Mede Makoma Ne Me Kra - Kofi Ani Johnson (Original Composer)

08 - MAFI NKOASOM MU (MEDE MAKOMA NE ME KRA)
Kofi Ani Johnson & The Sisters
Me Nyame Nim Nea Ehia Me (Highway to Heaven Vol. 6)
Composed By - Kofi Ani Johnson
Design - Big Jerry
Engineer - G. Andoh
Liner Notes - Effie Vida Sampson
Vocals - The Sisters (Beatrice Serwah Akoto, Comfort Otoo, Constance Osei-Bonsu, Victoria Baffoe)
Akan (Twi), African, Ghana, #Highlife, #Gospel, #KofiAniJohnson
Kofi Ani Johnson seems to be one of the less remembered music composers though his Gospel songs are popularly sung in churches till date without knowledge of who the composer is. Such songs include Mede Makoma Ne Me Kra (Mafi Nkoasom Mu), Me Nyame Nim Nea Ehia Me, Wonhye No Enyimyam, Amen Amen Nhyira Ne Anuonyam, and others, originally composed by Kofi Ani Johnson. He is well known for his highlife song "Madamfo Pa Beko".
He hails from Obosomaese-Akua-pem in the Eastern region. He was educated at the Obosomase Presbyterian Middle School. Kofi started his career as an Agriculture Labourer at Mepon near Asamankese in 1956. He later attended the Agriculture Training School at Bunso and was stationed at Mpamu near Afram Plains in 1960.
He joined the Ghana Police Band as a composer vocalist in 1964 and composed songs like Shuu Lege, Yen Sempa, Floyd Robertson, Calypso International Trade Fair song that backed the first Trade Fair film in 1967. He resigned from the Police service with the rank of Sergeant in 1970 and later formed the Parrots Dance Band (NKOO) at Nsawam and outdoored the band at the Apollo Theatre, Accra on the 8th August, 1971.
At the birth of the band, Kofi Ani Johnson promised that he would put new blood in the Highlife music. Commenting on his musical knowledge, he took a course with the Royal School of Music. He was also a member of the International Composers Association, the P.R.S. London. He was a composer and arranger of all his works and takes the lead vocal. He was married and had six children.
08 - MAFI NKOASOM MU (MEDE MAKOMA NE ME KRA)
Lyrics:
Mede me honam ne me kra
Beyi me Nyame ayɛ
Mede m'akoma nyina ara
Bɛda me Nyame ase
Sɛ mehwɛ nea'Onyame ayɛ
Ne dɔ ɛne Ne mobrohu
O ɛsɛ sɛ mede me nipadua nyinaa
Mebɔ afɔre ma Yesu
Mede me tɛkrɛma bɛkamfo No oo
Afi sɛ, Ɔno na W'agye me afi ɔbonsam sɛiɛ mu oo
Ɛne me nkoasom mu