Highlife legend Ofori Amponsah has dismissed claims by veteran music producer Fred Kyei Mensah, popularly known as Fredima, that he was the one who introduced him to the late Daddy Lumba.
Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz with Kwame Dadzie and Doreen Avio, Ofori clarified that while Fredima played a role in helping him record his demo, it was he himself who personally took the recordings to Daddy Lumba in search of a producer.
“It wasn’t Fredima who introduced me to Daddy Lumba. I went out searching for a producer on my own. I went around looking for people to help me. He did the demo for me and I had to take it around,” Ofori explained.
The Emmanuella hitmaker further noted that he did not visit Daddy Lumba’s residence with Fredima, as previously claimed by the producer.
“I went to Daddy Lumba’s house myself, presented my demo, and the following day he said he had listened to it and wanted to see me. I went in and he said, ‘I will help you.’ That’s all,” he added.
Interestingly, Ofori Amponsah stated that it was rather he who later introduced Fredima to Daddy Lumba, along with singer Selina Orleans, after Lumba expressed interest in recording a gospel track.
Fredima, however, has consistently maintained that he personally drove Ofori to meet Daddy Lumba—a claim he reiterated during an interview on Power FM three years ago. He also revealed that the late Highlife icon once asked whether Ofori had shown gratitude for his role in connecting the two musicians.
While acknowledging Fredima’s contribution to nurturing his talent, Ofori stood firm that his introduction to Daddy Lumba was an independent effort.
