Nana Yaw Ampem Darko, popularly known as George Darko, began his musical journey as an instrumentalist. Having mastered the art of playing the guitar, he was a perfect fit for any band. A royal native from Akropong, Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana, his musical exploits began at a tender age, when he started making his own guitar from materials such as gallons, wood, threads, wires amongst others. He eventually learned how to play the guitar and his passion drove him to an unimaginable feat. In an interview, when asked about some of the challenges he faced when he chose a career as a musician, he said, “Wow! In the early days, it was taboo for somebody whom the family expected to be a lawyer, and you picked up the guitar, I was sacked from the palace. It was sacrilegious… the son of a paramount chief...”
