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Kwaw Kesse, Ghana’s self proclaimed King of the Streets has described Ja Rule as a spent force with no relevance in today’s hip-hop world.
The opening performance at the Ninth-MTN-Ghana Music Awards night by Kwaw Kesse and his group was, to say the least, so poor that some of my friends and I were put off; the group was too loud and one could not decipher what the artistes were doing on stage.
Finally, it is all over, and the results of the lucky winners of this year’s MTN Ghana Music Awards, were released at the National Theatre, amidst a yellow carpet of celebrities who graced the occasion.
Ms. Abena Turkson, Public Relations Officer of Charterhouse, Event Organisers, Ghana Music Awards (GMA) few weeks ago told Radio Gold’s Solid Gold Countdown that Ja Rule’s coming is based on a social cause but Ghanaians are yet to be told exactly what the so-called cause is all about.
Billy Ocean may be a highly-respected disc jockey and a radio presenter with many years experience but I am skeptical if he commands the same expertise, competence, discipline and composure to hold the office as the manager of any artiste.
Radio is such an effective medium it can make or unmake any personality, especially when such a personality gets the opportunity to speak on it. With millions of discerning people tuned in, attentive and meticulous to every word uttered, whoever it is must be very circumspect with the words that emanates from his/her mouth.
Entertainers that encompass musicians, actors, songwriters, dancers overcome everything that comes their way in show business in the form of owning deluxe homes, driving flashy sports cars, having women at their beg and call - but the one thing that entertainers have not and cannot surmount is drugs.
When I heard a new song on radio being attributed to the legendary Elder Mireku, I listened with glee and wondered how a living legend like Elder Mireku could still be churning out soul-inspiring worship hit songs. The man has been singing for so long as most of his peers have either retired or lost interest and he still counts as one of the most popular Ghanaian artistes ever. Everybody knows Elder Mireku and his songs, and it is interesting to note that his songs are so easy to flow with and to sing along.
Please leave me out,” is the cry of Mzbel to Charterhouse, organizers of the much-anticipated annual Ghana Music Awards. “Sorry, we can’t leave you out whether you like it or yes.” is the reply from the organizers. The Ghana Music Awards was initiated in 2000 or sometime around 2000 to award Ghanaian musicians for their hard work and success within stipulated years, and the awards show has grown from awards night to a festival and then back to awards night.
I could not help but laugh out loud and yet feel worried after reading the news concerning the ban on ‘soli’. The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) President, Mr. Ransford Tetteh and his fellow top guns at the association might not have thought it through very well before they released the boldly written statement ‘Soli is banned’ to the media.
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