rex omar (real name rex owusu marfo) is a ghanaian highlife artist. he first rose to prominence in 1989 with the aware pa album which also included the track, wodofo ne hwan? following this, in 1992 he formed the highlife supergroup nakorex together with fellow highlife artists nat brew and akosua agyapong, the group's name being an acronym made up of the first letters of each member's name. he then pursued a solo career. in 2004 omar was nominated for a kora award, and in 2005 he was nominated as artiste of the year in the ghana music awards.