Ghanaian vocalist SHE, born Yvonne Ohene Djan, recently made remarks about Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, whose generosity, she said, appears to counter allegations that the late highlife legend had a history of cheating people he worked with during his lifetime.

Speaking during an interview on Angel FM’s Angel Drive show on September 3, SHE revealed that, having worked with several artists over the years, there have been occasions when she charged a fee for a project only to later regret it because the artist earned more than expected. She, however, went on to list artists who had been generous enough to top up her initial fees after their songs became hits and generated more revenue than anticipated.

Among those she listed were late highlife legend Daddy Lumba, Kwabena Kwabena, and Ofori Amponsah. SHE explained that being a backing vocalist is not always rewarding at first, because the fee charged before a song’s release usually feels inadequate once the song becomes a hit.

“As a backing vocalist, you often don’t know how big a song will become. So you charge what feels reasonable at the time, but later you realise the song blew up—and your contribution was bigger than you imagined

“I believe that every song that becomes a hit makes you realise that the fee you charged was too low, but by that point, the payment has already been made. For some people, once their song becomes a hit, they return to give me a little something extra in addition to the initial payment. Artists like Daddy Lumba, Ofori Amponsah, and Kwabena Kwabena are among those who have come back to give me a little more after their songs became hit songs,” she said.

@cuterossy_ SHE—-I charged some artists less than i should have, but Daddy Lumba, Ofori Amponsah, and Kwabena Kwabena later returned to pay me more after their songs became hits #foryoupage♬ original sound - cuterossy_

Her comments come at a time where several people have emerged claiming they are owed by the late legend with others alleging unresolved financial arrangements. Among these people include,

CEO of Joy Industries, Manfred Takyi, alleged Lumba owed him cash and a Toyota Tundra from a failed endorsement deal.

A Kumawood producer, Paul Gee, said Lumba left him in debt after a music project worth ₵40,000 as well as Ghanaian gospel artist, Great Ampong. In a video which surfaced recently around July this year, he was captured saying, “Whether he is alive or dead, I need my money back.”

The duo teamed up as Kwadwo and Kwadwo to release an album, Hosanna in 2015. According to Ampong, he wrote 8 out of the 10 songs, and they agreed to split profits 50/50.

After the album launch, Ampong alleged that Lumba took all the proceeds into his car and vanished, ignoring calls and refusing to pay him. For weeks, leading to over a year after their last meeting during the album launch at Prophet Badu Kobi’s church, Lumba never reached out to him about the proceeds from the launch.

Ampong insisted he never received a single cedi from album sales or launch proceeds, despite over 20,000 CDs sold and an estimated launch revenue of GH¢100,000.

About SHE

About SHE, she began her career in the 1990s as a backing vocalist, lending her voice to over 100 hit songs across highlife, hiplife, gospel, and Afrobeat. SHE was discovered by popular Ghanaian music producer Jaff Quaye (Jay Q) in the 1990s at age 19. SHE introduced herself at the time as a rapper at their first meeting as a member of a student music group called Cow & Chicken.

Jay Q met SHE at CHM Studios in Mataheko. Having introduced herself as a rapper, Jay Q asked her to sing. She captivated the producer with her unique voice, after which he reportedly told her, “You’re not a rapper, you’re a singer.”

That was the beginning of her professional music journey. From that moment, Jay Q began recommending her to top artists for choruses and backing vocals. She later came to the limelight when she featured Daddy Lumba on several of his hit songs, including Asieho, Ayehuhuuhu, and Nana Ye Winner (one of the favourite campaign songs of the opposition New Patriotic Party). She’s worked with Daddy Lumba, Ofori Amponsah, Kwabena Kwabena, Samini, Mzbel, Becca, and Obour, among many others.

She was behind Daddy Lumba’s hit songs such as ‘Asieho,’ ‘Ayehuhuuhu,’ and ‘Nana Ye Winner.’ She also lent her vocals to Bradez’s ‘One Gallon,’ Mzbel’s ‘16 Years,’ Becca’s ‘Daa Ke Daa,’ and Obour’s ‘Konkontiba.’

A look at SHE’s catalogue discloses how indispensable her work has been to the Ghanaian music industry.

SHE has worked with a wide range of musicians across different genres, including Kwabena Kwabena, Ofori Amponsah, Okyeame Kwame, Samini, Kofi B, Daasebre Dwamena, Rex Omar, Castro, Tinny, Dada KD, KK Fosu, Nana Acheampong, Ohemaa Mercy, R2Bees, Sidney, Reggie Rockstone, Ps. Josh Laryea, Patience Nyarko, Terry Bonchaka, No Tribe, Great Ampong, and DSP Kofi Sarpong, among others.

See a list of songs and artist she has worked on and with respectively

Daddy Lumba

She worked with Daddy Lumba on his, Asieho, Ayehuhuuhu, Nana Ye Winner,Tokurom, Always Love U, Wabaso, Mesee Da, Nepa Hu Yehu, Agenda, Ogyeboso

Mzbel

SHE was on Mzbel's 16 Years song, E Dey Be, Awosome, Logoligi, Yopoo, Kiss Me

SHE was also featured on Becca's Daa Ke Daa and Bradez and Okyeame Kwame's, One Gallon

Obour

Obour also featured SHE on his Konkontiba and Mesuodaye hits songs. Samini, Kwabena Kwabena, Kofi B, Ofori Amponsah, among several others, have worked with SHE.