Rex Omar (real name Rex Owusu Marfo) is a

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ian

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 ...

artist. He first rose to prominence in 1989 with the Aware Pa album which also included the track, Wodofo Ne Hwan? Following this, in 1992 he formed the Highlife Supergroup

Nakorex Nakorex were a Ghanaian Highlife Supergroup (music), supergroup active in the 1990s. The band was formed in 1992 by the musicians Nat Brew, Rex Omar, and Akosua Agyapong, and took its name from the first few letters of each member's name. Brew and ...

together with fellow Highlife artists Nat Brew and

Akosua Agyapong Akosua Agyapong (also spelled Agyepong; born 17 November 1959), is a Ghanaian female highlife singer and television personality. She was honored by the organizers of 3Music Awards for her achievement in the entertainment industry in Ghana. Early ...

, the group's name being an acronym made up of the first letters of each member's name. He then pursued a solo career. He performed together with Sony Achiba. In 2004 Omar was nominated for a

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, and in 2005 he was nominated as Artiste of the Year in the

Music Awards. Following the break-up of the group he eventually became the head of the

Music Rights Organisation ( GHAMRO), and in his role as an advocate for greater copyright protections for

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musicians successfully lobbied president

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to withhold asset to the new Copyright Bill in order for protections to be strengthened. He has also called for greater protections for the

music market from foreign competition. In January 2020 he won a

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infringement lawsuit against Joy Industries, for using a part of his song Dada Di Da to advertise Joy Dadi Bitters without his consent. The company was ordered by the High Court to pay costs of GH₵ 30,000 and damages of GH₵ 200,000 to Rex Omar. Omar has feuded with former band-mate

over alleged misappropriation of GHAMRO funds.

His songs

Some his hit songs includes; # Obi D
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# Abib

# Konkontey # Dada # Dangerous # Mama etc

References

Ghanaian highlife musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Ghanaian musicians {{ghana-musician-stub