Unconfirmed reports indicates that Dancehall musician, Sonni Balli died after having a cardiac arrest.
The death of Sonni Balli shocked many Ghanaians, especially his fans when the news broke on social media.
He died few days after he celebrated his 40th birthday on June 6, 2022.
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Sonni Balli’s death was made known when one of his friends, Mark Darlington wrote, “Sonni Balli how could you do this bro! I wished you a happy birthday just this past Monday! This is not fair! I am devastated and heartbroken! How???” on Facebook.
As sighted on myjoyonline.com, Born Sonny Kwabena Amoako Akoanor, the Dancehall legend started his music career at the age of 17 after singing in church from his childhood.
Although his parents were against the decision, Sonni Balli was determined to make his mark in the industry.
His first taste of success came at the age of 18 when he was discovered by American based producer, Nana King who worked with him on his first single.
Sonni then went on to start a musical group called ‘G Life’ with three other friends. The group made two successful albums together namely; Kotoho-‘take a bow’ and Abrabo in Ghana- ‘Life in Ghana’ but disbanded shortly after.
For another few years following ‘G Life’, Sonny carried on making successful collaborations with major Ghanaian artistes such as Mary Agyapong on a hit single called Adede meaning ‘sweet taboo’.
He also teamed up with other artistes such as Slim Buster on the single ‘Georgina’ as well as collaborations with Lord Kenya to name a few. In 2001, Sonny migrated to England to expand his musical opportunities.
After a few years of networking, Sonni Balli teamed up with London-based producer, Eugene Nartey and CEO of ‘Bad Habbit’ records Bright Okah to begin work on his debut album entitled ‘First Scene Second’.
A singer, songwriter, poet and avid storyteller, Sonni Balli incorporated all his talents in his debut album while successfully managing to balance the traditional with the contemporary.
His songs were drawn from his personal life experiences and his guiding Rastafarian principles.
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