Female highlife musician Memunatu Laadi Yunus killed in car accident

A veteran Dagbani female highlife musician based in Tamale in the Northern Region lost her life in a tragic motor accident at Juaso in the Ashanti Region last Friday (May 29, 2026).

Memunatu Laadi Yunus, aged 52 was buried the next day on Saturday (May 30, 2026) at Koforidua in the Eastern Region in line with Islamic tradition.

The late Dagbani highlife musician who left behind one female child was on her way to Koforidua to perform as part of activities to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations.

Some of her songs in the Dagomba language - Gbewaa Zulya are Jilima, Di-Guhinda, Daa-Dibu, Dabba, Taxi-Driver, Kpibga, N-yura, Dooyili, Zemana-Tagiya, Taali-bo, Amilya-Naa-Venima-mix among others.

The late highlife musician made her mark in Dagbani music for over two decades, performing in various parts of the country to the admiration of all.

She was a legendary Dagbani musician as well as inspirational vocalist from the Northern Region of Ghana.

She was called the "Queen" of Northern music and that was what made her very influential in the Northern Music Industry

She released several celebrated tracks.

One of the Northern Musicians, Abdul Karim Tuferu popularly called Apha Tuferu who travelled from Tamale to Koforidua to the burial ceremony told Graphic Online’s Haruna Yussif Wunpini that the Northern Region had been thrown into a state of shock following the sudden death of Memunatu Laadi.

He said it was very painful to lose such a veteran highlife musician at this time but Almighty Allah knows best because Allah loved her more than his family, friends, fans and loved ones.