Pozo Hayes
Born	Nana Boakye Ofori-Atta 14 February 1955 Kokomlemle, Accra
Citizenship	Ghanaian
Alma mater	St. Martins Senior High School
Occupation	Musician
Years active	1975- Present

Nana Boakye Ofori-Atta (born 14 February 1955), known as Pozo Hayes, is a Ghanaian highlife musician, songwriter, and former public servant. He is known for one of his popular songs Akeka Akeka.^[1][2] He has been featured on many stages and has performed with the Ramblers International Band, Jermaine Jackson, Dela Botri, Pat Thomas, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Nana Fynn, Bessa Simons, Tagoe Sisters, Paulina Oduro among others.

Hayes was born on 14 February 1955 in Kokomlemle, a suburb of Accra, Ghana. His parents were Aaron Eugene Kofi Asante Ofori Atta and Christiana Adwoa Agyekum. His father was a former minister of Justice and former minister of local government, and former speaker of parliament in the first Republic. He attended New Nation Preparatory School at Nima, Accra, K.A 1 Boys' Middle School at Kaneshie-Awudome, Accra, and went to the St. Martin's Secondary School at Adoagyiri, Nsawam.^[3]

Hayes started singing at a young age and performed songs by known artists during his school days in the late 1960s and 1970s. He formed a band called “XYZ” after he performed a song by James Brown at an inter-school competition in secondary school. Hayes began his professional music career in 1975. Nigerian singer Sonny Okosun inspired him to become a full-time musician after he shared a stage with him as he performed at Kokomlemle in Accra.^[4] He has performed with the Ramblers International Band in the 1980s, American singer and bassist Jermaine Jackson of Jackson 5 group at the Accra Sports Stadium in the 1990s, Dela Botri, Pat Thomas, Nana Fynn among other top artists.^[1]

He has one child.^{[citation needed]}

• Anlimah Abenlema^[5]
• Mesom Wo (2024 remaster)^[6]
• Akeka Keka
• Akika Akikayi (2024 remaster)^[7]
• Ghana^[8]
• Mesi Den Mekanfo Wo
• Odo Mu Nsohwe (2024 Remaster)
• Y3 P3 S3 Y3 Gu Maware

Link to other songs^[9]

In December 2021, ML Brookshire Eghan founded and launched the Clubhouse Ghana Foundation. And Pozo Hayes was one of the significant artistes who took part in the launch via Zoom.

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