Why Daddy Lumba was named Kwadwo when he is a Tuesday born

Daddy Lumba's real name is Charles Kwadwo Fosu, which might suggest he was born on Monday, given the traditional Ghanaian naming convention where "Kwadwo" signifies a male born on Monday.

However, his birthdate, September 29, 1964, actually fell on a Tuesday, contradicting this assumption. Interestingly, in Ghanaian culture, Tuesday-born males are typically named Kwabena, which aligns with Daddy Lumba's given name Kwabena.

In an interview with Graphic Showbiz, ET Akonor, Lumba's friend and confidant has disclosed the reason for the music icon’s name. 

 “Lumba is a Tuesday born. He is Kwabena. The Kwadwo Fosu is a compound surname of his father so he would have been Kwabena Kwadwo Fosu which would have been odd so they just gave him Charles Kwadwo Fosu,” he revealed.

Daddy Lumba was born on September 29, 1964 and hailed from Nsuta near Mampong in the Ashanti Region.

He started his music career at age 16 and became the leader of the then Juaben Secondary School choir in 1983.

After secondary school, Daddy Lumba formed the Lumba Brothers group with his friends Yaw and Kwabena and girlfriend, Theresa Abebrese.

With the help of his girlfriend Theresa, Daddy Lumba travelled to Germany after school to seek greener pastures and met Ernest Nana Acheampong.

Nana Acheampong, another highlife legend introduced Daddy Lumba to highlife music as all Lumba knew then was gospel music.

They formed the group called Lumba Brothers and rose to fame with many songs starting with the "Yɛɛyɛ aka akwantuo mu".

They released many songs until they went their separate ways.