Beverly Afaglo died on May 24, her husband Eugene Kwadwo Boadu Baah — popularly known as Choirmaster — announced in an emotional Instagram post on Sunday.
Choirmaster wrote, "My heart is shattered beyond words over the death of my beloved wife Beverly Afaglo!!!" and added, "It would have been just about four more days to your birthday, but I guess the Lord wanted to celebrate with you, so He called you." Afaglo was born on May 28, 1983, making her 42 years old at the time of her death, four days short of her 43rd birthday, a detail reported by News Pidgin.
The actress built a high-profile film resume in Ghanaian cinema. She appeared in Return of Beyonce, Crime to Christ and Girls Connection, and in 2010 she appeared in Never Again, Turn Me On and The Game. Her other credits include Single Six, Equatorial Escape, Secret Burden, The King’s Bride, Total Exchange, PlayBoy, Big Girls Club, CEO and About to Wed.
Tributes began pouring in after the announcement. Film and media figures offered condolences and recollected her presence on screen and in public life. Juliet Asante wrote, "I just speak wit your brother, we go miss you Beverly Afaglo-Baah. You don leave us so soon, but you dey beta place - travel well. Thank you for say you share yoursef wit us magnificently."
Choirmaster used the post to speak to the life they had built together and to what he will carry forward. "You were my strength, my happiness, and the reason my life felt complete," he wrote. He closed his message with a vow: "I promise to take care of and continue everything we planned and started. Until my last breath, you will remain in my heart forever."
The cause of Beverly Afaglo Baah’s death had not been made public at the time of the announcement. News Pidgin reported that people in the industry said she had been sick for some time, but the family has not released medical details.
The question of illness resonates with Afaglo’s own public remarks. In a 2019 Joynews interview cited by News Pidgin, she warned about cancer in her family and urged early checks and treatment, saying in pidgin, "I fit confam say cancer bin dey our family. We don dey scared sake of my papa and sister all die from cancer. Make pipo take cancer seriously from early checks to treatment, make pipo take am seriously." That interview took place on 31, August 2019 and has been cited since as part of her public advocacy.
There is an immediate tension between the private grief of a husband posting on social media and the public hunger for explanation. Industry colleagues and fans have sought clarity; at the same time Choirmaster’s message focused on memory and commitment rather than medical detail. That gap — between private loss and public record — is where the mourning now unfolds.
Beverly Afaglo was a familiar face to Ghanaian audiences and active in both film and media, and her death prompted a stream of condolences that underscored her reach. For now, the family’s decision to keep the cause private contrasts with earlier public conversations she had about cancer risks in her family.
The clearest thing left by her husband’s post is a promise he can act on: to carry forward their plans and protect what they built. "I promise to take care of and continue everything we planned and started. Until my last breath, you will remain in my heart forever," Choirmaster wrote — a closing that turns a public announcement into a private pledge that will shape what comes next.
