{"id":319702,"date":"2024-04-22T06:36:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=319702"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:09:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:09:12","slug":"gospel-musician-koda-is-reported-dead-after-battling-kidney-disease-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/entertainment\/gospel-musician-koda-is-reported-dead-after-battling-kidney-disease-for-years\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Gospel Musician KODA is reported dead after battling kidney disease for years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By: Vivian Akua Amoah\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kofi Owusu Duah Anto, popularly known in the Ghanaian music scenes as KODA has been reported dead in the early hours of Sunday, April 21, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kofi Owusu Dua Anto,<\/a> known widely in the music circles as KODA, is a Ghanaian Gospel singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist from Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News of his demise broke out on various media platforms reporting a sober and\u00a0 untimely departure of the renowned Gospel Musician KODA. Sources close to his family have also confirmed his demise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Various news platforms, socials, media channels, are revealing that the talented artist had been bravely battling kidney disease for an extended period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

KODA celebrated for his uplifting melodies and soulful compositions, has left an indelible mark on the Ghana music industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With hits like \u2019Nkwa Abodoo\u2019, \u2018NsemPii\u2019, \u2018Yapai\u2019 and Adorso\u2019 to his credit, his music resonates deeply with audience, inspiring hope and faith.\u00a0His demise has cast a pall over the music industry, leaving fans and fellow musicians mourning the loss of a true legend.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KODA’s\u00a0 contribution to Gospel Music will undoubtedly endure as a testimony to legacy.\u00a0He was 46, and left behind a wife and three children. kODA as a producer, worked for the likes of the late Danny Nettey, Ps. Joe Beechem, Nii Okai, Halal Afrika, Eugene Zuta, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rest on Legacy, KODA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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