Pat Thomas will turn 80 on September 26, 2026, and +233 Jazz Bar and Grill in Accra will mark the date with a concert dedicated to his career in highlife music.
The singer and songwriter, known as the Golden Voice of Africa, will perform alongside a line-up of Ghanaian musicians who have shared stages and studios with him across six decades.
The roster of guest performers includes Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Pozo Hayes, Kwabena Kwabena, Amandzeba, and Obrafour.
Wutah Afriyie, Akosua Agyepong, Ben Brako, Bessa Simons, and KK Fosu are also scheduled to take the stage.
Isaac Nana Yaw Annor, popularly known as King Bygone, is a Ghanaian blogger, publicist and digital publisher, and the editor of Accra Posts. He started out with an entertainment blog, wrote more than 389 articles for Opera News, and worked alongside broadcaster Abeiku Santana on media and publicity from 2016 to 2024. He founded The Gospel Post, We Post Weddings, Nsemwokrom, AfroYard and Culture Gossip, and is a certified software engineer (ALX Africa). Avance Media named him among the Top 50 Ghanaian Bloggers in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
