Ghana gets new music festival, Asabaako!

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment

wanlov dancing Busua, a little village tucked away from Takoradi, the capital of Western Region, resonated to the sounds of the ‘Asabaako! Music Festival’ throughout Ghana’s 54^th Independence celebrations from March 5 to 7. The buzz of ‘Asaabako!’ travelled fast and wide across the predominantly fishing and farming community, as posters and flyers littered the village. The locals were indeed ready to have all the fun that ‘Asabaako!’ promised and that was just what they had!

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Hip hop star, Talib Kweli to storm Ghana for Asabaako Music Festival

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment

music_talibKweli_01 Its official! US hip hop star, Talib Kweli will fly into Ghana during the country’s Independence Day celebrations to partake in the Asabaako Music Festival, 3-day party on the spectacular Busua Beach in the Western region. The New York rapper will join Wanlov the Kubolor, Yaa Pono and many more Ghanaian artists for festival, sponsored by Vodafone.

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Spotlight on Billboard-Topping Producer, Coptic

Interview by Ameyaw Debrah | October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

U.S.-based Ghanaian beat-making genius, Eric Kwabena “Coptic” Matlock, continues to rise after his Billboard topping hit, “I Need a Girl”, for P.Diddy and his Bad Boy Entertainment label.