Akwaboah has announced a new album, Spirit, and it is a family affair. The Ghanaian singer and songwriter revealed the cover art and full tracklist on his social media channels this week, with the 11-track record due on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
The album is a tribute to his father, the highlife musician Kwadwo Akwaboah, and to his grandfather, both of whom he credits with shaping the sound of authentic Ghanaian highlife. The artwork leans into that heritage, showing Akwaboah dressed in kente above blue water, with the tracklist set among Adinkra symbols.
Akwaboah’s Spirit tracklist: Fameye, Efya, Kwesi Arthur and more
Seven of the eleven songs carry a guest. The gospel singer Minister OJ opens the album on the title track, and the rest of the list reads like a roll call of Ghanaian pop: Fameye on “Mmoa”, Wendy Shay on “Mepɛ”, Efya on “Lonely”, Cina Soul on “Officially Yours” and Lyrical Joe on “Cuddle”.
The other tracks are “Man No Be God”, “Slow Down”, “Trust Me” and “Work Before You Marry”, with “Odo Ankasa” featuring Kwesi Arthur closing the record.
Two of those songs are already out. “Work Before You Marry” arrived in July:
“Odo Ankasa”, his reunion with Kwesi Arthur, followed in October:
His most personal record yet
The promotional material describes Spirit as a journey through heritage, identity, reflection and faith, drawn from a spiritual awakening, which would make it the most inward-looking project of Akwaboah’s career so far.
That career began behind the scenes. Akwaboah, born Gladstorm Kwabena Akwaboah Jnr in Mampong Beposo, first made his name as a songwriter, winning Songwriter of the Year at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards for Becca’s “Daa Ke Daa”. He went on to produce and co-write much of Sarkodie’s album Mary before building his own catalogue, including Matters of the Heart (2018) and Lighthouse (2023).
Spirit arrives three years after Lighthouse. Follow the Akwaboah profile on AfroYard for the full album when it lands.
