Moses Kweku Oppong (2 October 1915 – 1986) was the founder of the band Kakaiku, which was created in 1954. He and his band were important parts of the

highlife Highlife is a Ghanaian music genre that originated along the coastal cities of present-day Ghana in the 19th century, during its Gold Coast (region), history as a colony of the British and through its trade routes in coastal areas. It encompasse ...

music genre, and is connected to other important musician like C. K. Mann. Born in

Aboso Aboso is a town near Tarkwa, and is the capital of Wassa West district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.

in the Western Region, he learned to play guitar as a child and started becoming a musician. Before the band became popular, he worked in various other jobs, including blacksmith, winch greaser and driver in the Aboso Goldfields.

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