Five Ghanaian artists that continued to have major successes after going solo

In the Ghanaian music scene, leaving a group but still remaining relevant is like a curse.

Some of the band members who were on the journey's bridge later come to the conclusion that splitting up was a bad move when their trips suffer severe setbacks.

Some of them swallow their egos and work assiduously to restore their bands to their former glory, but this is just as challenging as winning over the hearts of the audience.

However, some Ghanaian artists who left their respective bands have still been able to have a significant impact. Even after leaving the music industry, they have continued to be significant.

Five of these musicians are profiled in this article by Ghanaweekend.

Cap'n Planet [4X4]

Captain Planet was the founder of the renowned but now-defunct Ghanaian band 4X4. After 'Siklitele' was released in 2003, the group consisting of Captain Planet, Coded, and Fresh Prince gained widespread recognition.

With his songs like "Obi Agyi Obi Girl" and "Abordie," Captain Planet was able to uphold the group's status as monster hit creators despite going solo.

Afriyie [Wutah]Afriyie was a devoted member of Wutah, a multi-award-winning Ghanaian band. In 2010, Wutah, comprised of Wutah Kobby, and Afritie broke up. They got back together in 2017 and broke up again in 2019. They gained fame with popular songs like "Big Dreams" and "Kotosa."

Since going solo, Afriyie has produced popular songs like "Love of my life" and "Here to Stay" in order to uphold the group's status.

Third Dada Hafco [Mframa]

Dada Hafco is the stage name of Terry Asare Boamah, a high-life musician from Ghana. Before going solo, he was a member of the band Mframa.

Yebewu Nti, one of his songs, was nominated for Highlife Song of the Year at the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.In the VGMA, he was nominated twice in a row for Highlife Artiste of the Year.

Sparqlyn (Dunsin), 4.

Originally founded in 2003, Dunsin, originally composed of Ernest Obeng aka Omega, Ernest Wiafe-Koranteng aka Sweet Lips, and Ahmed Kenneh Larweh aka Sparqlyin, have records like "fefeefe," "Oyadieyie," and "Falaa." They began recording professionally in 2005 and had their first big hit with "Oyeadieyie."

Many of the good songs Sparqlyn has released as a solo artist, such "Your Body" and "Tumpa," are performing exceptionally well across a variety of streaming services.

5.Efya [Jane and Irene]



After competing in the inaugural season of the now-defunct reality series "Stars of the Future" in 2006, Irene & Jane were created. The silky-voiced duet split up almost 15 years ago.

Irene went private and, in her own words, suffered tremendous difficulties, including addiction and depression, while Efya went on to win top accolades and was repeatedly named the greatest vocalist of the year.

At the Ghana Music Awards, Efya won Best Female Vocal Performance four times in a row. Efya included on the 3Music Network's list of the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music in March 2021.