On Thursday, 19th February 2026, the second-year students of the Department of Music’s Pop Ensemble transformed the department courtyard into a vibrant musical space during an unplugged session titled Yendi Yenho Nkɔmɔ. The evening brought together performance, memory, and musical reflection as students revisited the sounds that shaped Ghana’s early-2000s hiplife era inviting audiences to listen closely to familiar songs reimagined through live performance.
One after another, students took the stage, delivering nostalgic renditions of hits songs including Abrantie by Okomfour Kwaadee, 16 Years by Mzbel, Asisi Me So by Abrewa Nana featuring Batman, and Wotata Me by Okomfour Kwaadee. Each performance evoked memories of a defining moment in Ghanaian popular music, reminding listeners of hiplife’s cultural influence and enduring appeal. Beyond entertainment, the evening demonstrated the pedagogical vision of the Pop Ensemble, where performance becomes a means of engaging Ghanaian popular music history. Students explored how today's musicians can reconnect with earlier musical periods while they develop their own artistic voices through interpretation, arrangement, and live presentation.
The night reached its peak when Winsid closed the session with a rendition of Angelina by Praye. The audience sang along and danced as the performance built toward the final chorus, a fitting conclusion to an evening defined by shared musical memory. Yendi Yenho Nkɔmɔ blended nostalgia with learning, that reinforces the unplugged series as an important platform within the Department of Music. The session continues to affirm the commitment of the Department to creating spaces where Ghanaian music is preserved, critically engaged, and experienced by new generations of musicians and audiences alike.
by Priscilla Kpodo and Eric Sunu Doe