Awurama Badu

Badu was formerly with the Ghana Police Band (known for their live band performances) before she established herself in the highlife music industry. Her music career started at the time when women played little role in highlife music. She scored hit songs like "Medofo Adaada Me", "Komkom", "Emelia", "Odo Tie Me Nni Obiara" and "Obaatan Refre Ne Mma". On December 5, 2015, Action Senior High & Technical School as part of their 15 years of academic excellence honoured Badu in a special citation, the school extolled her astute qualities as a role model, musician and how her songs had helped shape society as well as educated people on some social vices. == Life Experience and death ==

Her last public performance was at the 2013 edition of Citi FM‘s night of Music of Ghanaian Origin, held at the National Theatre of Ghana. at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science. Badu died at the Effiduase Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, 26 October 2017. The cause of her death is not yet known but sources say the singer had been ill for some time. She was 72. == See also ==