EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 1H 29M
Adonko Fa Me Ko: The Love Song That Became Ghana's Biggest Bitters Anthem
from MAD Conversations · host The Adverbe
Everyone in Ghana knows the Adonko jingle. Almost nobody knows the man who made it.Dr. Yaw Stone wrote Adonko Fa me kɔ as a love song in 2013, and it flopped. Three years later he received a call, and without a brief, a contract, and a label, he turned it into one of the most recognizable piece of music in Ghanaian advertising history. Then Ghana sang his song everywhere and forgot his face.In this episode of MAD Conversations, Abeiku Dadson sits down with Dr. Yaw Stone - highlife musician, Mentor 6 winner, herbal medicine practitioner, and the quiet force behind some of Ghana's most iconic jingles - for a conversation about music, advertising, and what happens when creativity meets commerce with no one in your corner.They get into how the original love song became a bitters jingle, why FDA regulators changed his lyrics three times before approving it, how he owns the copyright to Adonko and has never stopped getting paid for it, why he chose relationships over lawsuits when things went wrong, and what every young Ghanaian creative needs to know before they sign anything.This is not just a music story. It's a masterclass in creative ownership.This is MAD Conversations. Marketing. Advertising. Digital. Design. Ghana's commercial creativity - documented.Enjoyed this episode? Leave a review on Spotify, it helps more people find the show. Connect with Dr. Yaw Stone Twitter : @YawStoneGhInstagram: yawstone1. YouTube: Yaw StoneTikTok: Doctor Yaw Stone Connect with Abeiku: LinkedIn: / samuel-adFollow MAD Conversations: Instagram: / mad.conversations_ Facebook: / 14zri1aebdd TikTok: / mad.conversations X: https://x.com/MADConversationListen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gh/podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1M5ojvM Website: https://adverbemedia.com/shows/mad-coChapters0:00 Meet Yaw Stone0:32 Mentor 5: Getting Kicked Out & Life in Between5:32 Growing Up in Kumasi8:59 The Road Back to Mentor…614:17 Winning Mentor 624:45 What Came After the Win26:20 The Prayer That Changed Everything33:23 How the Adonko Deal Really Happened36:45 The FDA Process Behind the Jingle45:19 Originality, Brand Relationships, & Getting Paid57:30 Beyond Adonko1:23:27 Advice to Young Artists
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Everyone in Ghana knows the Adonko jingle. Almost nobody knows the man who made it. Dr. Yaw Stone wrote Adonko Fa me kɔ as a love song in 2013, and it flopped. Three years later he received a call, and without a brief, a contract, and a label, he turned it into one of the most recognizable piece of music in Ghanaian advertising history. Then Ghana sang his song everywhere and forgot his face. In this episode of MAD Conversations, Abeiku Dadson sits down with Dr. Yaw Stone - highlife mu...
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