Ghanaians Bid Farewell to an Entertainment Icon
Scores of friends, fans and family of the late Kwame Owusu Ansah said their final farewells to the entertainment impresario over the weekend. The popular Ghanaian actor, who died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after his involvement in a motor accident on May 1, was buried at the Osu Cemetery after a burial service was held for him at the Holy Spirit Cathedral on Saturday, June 14.
Kwaw Kesse Turns Model
Kwaw Kesse, 2008 Ghana Music Award artist of the year, has signed up as a model at Ghana’s leading modelling agency, Exopa. This really isn’t much of a surprise as the ‘crazy’ hiplife artist has proven time and again that he is capable of doing almost anything. Kwaw has always dressed to suit to occasion and nothing says ‘model behaviour’ more than that. During a Christmas show, he showed up dressed as Santa Clause with a bag of goodies for his audience and during the CAN 2008 tournament; he performed in a football jersey and a football. Kwaw doesn’t just dress for the occasion but also comes with the right accessories. LOL!
Redefining Beauty to Promote National Unity
Sarah Adoley Addo has been crowned as ‘Ghana’s Most Beautiful’ after a night of keen competition and a display of rich Ghanaian cultures at the National Theatre, Accra. The beautiful young native of Accra garnered the most support throughout the competition and it was not surprising that she emerged the ultimate winner. For her prize, she won a Tata Indigo Car, 3,000 cedis, and other prizes from sponsors. She will also have a Tata Safari at her disposal for official duties.
“Ghana’s Most Beautiful” under the theme, “Redefining Beauty to Promote National Unity” is a unique beauty contest designed to portray the rich cultures of people living within all 10 regions of Ghana. After stern auditions across the Northern and Southern zones of Ghana, ten beautiful young ladies were selected as the most suitable and knowledgeable to represent their various regions of origin. They were Sarah Adoley Addo (Greater Accra), Mavis Eyram Dotse (Volta Region), Fanny Aggrey Finn Amissah (Central Region) and Yakuba Ruweida (Northern Region), Mroh Louisa Efua Baawa (Western Region), Dauda Fawzia (Upper West). The rest were Rafiatu Eugette Gbormitah (Upper East Region), Danso Abena Akorewaa (Ashanti Region), Asare Aponsah Akua Serwah (Eastern Region) and Erica Joana Arthur (Brong-Ahafo Region). » Read more…
Ghana and Egypt faceoff for a spot in Manchester United Premier Cup
Two of the best under-15 football teams from Africa will be in Hilversum, the Netherlands to compete in the Premier Cup African Qualification Tournament, sponsored by Nike on June 15. The teams, Right to Dream Football Academy (Ghana) and ENPPI (Egypt) will be playing to book their spot in the World Finals of the Manchester United Premier Cup in Manchester later this year.
Last Man Standing
In a very unlikely turn of events, there are now two ladies and just one gentleman remaining in the Apprentice Africa reality TV show. When the competition started some three months ago, the members of the female team, Matrix Corp were falling out week in, week out. But due to subsequent reshuffling and mixing ups, some of the ladies found winning ways in their new teams.
2face/R. Kelly Collabo Ready
This has been buzzing for a while but it can be now confirmed that the much anticipated collaboration between the King of R&B and the Nigerian Hip-Hop/R&B sensation is done and ready. This is a dream come true for 2Face and of course his numerous fans across the globe and it seems that there is no stopping him. After a successful sophomore album, 2Face is set to take his music to the next level with his hot new album. » Read more…
Stars of the Future Strike 3
Stars of the Future, Ghana’s answer to American Idol, continues to be one of the most relevant and well followed talent hunts in the country. After a triumphant first season, Charter House the producers of TV reality series realised the huge demand for urban music in Ghana and therefore returned with relative success in season two. Justice Nhyira Owen won season two but unlike his predecessor, Irene Logan, he is yet to make an impact a year after winning the competition. Justice is a very talented artist but perhaps his dilemma is that, as a gospel inclined musician it is difficult to have a successful urban gospel album because Ghanaians love their traditional gospel music.
Nana King Tops US Indy Music Charts
Hiplife artist turned crooner, Nana King has certainly proved himself capable of doing R&B that can be enjoyed across borders. He said he was going to prove that Africans can do other forms of mainstream music other than ‘world music’ with determination and hard work. Well, he is on the way to success. Three cuts from his new album, ‘New Beginning’ currently occupy the top three positions on www.Indie-Music.com’s R&B/Soul Chart as follows: » Read more…
Beauty with a Purpose
Who says beauty pageants have outlived their usefulness? There may be tons of beauty pageants in Ghana today but only a few continue to be relevant to the social challenges facing the society, and Miss Malaika is one of them. Miss Laurie Naa Lamile Lawson, the reigning Miss Malaika has embarked on a malaria awareness and prevention campaign in Kakundo, a village in the Central Region of Ghana. » Read more…
A Voice of Conscience
Kae Sun or Kwaku Darko-Mensah is a Ghanaian born singer, songwriter, poet and rapper based in Canada. His art has the ability to rise above current human conditions, creating a sense of consciousness and freedom. He’s carved a sound that blends the traditional rhythms of Africa with the boom-bop sound of hip-hop and the spirit lifting melodies of soul music, drawing comparisons to the likes of Ben Harper and K-OS. » Read more…
New Beginnings for Nana King
Nana King is without a doubt one of the biggest names in the Ghanaian Hip life scene. Spotting a moniker that literally means ‘King King’; he is definitely a colossus whether as a rapper, composer or producer, or even as a judge on Ghana’s hit talent show, ‘Stars of the Future’. While Reggie Rockstone can safely claim to be the originator of Hip life, Nana has certainly done his bit to sustain the genre over the years. His Ashanti International record label has launched the careers of many of Ghana’s most prolific young talents including the MOBO award winner Samini, VIP, Akyeame and many others. Through the years, he has released several of his own albums, predominantly Hip life/rap. However, he has recently completed work on his latest hip-hop and R&B album titled, “The Beginning”. Nana describes it as…“It is like an R&B, hip-hop album. It has some afro-beats and reggae here and there, and some jazz influences.” Jamati caught up with him to find out more about this ambitious 19-track album and what the future holds for him.Jamati: What influenced this album?
I was in Nigeria for a meeting with former Charlie Boy right before the 2007 Ghana Music Awards. On our way to the airport, I was playing some of my rap CDs and Charlie Boy heard some of the choruses I had done for my rap and he was like, the way I was singing was really great. So he advised me to do the singing and forget about rapping because he thought I could go farther with my singing. When I got back, I said to myself that, since I had my own studio I could try something out. So I started with “If I” and it was tight; everybody was like wow! So I kept on going because it was time I released an international album, and the way that this was going I felt that it would work. Even through the rap, I did a lot of shows with international artists. I played with Akon before he even came to Ghana. I have done a lot of different shows with the likes of Jay Z and Ja Rule. This opened the door to more opportunities outside Ghana so I thank God that at least I was directed in the right way at the right time.
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