Kofi Kinaata, famously often called the voice of Takoradi, has been named Highlife Artist of the 12 months on the twenty seventh Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA).
The singer-songwriter accomplished a shocking double crown on the awards ceremony held on the Grand Enviornment on Saturday, Could 9, 2026, as he additionally gained Greatest Highlife Track for his transferring tribute observe ‘It’s Completed’.
The win marks a big homecoming for the artist who has develop into a modern-day standard-bearer for a style deeply rooted in Ghanaian id.
The Greatest Highlife Artist class has historically been thought-about the soul of TGMA, and the 2027 version includes a lineup of a number of the strongest names within the style.
| Greatest Highlife Artist | |
| Fame Eye | |
| king of parta | |
| There have been 4 | |
| Kofi Quinata | winner |
| Kuami Eugene |
Impact of “It’s over”
The artist award acknowledges a yr of constant efficiency, however business critics level to the cultural influence of his single “It Is Completed” as a deciding issue. The music mourns the tragic army helicopter crash of 2025 and pays homage to highlife legend Daddy Lumba, whose lyrics resonated throughout the nation with their knowledge and emotional depth.
Quinata’s capability to make the most of the highlife style as a automobile for nationwide reflection and luxury makes him an impressive alternative for 2027. His victory bolstered the concept that Highlife isn’t just a legendary sound, however a residing commentary on the Ghanaian expertise.
Quinata, ever the standard storyteller, took to the stage to thunderous applause and thanked the followers and technical group for his or her unwavering help. He acknowledged the legends who paved the best way, particularly mentioning the old-fashioned influences in his distinctive mix of Fante and highlife.
With this award, Kofi Kinata additional extends his report as some of the embellished people within the historical past of the award. On the conclusion of the twenty seventh TGMA, his dominance within the highlife class serves as a reminder of the style’s enduring energy to unite and encourage.
