Becca Lists Her TOP 5 Ghanaian Artistes
Award-winning performing artist, Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong known widely as Becca has was on YFM‘s Dryve of Ur Lyfe with J. O.E.L and shared her top five acts with listeners. “The...
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Becca Set To Release A 7-Track EP In 2017
Singer Becca has announced via Accra-based Y FM, a 7-track EP she plans to release next year. The EP, Odo Nsonis scheduled to coincide with her 10th anniversary in the Ghana music industry. She has...
Highlife Legend Samuel Owusus Social Philosophy Of Music 9
“The notion that the distinctive quality of African music lies in its rhythmic structure, and consequently that the terms ‘African music’ and ‘African rhythm’ are often interchangeable, has...
A ‘repented’ Akoo Nana ‘ditches’ God For Secular Music?
In November last year, hiplife artiste Akoo Nana, born William Ankrah, grabbed headlines as after pictures emerged of him in church giving his life to Christ. As if that was not enough, pictures of...
Highlife Legend Samuel Owusus Social Philosophy Of Music 7
Even so, just look at Osofo Dadzie and the high level of social evangelism, moral awareness, and positive education the series promoted (Anyidoho & Gibbs) and compare that with the scripts for...
Obinim Performs High-Life In Church
The man of God does not seem to get tired of being in the media for one thing or the other. Though currently under investigation for a number of infractions including the flogging of two minors in...
Akufo-Addo Didn’t Give Me Money – Lucky Mensah
Highlife musician, Lucky Mensah has refuted reports that flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, paid him to compose a song for the party. Mr Mensah, who recently...
Highlife Legend Samuel Owusus Social Philosophy Of Music 6
WE NEED TO CELEBRATE OUR CULTURAL AMBASSADORS AND HEROES OF HIGHLIFE AND PALM-WINE MUSIC Yet, after all is said and done, we cannot but commend President Mahama highly for extending material and...
Ko-Jo Cue Details Growing Up and Relationship With Father
One of Ghana’s finest lyricist and microphone burners Ko-Jo Cue known in private life as Linford Kennedy Amankwah in a recent interview with Y 97.9fm Takoradi Ryse ’N’ Shyne show host Kwame...
Highlife Legend Samuel Owusus Social Philosophy Of Music 4
RELIGION AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, OF THOUGHT Notwithstanding the preceding contentions in Part 3, it bears pointing out lest we overlook it, that, Prophet Daniel Asamoah-Larbi, Akosua Agyapong’s...
Lucky Mensah Endorses Nana Akufo Addo With ‘Ye Se Sa Mu’
Highlife musician Lucky Mensah has indicated he has severed ties with the governing National Democratic Congress and will be massively campaigning for the opposition New Patriotic Party ahead of this...
Philipa Baafi, Others Mourn George Forest
Ghanaian gospel musician, Philipa Baafi, has described sound engineer George Forest who died on Wednesday after a short illness as an extraordinary man who never joked with his work. Speaking...
Okyeame Kwame Features Daddy Lumba In Peace Song
Hiplife artiste, Okyeame Kwame is set to release a peace song ahead of the December polls. The track which features highlife legend, Daddy Lumba is one of the three songs about peace the rap doctor...
George Forest Was A Sound Engineer With A Difference – Philipa Baafi
Ghanaian gospel musician Philipa Baafi has described sound engineer George Forest as an extraordinary human being who never joked with his work. The multiple award-winning Ghanaian sound engineer...
Highlife Legend Samuel Owusus Social Philosophy Of Music 1
“Ghanaian highlife is one of the oldest popular dance-music styles of Africa…” ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM, BBC “Highlife, a musical genre that originated in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, fused...
Bisa Kdei Is Not A Highlife Artiste – Panji
Panji Anoff, boss of Pidgin Music has stated that “Mansa” hitmaker, Bisa Kdei is not a highlife artiste. The artistic director in an interview with MzGee on Joy News said the singer and record...
Complete Biography & Profile of George Darko, Highlife Artist
Touted as the king of burger highlife, George Darko is an amazing guitarist and vocalist who brought a contemporary sensitivity to highlife music since the early1980s. As a youngster, he learned...
Complete Biography & Profile of KK Fosu,
K. K Fosu is one of the most talented young musicians in the country at the moment. His style of singing is simply amazing and unique. Born Kaakyire Kwame Fosu on February 14, 1981 to Samuel Kwamena...
Complete Biography & Profile of Amakye Dede,
Dan Amakye Dede, affectionately called 'Iron Boy', is one of Ghana's premier highlife artists. Abrantie Amakye Dede began his career in 1973 when he joined the Kumapim Royals as a composer and...
Complete Biography & Profile of Kwaisy Pee,
Akwasi Opoku aka Kwaisey Pee was born to the legendary highlife artist, Agyeiku, and grew up with Rex Omar as a first cousin. His life revolved round playing with various bands like Jewel’s...