Ghanaian gospel singer ACP Kofi Sarpong has recounted how he used to sell kenkey as a teenager to finance his education.
Kofi Sarpong, known for top gospel hits including African Borborbor, explained that balancing school with work at that young age was challenging
According to the gospel singer, life was hard for his family to the extent that he was often sacked from school because of his fees.
At 13, he began to learn the trade and leverage it to reduce his mum’s burden in fending for him.
Speaking with Joy Learning’s The Career Trail, the award-winning singer said,
“I decided to help myself. So I started preparing kenkey. There is no kenkey that I do not know how it’s prepared; Ga kenkey, Fante, you name it. Up to Secondary School Form 5, I used to prepare and sell kenkey because I needed to help myself.”
Kofi Sarpong, known for top gospel hits including African Borborbor, explained that balancing school with work at that young age was challenging.
“Sometimes I would be selling at lorry parks and stations, I would meet some of my mates and decide to hide behind cars. But they would make sure they had seen that I was selling kenkey,” he explained..
