More, Heart Melting Photos from The Funeral of Ghanaian Singer, Ebony Reign
The funeral of 21-year-old Ghanaian singer, Ebony Reign, who died in a fatal accident with a friend on February 9th, held yesterday Saturday March 24th. The funeral which was very gloomy, was attended her parents. It took place at the forecourt of the State House, Ghana.
Ebony whose real name was Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, was born on February 16, 1997. She is widely known for her hit songs “Poison” and “Kupe”.
May her soul rest in peace, Amen.
Renowned musician and entrepreneur Bullet of Ruff n Smooth fame then discovered ebony that same year after ebony sent a recording of her voice. Ebony got signed to the label; ‘‘Ruff Town Records’ just a day after sending her recordings. The young entertainer debuted her first single, “Dance Floor”, in December 2015 with a video and audio release just before the close of that year. The song became a hit on radio landing her a nomination for the unsung category at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards.
In March 2016 Ebony released her second single “Kupe”, which was a household anthem in Ghana and some other African countries and had over 270,000 YouTube views. Subsequently in January 2017, EBony stormed the scene with sultry new visuals for her new song titled “Poison’’ (which gained over 480,000 YouTube streams).
The song was premiered live on one of Africa’s leading radio stations (LIVE FM) with the cool dancehall and R&B feel. The Poison video was shot in various locations throughout Dubai and was directed by Yaw Skyface.
On the 31st of May 2017 Ruff Town Records & Midas Touch Inc Independently launched Ebony’s 4th official project ‘Sponsor’ co-written by Ricky Agyemang (Bullet) performed in Patios, English and Twi (local Ghanaian language) the upbeat Afro-Dancehall song which was recorded at AVO Studios (Ghana), and mastered by UBEATZ , the song produced by Wills Beats details the use and benefits of having a sugar daddy and an ‘extra man’ accompanied by some sleek 4k visuals shot across Ghana’s capital city Accra.
Ebony Reigns died in a gruesome road accident, that occurred in February on the Sunyani-Kumasi road. According to police, the 20-year-old singer and three other persons were on board a Jeep with registration AS 497-16, travelling from Sunyani to Kumasi when a head-on collision with a VIP bus heading towards Sunyani from Kumasi occurred.
