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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZMANN, C.K.(b Charles Kofi Amankwaa Mann, '30s, Ghana) African singer-composer, guitarist, bandleader; highlife star in the '70s, credited with keeping it going during the rock/disco invasion. Formerly a seaman, he joined Kakaiku's Guitar Band in the '60s, establishing his own band the Carousel Seven '69 with hit single "Edina Brenya'; when highlife was under threat from other influences, a declining record industry etc he rejuvenated it with the osode beat, a trad. Ghanian recreational dance, teaming with vocalist Kofi Yankson for hits dominating the scene in the first half of the '70s. Party Time With CeeKay '73 was one of the biggest-selling LPs ever in Ghana, followed by Funky Highlife '75, With Love From C.K. '76; others were Menu Me, Womma Yengor and Osode (with Bob Cole). He was featured in compilation Roots To Fruits '82. |