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ACE highlife music icons, Abrantie Amakye Dede, and Daddy Lumba have announced that preparations are far advanced for their impending musical concert slated to take place on Valentine�s Day, February 14 at the Kumasi Sports Stadium. The two seasoned musicians whose stage performances have attracted a large following have promised to give out their best at the musical concert dubbed �Chocolate Nite with Daddy Lumba and Abrantie Amakye Dede�. The musicians who have also promised to thrill fans to their satisfaction stressed that the event was going to be the biggest and most authentic highlife musical concert which would also bring together, families, friends and lovers of highlife to celebrate Ghanaian live band music. This is an opportunity for music fans based in the Ashanti Region who missed the live performances of these artistes to witness another historic live music concert. BEATWAVES was reliably informed that Daddy Lumba and Abrantie Amakye Dede who are billed to perform alongside some selected stars are excited about the concert and were getting set to go �butubutu� and maintain their status as the best creative music icons and best stage performers in Ghana today. A source close to Daddy Lumba hinted that he had promised to perform most of his hit songs which include �Theresa�, �Obi Ato Meso Buor�, �Aban Nsa Aka Wo�, �Eye Sika Asem�, �Aben Wo Ha�, �Ebi Se Eye Aduro�, �Wo Ho Kyere�, �Aben Wo Ha�, �Adepa Hye Adepa�, �Poison�, �Ofie Banbofo�, �Mato Odo Mu�, �Bubra�, among others. In an interview with BEATWAVES, Abrantie Amakye Dede disclosed that the live concert, which would be the biggest Highlife get-together in decades, would be a night of fun and glamour for music fans who would troop to the Kummasi Sports Stadium on Friday February 14 to watch them live on stage. The Iron Boy told 'Beatwaves' that he and Daddy Lumba would give music fans a surprise package and an extraordinary performance on the night. �Amakye Dede is always Amakye Dede but this time around we are going to go beyond what we are. We are going to do something different, something extraordinary; something �serious� so they should come and they will not regret,� he said. He said he and Lumba were relying on God to give Ghanaians an unforgettable experience; one for their money�s worth, adding that they would take everybody by surprise on February 14 and the show would be unique. The event, which according to the organizers, would be a night filled with live band music in a bid to promote and preserve the culture of Ghanaian music, would treat fans to an unforgettable night of spectacular performances. The two successful Ghana highlife musicians, who have carved a niche for themselves in the Ghanaian music scene, have also confirmed their plans to embark on a nationwide tour to entertain their fans and also raise funds to assist the needy in society. According to the two icons, they would perform in all the 10 regional capitals alongside some selected Ghanaian hiplife and highlife musicians and use some of the proceeds to support some educational institutions in the country. The two musicians at a meeting reaffirmed their commitment to education with a promise to assist some educational institutions in the country with musical instruments and other items to help students who want to study Music.