· Debut release
Debut release: Groovy
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Kojo Antwi
Person · male · Ghana · recording since 1994
Ghanaian highlife musician
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Also known as コージョ・アントウィ
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 5★ Debut release 1
1990s
2000s
Biography
English biography197 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1349036413
Biography
Kojo Antwi, also known as "Mr. Music Man", is a Ghanaian Afro pop, highlife, and reggae musical artist and a former Ghamro chairman. Born with the name Julius Kojo Antwi into a family of 13 siblings, he grew up in Darkuman, a suburb of Accra, Ghana. He has 22 albums to his name, with "Tom & Jerry" being one of his most popular songs in West Africa.
Career
After leaving school, Kojo Antwi started his music career immediately by playing with the band Boomtalents. Later, he became the front-man of Classique Vibes, formerly known as Classique Handles. Eventually, Kojo went solo. His first solo album, All I Need is You, which was released in 1986, became a chartbuster in Ghana. His music is a blend of Ghanaian highlife, Congolese soukous, Caribbean lovers rock, and African American soul and R&B. He is the first Ghanaian Artist to be Nominated for BET Awards.
He sings in Ghana's dominant language, Twi. In June 2018, the Ghanaian record producer cum Musician started a tour of the US.
Personal life
His father, Opanin Kwadwo Asiama Asubonten, died on 2 January 2023 at the Police Hospital in Accra. He also lost his mother in November 2024.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (10 release groups · 7 studio albums)
Albums · 7
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 50:33
1Makuma Doctor4:182Groovy5:253Me Ni Wu Ara6:064Odofopa Hu Yena5:385Adinkra6:086Best Shot5:027I'm Coming Home3:598Say a Little Prayer for the World5:089Ponko Abo Dam4:1510Sunkwa4:341995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:25
1Odo Maayea5:162Me-Enaada Me5:093Atentrohuo4:214Rocklyn5:095Mr. Music Man5:006Time Can't Heal My Pain4:197Nice and Slow4:488Odasani (Eni Yen Enne)5:231998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:17:12
1Ababio1:152Pour Some Sugar5:563Odo Ye de Sin Sika5:294Emeri Bi Bebe5:145Dadie Anoma4:436Bome Nkomo De6:117Hini Me5:468Besa Adowa9:089Asem Bisa5:4410Fa No Saa4:0611Me Ne Woa5:3812Abofra Bo Ngwa3:1313Dadie Anoma4:3614Odo Ye De5:2215Pour Some Sugar4:512000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:14
1My Shining Star4:132Good Morning4:123Babylon the Great Shall Fall5:034Heart of Stone4:075Don't Stop the Music3:186Bomi Nkomo De4:547Momma Yendodo Yeho4:318Asaboni4:069Rise and Shine4:5310Heart of Stone (Instrumental)3:2611Cool Running1:312009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:15:43
1Happy Anniversary5:232Sho 'Naa5:433Ice Cold4:494Adiepena5:495Eye Candy5:076Me Mmo4:507Mesan Aba5:288Dofa5:409So Wonderful5:4710Anansewaa4:5511Mwah!, Mwah!, Mwah! (Akwaaba)5:3812Wo De Kan Ko A6:0113Hammer4:5614Adiepena (Instrumental)5:37— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 40:43
1Dadie Anoma5:342Baa Sumo Me5:373Abofra5:064Boogie Afrika5:205Sunkwa3:246Ye Gumu Nsa4:317Onipa Odo Mi6:188Dadie Anoma4:53— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 56:52
1Densu5:172Mfa Me Nkoho5:593Ammrika6:074Me Die Ne Woa5:105Oni Bi Adamfo4:446Spread His Love5:077Nyankonton5:068Odo Ano Wappi4:479Kakayi4:5610How Long4:3511Odo Nsa Ano Wappi5:04
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kojo i KøbenhavnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracksA1Hini Mi B1Emeribi Be Ba B2Miribe-Bom | — |
Other · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Love ClassicsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:17:451Akono Ba6:15 2Odo Maayea5:04 3Medofo Pa5:40 4Me Nye Ntaban a8:02 5Bomi Nkomo De4:42 6Ma Ndada Me5:01 7Groovy5:19 8Hini Me4:36 9Dadie Anoma5:24 10Rocklyn5:11 11Makoma doctor4:08 12Afofanto6:41 13Baa Sumo Mi5:22 14Me Nko Medo6:20 | — | ||
| — | To Mother AfrikaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 48:341Me Nya Ntaban8:18 2Akeneba6:14 3Bre Bre Anowaa5:34 4Me To Nko5:32 5Kick It Nice 'n Easy4:58 6Rock Me Gentle4:58 7Give Me One Last Chance4:53 8Tear Down The Walls in Afrika5:09 9Olit Tro Sonti2:58 | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Kojo Antwi head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KOJO_ANTWI.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0f0dfa7b-3b0e-4d10-ba13-df0bdad5042ddiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0f0dfa7b-3b0e-4d10-ba13-df0bdad5042dmbid—musicbrainz-search · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0f0dfa7b-3b0e-4d10-ba13-df0bdad5042dcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16730967genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16730967seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojo_Antwibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojo_Antwi
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Ghanaian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Yaw tuba · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q16730967 · MusicBrainz: 0f0dfa7b-3b0e-4d10-ba13-df0bdad5042d
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