2009 15th Annual MTN SAMA Awards Nominees!
The suspense is finally over and the nominees for the 15th annual MTN South African Music Awards are finally in and with the big night less than thirty days away, fans are urged to vote for their favorite artist. Congratulations to all the nominees below and, as the saying goes, may the best woman/man win.
African Dancehall King does New York
Ghanaian reggae/dancehall artist, Samini recently had his debut performance in USA for the Ghanaian community at the much-anticipated Annual Ghana Independence Celebration for New York City. The ever-energetic performer dazzled the sold out crowd with a spectacular live band performance of his hit songs. He performed old tunes plus hit singles from New CD “Daagati” and the crowd just went crazy when he performed “My Baby”.
The crowd came in thick from New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C, Virginia, and Connecticut to be a part of this once in a lifetime concert. The ballroom was packed with people and excitement as the dance floor went busy with great tunes courtesy of DJ Ice from UK, Emcee Flip Man, and Co- host Coscanino of UnderDaRock Entertainment. Other artists that performed included American born, Ghanaian artists. » Read more…
Nigeria to host the 2009 Hip-Hop Awards
R&B singers Banky W and Kemi Adetiba are set to host the 2009 Hip-Hop Awards scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria on Saturday May 16. With the awards in their fourth year of running, the anticipated night will be even more exciting and filled with mind blowing unpredictablity.
K’naan Taking His Style to Baltimore, Maryland
Bourbon Street Ballroom will be the place to be for a neo-soul/hip hop/afro-rythm experience that will stroke your senses and expand your mind. The experience will be brought to you by none other than K’naan, that spoken word poet that has found a way to use different genres of music to get his point across.
K’NAAN: The road to Troubadour
Allow me to present to you the top 5 single’s from K’naan’s new album, “Troubadour” in stores now! It is already creating big waves worldwide. ‘Troubadour’ is an album filled with organic songs, painting realistic pictures from a mind traveller’s point of view.
Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo: “Moving the world one poem at a time”.
Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo is a Nigerian-American award winning poet and the lead vocalist for the music group, Iyeoka & the Rock By Funk Tribe. She has a voice that is so organic, and powerful beyond measure. Iyeoka has shared the stage with great artists including Musiq Soul Child, Zap Mama, Gil Scot Heron, Sonia Sanchez, and Chuck D of Public Enemy. She is truly a poet with a purpose greater than what meets the eye.
Lessons in K’sonology
Music is a powerful tool that can be used to impact lives positively; and upcoming singer K’son hopes to use his ‘message songs’ to do just that. Born Kofi Hanson-Asiedu in Ghana, he relocated to the United Kingdom to live with his mother at the age of 8.
Blessed with a squeaky clean and sweet voice, music and singing came naturally to K’son. He began by singing chart songs in the playground and occasionally being asked to sing in front of class. However, he knew he had a future in music when he was once singing at his older sister’s house and heard the approving “ooh you can sing you know!” from his sister. Since then, he has never looked back since. » Read more…
And The Nominees Are…
The list of nominees for the 2009 Ghana Music Awards has been announced and the competition looks keener than ever. Gospel singer Christiana Love topped the list with six nominations. Although the past year has been good for Ghanaian hip-hop, she was able to sail to the top because unlike the hip-hop artists, she was also nominated for Best Female Vocal Performance. However, hiplife/hip-hop acts like Okyeame Kwame and Praye are touted as favourites going into the awards slated for Saturday April 4.
Cloud Tissa: ‘Physically Fit’
Name: Cloud Tissa
Album: “Physically Fit”
Features: Nameless, Wyre, Risasi, c.I.d and Didier Uwayo
Produced by: Robert “rkay” Kamanzi, Julian Hruza and Eric Musyoka » Read more…
Meet Disastrous, Ghanaian-Made but American Influenced
US based Ghanaian rapper, Disastrous, hopes to put Ghanaian music on the map with his forthcoming sophomore album, poignantly titled ‘Ghanaian-Made, American Influenced’. Born Edem Nigel Amedume in Accra, Ghana, Disastrous discovered his talent as early as age 8. Even before Reggie Rockstone, the Godfather of hiplife, had made a name for himself in the industry, young Disastrous was making a name for himself performing future hits out of Reggie’s demo. It is therefore not surprising that Reggie Rockstone remains to date, one of Disastrous’ biggest influences.
Introducing Nana NYC: Ghana’s Gift to New York
Nana Yaw Boateng, alias Nana NYC, is a US based Ghanaian artist making huge waves among Ghanaian communities in US and Europe. Born in Accra, he spent a few years in Kwahu before migrating to the United States in 1992. He found his love for music early and started playing drums in the church. As a young boy living in the small town of Mpraeso, he was exposed to live band music on the streets every other weekend and at times at funerals. All these honed his passion for music.
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