Bisa Kdei, real name Ronald Kwaku Dei Appiah, is a Ghanaian Highlife musician, record producer, and songwriter. Aside from anything that got to do with music, Bisa is a businessman and architect. He is the CEO of Black Legendary Music, a record label in Ghana. In 2022, he celebrated ten (10) years of professionally making music with a Bisa Kdei Live in London Concert at the Indigo in the O2 Arena on November 18.
Profile Summary of Bisa Kdei
Real name: Ronald Kwaku Dei Appiah
Date of Birth: March 19, 1986
Age: 37 years old
Nationality: Ghanaian
Height: 4ft 11ins
Hometown: Larteh, Eastern Region
Tribe: Akuapem
Facebook: Bisa Kdei
Twitter(X): @bisa_kdei
Instagram: @bisakdei
Early Life & Family Background
Bisa Kdei was born in Accra, Ghana, on March 19, 1986. His parents are both Ghanaians, and he was raised in Accra. He is 37 years old and a native of Larteh in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Bisa has seven siblings, and he is the third child of eight children.
Parents
Mr. Appiah and Madam Josephine Bruce are the parents of Bisa Kdei. Bisa lost his mother, Josephine, to an illness when he was 29 in 2015.
Siblings
The jwe Hitmaker has seven siblings, including brothers and sisters.
Educational Background
He completed Junior High at Christian Valley International School in Accra. Bisa proceeded to Accra Technical Training Institute, where he did Architectural Drafting. He is a professional architect.
Wife
Bisa Kdei is married to his longtime girlfriend. They tied the knot on January 13, 2024, in a private wedding ceremony in Ghana.
Children
He does not have a child at the moment.
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Career
Bisa Kdei had a passion for music when he was 14, and when he turned fifteen, he started writing songs. After SHS, he worked as an architect and did other work like repairing phones, sound engineering, and motion graphic design before he became a full-time musician.
Kdei’s father was a lover of Ghanaian highlife music, and he often played songs of Legendary highlife music at home, which made Bisa fall in love with the genre and then influenced his decision to make highlife music since he became an artiste. He was inspired by Legends like Nana Kwame Ampedu, Daddy Lumba, Dr. Paa Bobo, Nana Acheampong, and many more.
He started his career as a rapper. He formed a boys’ band named “BISA,” meaning Boys In Serious Action, with one Yoshua and Smoke. But after some time, the three members decided to embark on a solo project, which saw Bisa switch from Rap to singing, and through singing, he was discovered by a Ghanaian movie producer named Afra Marley.
Bisa started working with Afra Marley as a motion graphic designer and making soundtracks for Kumawood movies. He was introduced to other film producers in the movie industry, and one of the soundtracks he did for a film dubbed “Azonto Ghost” in 2012 brought him into the limelight. Following that, he did other soundtracks like Madanfo and Armageddon, which made him more popular.
In 2013, Bisa Kdei dropped his first album titled “Thanksgiving.” The album did very well on music streaming platforms, and subsequently, he released singles like Odo Carpenter, which became a hit song. In 2015, he came out with “Mansa,” a single off his second album, “Breakthrough.” The song became a jam and laid the foundation for the successful launch of the Breakthrough album. It was the same year that he founded his record label, Black Legendary Music.
After the second album, Bisa released “Life,” a song featuring Patoranking from Nigeria, and the song received massive airplay in Ghana and other African countries. He dropped two more singles, Apae and Feeling ft. Reekado Banks, also a Nigerian artiste, after his single with Patoranking. In 2018, Bisa dropped his third album titled “Highlife Konnect.” The album was aimed at connecting him to other African musicians and making Ghanaian highlife music known around the world.
Bisa Kdei has had a successful music career. He is well-known in other African countries aside from Ghana. He has collaborated with almost every known artistes in Ghana and some musicians in Nigeria. He self-produced most of his Collaborations, for instance, songs he has with Efya Nokturnal, Sarkodie, Obrafuor, and Becca. He has also written songs for some Ghanaian musicians, and 2022 was his tenth year in the music Industry. Bisa has numerous hit songs, and he has won several awards. He is one of the musicians in Ghana whose songs have been used as a soundtrack for a Hollywood movie. He did a remix of his ‘Asew’ song for the Christmas movie “Jingle Jangle,” released in 2020.
Albums
- Thanksgiving (2013).
- Breakthrough (2016).
- Highlife Konnect (2018).
- Original (January 20, 2023).
Bisa Kdei Songs
Singles
- Complete man ft. Camidoh
- Criminal (2022 song)
- Kakyere Me (2022 song)
- Saa
- Mansa
- Hammer
- Asew
- Brotherhood
- Slow
- Apae
- Kakape
- Brother Brother
- Jwe
- Metanfo
- Ewiase
- Domi Bi
- Sister Girl
- 1924
Features
- Love You ft. Kidi (2022 song)
- Ofie Nipa ft. Sista Afia
- Vamijo ft. Castro
- Life ft. Patoranking
- Netwerk ft. Medikal
- Pillow ft. Mugeez
- Kutu ft. Sarkodie
- Sika ft. Gyakie (2021 song)
- ABCD ft. Jah Smoke
- Pocket ft. Sarkodie
- Meka ft. Fameye
- 6 Strings ft. Samini
- Fire ft. Efya
- Bue Wueni ft. Kumi Guitar
- Over ft. Kojo Nkansah
- Why ft. Bisa Yoshua
- Doormat ft. Oc Osilliation.
- Killer Girl ft. Obibini
- Aban ft. Yaa Yaa
- Count on Me ft. Mayorkun
- Atomesu ft. Para Queso
- Adiza ft. Adenkule Gold
Awards
- Best Movie Soundtrack of the Year – Kumawood Movie Awards 2012.
- Best Movie Soundtrack of the Year – Ghana Movie Awards 2012.
- Favourite male singer of the Year – Ghana Kids Choice Awards 2015.
- Best Male Video – 4syte Music Video Awards 2015.
- Video of the Year – AFRIMMA 2016.
- Artiste of the Year, Best Performer of the Year, Best Male Act, Songwriter of the Year, Best Collaboration of the Year – MOGO Awards 2016.
- Highlife Song of the Year, Highlife Artiste of the Year, Most Popular Song of the Year, Album of the Year – VGMA 2016.
- Highlife Song of the Year, Highlife Artiste of the Year – Ghana Music Awards UK 2016.
- Favourite Male Singer, Favourite Song Of the Year – Ghana Kids Choice Awards 2016.
- Highlife Artiste of the Year – Ghana Music Honours 2017.
- Honorary Award – Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra (2017).
House
He owns a big mansion in Accra, Ghana.
Cars
Bisa drives a Mercedes Benz and other cars.
Net worth
Bisa Kdei has an estimated net worth of $6 million.
FAQs about Bisa Kdei
• Where is Bisa Kdei from?
He is from Larteh, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
• How many albums does Bisa Kdei have?
He currently has four albums, namely, “Thanksgiving,” “Breakthrough,” “Highlife Konnect,” and “Connect.”
• How old is Bisa Kdei?
He is 37 years old now.
• What is the real name of Bisa Kdei?
His real name is Ronald Kwaku Dei Appiah.
• How tall is Bisa Kdei?
He is 4ft 11 inches tall.
• What language is Bisa Kdei?
Akuapem.