. Nanson  n’awofo anna anso ho dae sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nwomtoɔ ho nwuma ma nti wɔ de no kɔɔ London mfie mienu a wɔn botae ne sɛ obesua ade abɛyɛ  aban krakyeni. Bre a ɔwɔ ho no, King suaa sɛnea wɔbɔ Trobɛnto. Bre a ɔsan n’akyi baa Ghana wɔ afe 1951 mu no, ɔde ne ho kɔhyɛɛ highlife nnwomtoɔ mu ma no benyaa akwanya ne Teacher Lamptey’s Orchestra dii nsawosuoɔ.

 Black Beats 
Wɔ afe a edi hɔ no mu no, King ne afoforo hyehyɛɛ kuo a wa’to din; the Black Beats a sɛ ɛnyɛ king na ɛka ekuo no ho a, anka edin no amba. Edin no yɛ ade a ɛkyerɛ aniso a ɔwɔ ma Afrika Nnygyei wɔ saa bre no abrɔfo amnmui ase. Nanso, na nnygyei a ɛne ‘’swing’’ a efi United states no yɛ ade ɛno nso yɛ Afrika nnyegyei na saa ‘’Swing’’ yi bɛyɛɛ ade edii akotene wɔ ‘’Black Beats’’ nnyegyei mu, ma wɔ de nnwom ahorɔw pii baa abɔnten. Wɔ afe 1961 mu no, Blak Beats mu foɔ dudoɔ nkorɔn na ɛtee wɔn ho kɔtee ekuo foforo a ɛne Remblers, na ɛemaa King Bruce hwehwɛɛ nnipa foforo a wɔbɛka ne kuo no ho. Na wɔn a w’ate wɔn ho no nyinaa yɛ mmabun na otitriw  a ɔka wɔn ho ne Trobɛnto hyɛnfo Anthony Foley a na ofiri Mr. Hammond Brass Band mu. ɔbɛyɛɛ Trobɛnto hyɛnfo dikanfo nasno, ogyae too hɔ kɔɔ amanɔne. eKuo no mu afoforo ne Bengo Blay Sax, Stanley Lokko Sax, Jimi Sax, Jerry Bampo guitar. George Ofori ne Quracoo deɛ, na wɔ to nnwom. Mfie nsia akyi no, ɛho behiae sɛ ɔde nnwuma no mu baako to hɔ; sɛ ɔdwɔmtofo anaa aban dwumayɛfo. Ne bɔtɔ mu sii gyinae no maa no, ma ɔde nwom no ho panyindie no hyɛɛ ofoforo nsa

 Ghana Nnwomtofoɔ nkabom kuo 
Wɔ 1970 mfie no mu no, King boa maa wɔ boaboa nwomtofoɔ ano yɛ wɔn kuo baako. Na odi akotene wɔ miensa mu wɔ ne bre so, a wɔn mu baako ne Ghana adwomtofoɔ nkabomkuo (MUSIGA) , ɛhyɛɛ ase 1974 na ɛda so gyina ne nan so nnɛ. Wɔ afe 1977, okoo ahomegyeɛ mu firii aban adwuma mu na ɔsan de ne ho kɔ hyɛɛ nwomto mu, nanso saa bre yi deɛ, nea ɔde ne ho hyɛɛ mu titriw ne adekyerɛ a ɔde maa adwomtofo afoforo. King fie a ɛwɔ James Town no bɛyɛɛ beae a agofomma 7 dii nsawosoɔ, a won nyinaa nyaa ne suahunu ne n’akwankyerɛ ho mfaso. Bre a owui wɔ afe 1997 no, na afoforo pii yɛ wɔn a w’anya ne suahunu ho mfasoɔ, na ne nwuma yɛ nea ɛbɛ kɔ so ada adi wɔ Ghana afebɔɔ. John Collins ne Banining Eyre kyerɛw n’abakɔsɛm wɔ brofo kasa mu..

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