Me Nyame Nim Nea Ehia Me - Kofi Ani Johnson (Original Composer)

Описание: 01 - ME NYAME NIM NEA EHIA ME
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 and others. 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.

Lyrics:

Me Nyame, Onim nea ehia me
Me Nyame, Onim nea ehia me
Me Nyame, Onim nea ehia me, ɔbɛyɛ ama me
Halleluya

Me Nyame yɛ Ɔboafo Nyame,
Me Nyame Dɛɛfoɔ,
Me Nyame Baatampa,
Me Nyame Kamafoɔ,
Me Nyame a Onim nea ehia me,
Ɔbɛyɛ ama me, Halleluya.

Atokoafrɛ Nyame,
Na mereyɛ dɛn ni o, na me Nyame wayɛ awie,
'Nka merefa he ni a, na me Nyame wayɛ wie.
Onnibiennibi, Onim nea ehia me.

Sɛ menam owu-bɔn no mu mpo a,
Mennsuro hwee, efisɛ Yehowa ne me Hwɛfo.
N'abaa ne Ne poma ɛna ɔdekyekye me werɛ.
Onnibiennibi, Onim nea ehia me.

Sɛ m'atamfo ne me bɛkõ a, mennsuro hwee,
'Fisɛ Nyame wɔ m'afa.
Me Nyame nim m'atamfo nyina oo.
Me Nyame a Onim m'atamfo, ɔbɛkõ ama me o,
Halleluya.