George Darko is a revolutionary in Ghanaian hilife music, changing its landscape. He introduced the Burger Hilife with his first hit Ako ti brofo, which was very popular in the early 1980s.
Darko accompanied him and seven others to The Netherlands Embassy in Accra, ostensibly for the processing of the visa but they were denied the visa because the officials at the Embassy detected that the passports of the applicants had been tampered with.
Darko at his base in Holland to find out how far he had gone with the processing of his documents and that he was assured by the musician that he would soon be coming down to Ghana for holidays and would therefore use that period to secure the visa for him.
Darko arrived in Ghana one year later in August 2002, but gave him another story to the effect hiplife artiste, Kontihene was also scheduled to performe in Germany and would arrange for him (Tinda) to join the team that would be travelling with Kontihene.
George was often seen wandering around campus with Dobsons guitar, the instrument on which he realised his true potential as a musician.
GeorgeDarko met Colonel Sam and Major Ayeh an Army Officer who was a friend of Ghanas leading acoustic guitarist at the time Agya Koo Nimo.
GeorgeDarko has had spectacular shows from 1984 to date in Germany, Holland, England, France, Canada and the U.S.A. The beat of GeorgeDarko the Originator of the New Highlife a.k.a Highlife fusion, still goes on strong.
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