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Is he a politician in disguise, or Just a bigot exercising his freedom of speech through music as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution?
Contrary to reports that smooth singer Ofori Amponsah would be one of the toasts of the night at last Saturday’s GO AFRICA CONCERT by MTN at the Independence Square in Accra, the contemporary highlife singer did not show up at the event.
It was a night of excitement and fun when fans of the Ivorian and Nigerian national teams thronged the Takoradi Last Hour Beach on the eve of the duel between the two countries.
Bob Pinodo, reputed as the show master of Africa and deemed to have popularised gospel music in Ghana in the late 1970s, has composed a music package to be used as a campaign tool to educate people on the dangers of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
A London-based Ghanaian freelance drummer, arranger and composer, Frankie Tontoh has stated that as far as he is concerned the Ghanaian music industry today has witnessed a lot of progress, compared to some years back.
The search for replacement for the reigning Nescafe African Revelations Traffic came to an end at Kanda Kawukudi Park in Accra last Friday, and the atmosphere at the venue was that of excitement and anticipation.
An old scorpion can still sting, says a Ga proverb and 85-year-old drummer, Ghanaba stung the audience at the One Touch Africa Speaks concert at the National Theatre last Friday with his typical pounding on huge drums and a shower of expletives that sent some laughing and others cringing.
TV personality, Iso Paeley aka Iceman is back at post after a fairly long leave. Mocking birds are telling us the Iceman is working on something special for his fans on TV. A man whose passion is entertainment will always find it hard to exit the scene.
The noble idea of just establishing a reliable music wing by the Baptist Student’s Union (BSU) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), to comprise a ministering choir and matching instrumentalists that will see to the musical needs of the union alone, was only realised for a short period of time as events surged for a bigger course.
All things being equal, this year will surely be another interesting and entertaining one as two giants in the Ghanaian music industry have started preparing to release new albums as soon as possible.
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