Veteran highlife musician Awurama Badu has passed away.

The 72-year-old died while on admission at the Effiduase Government Hospital in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region.

She was last seen at the 2nd Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Music Right Organization held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in August this year.

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Awurama was popular for her hit songs Such as Komkom, Medofo adaada me, Obaatan Refre Ne Mma and Emelia.