Kiki Gyan (7 June 1957 – 6 June 2004), also known as Kiki Djan, was a Ghanaian musician. He was the keyboardist of the band Osibisa which was popular in the 1970s. He also recorded and produced a series of disco records.
Early life
Born into a middle-class family in Takoradi,
Height of his career
By the age of 18, Gyan had made more than a million dollars, "had hung out with Elton John and Mick Jagger, played for Britain's Queen and cruised on champagne-drenched luxury ocean-liners to island-hop in the Caribbean". Kiki Gyan died alone and impoverished in a church bathroom in Ghana, the cause of death being AIDS and drug-related complications.
Discography
With Osibisa
- Osibirock (1974)
- Welcome Home (1975)
- Ojah Awake (1976)
Solo
- Afro Reggae (1977)
- Feeling So Good (1979)
- Feelin' Alright (1983)
With KG Brothers
- Pretty Pretty Girls (1979) <small>(as The Twins)</small>
- Disco Train (1979) <small>(as KG Band)</small>
- You (1982)
Compilations
- 24 Hours In A Disco 1978–82 (2012)