Bice Osei Kuffour

Bice Osei Kuffour (born 7 November 1981) is a Ghanaian hiplife musician, known popularly by the name Obour, which means "stone" in the Akan language. He is the current president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), an umbrella group that unites all musicians in Ghana irrespective of genre. Obour is an alumnus of the University of Ghana, the US International Visitor Leadership Programme, Aspen Global Leadership Network, and African Leadership Initiative of West Africa.

Life and career

Obour was born at "Braha Bebu Me" (Dekyemenso) in the Ashanti Region on 7 November 1981, to Christiana Addo and Reverend B. O. Kuffour. At the age of six, Obour played most of the drums, especially the Atumpan, in the Juaso-Ashanti Akyem chief's palace where his father used to preside. Obour was educated at the State Experimental School (Kumasi), the Soul Clinic School (Accra), Garrisson Junior Secondary School (Burma Camp) and Mfantsipim School (Cape Coast).

After finishing secondary school, Obour solicited help from his London-based cousin, J. Amano, who hooked him up to his personal Soul Records label. Atentenben won three awards for Soul Records at the Ghana Music Awards in 2002, including Video of the year, which contributed to Soul Records winning the Record Label of the Year. The same video won the Best at Our Music Awards (OMA) in 2002.