Born on September 29, 1964, at Nsuta in the Ashanti region to Johnson Kwadwo Fosu and Ama Saa, also known as Comfort Gyamfi, the late Charles Kwadwo Fosu, also known as Daddy Lumba, died a German.
The revelation was made at the Kumasi High Court by counsel for the applicant in a suit revolving the legality of the marriage between the late music icon and Akosua Serwaah Fosuh.
The Fosuh family is currently in court over whom among some two women was the legitimate wife of the late music icon.
While Akosua Serwaa Fosuh claims to be his legitimate wife, Priscilla Ofori, also known as ‘Odo Broni’, is demanding to perform the widowhood rites for the late musician, citing her 15-year relationship with Lumba and their children.
The court has heard testimonies from Ernestina Fosu, Daddy Lumba’s sister, Osei Sarfo Kantanka, and Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu, sparking renewed discussion about the highlife icon’s nationality.
In court Wednesday, November 26, 2025, counsel for the applicant, William Kusi, cross-examined the head of the Ekuona family at Parkoso, Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu—the 1st defendant in the matter—on whether he knew Daddy Lumba’s nationality at the time of his death.
The witness responded that Daddy Lumba “was a Ghanaian at the time of his death.”
Counsel William Kusi, however, suggested to him that the late musician “was a German national and not Ghanaian.”
The late Daddy Lumba spent his early years in Ghana. Both of his parents were teachers, and he attended Juaben Senior High School, where he studied Agricultural Science and was described by his teachers as a brilliant student.
He discovered his musical talent in the 1980s and later moved to Germany in 1996, where his career flourished. In 2004, he contracted a civil ordinance marriage with Akosua Serwaa Fosuh in Bornheim, Germany.
His mother, a spiritual pillar for whom he composed many songs, died on December 21, 2001, at the age of 55 at the Military Hospital in Kumasi. Daddy Lumba passed away at age 60 at the Bank Hospital in Accra.
Meanwhile, the court is expected to deliver its ruling on Friday, November 28, 2025.
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