Ghana Legends Awards launched to honour living icons

Mr Simons also urged young musicians to learn from the pioneers of highlife music and preserve the genre’s distinctive Ghanaian identity.

A new national platform designed to honour and preserve the contributions of distinguished Ghanaians has been launched in Accra with a call for the public to celebrate national icons while they are alive.

We will not wait for our legends to die before we honour them,” she said, describing them as extraordinary people who deserved appreciation, support and recognition while they are still alive.