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Poky Rankin has arisen and ready to shine
Now that he has made his announcement on Ghana Music.com, he is sure to have phone buzzing all day than he can handle. For the past twelve years, Poki Rankin has been living this music… More »
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Let’s start with something you may not know about Ghanaian hip-hop group, 2 Toff. They were the first Ghanaian group based in the states to cause havoc in Ghana when they made their appearance in… More »
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The much-anticipated CD “Sika Ye” from Ghana’s Golden voice “Felix Owusu aka Qkesi is finally going to be released these holidays. The release date for the CD is November 23rd 2008; Sputnic Erawoc CEO of… More »
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The Base Lounge at Osu in Accra has become the centre for new and innovative acts in the city to display their abilities and the latest to walk in with creativity is the Indigenous Groove… More »
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Koby, a Ghanaian musician with a difference
Koby is newest Ghanaian act to register his name into the hiplife register and believe me he has got what it takes to stay on top of the game
It’s not common for a new artist… More »
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Quata is back with ‘Independence’
No conversation about rap music in Ghana is complete without mention of Jacob Kwame Etroo a.k.a. Quata. Watch Baby by Quata feat. Dogo
In an interview with the Sunday World, Quata… More »
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BB4 announce arrival on ‘Gang Starz’
That’s a name you’re not likely to have heard before but the trio were the real attraction as they opened the Gang Starz music reality competition on TV3 last Sunday.
Made up of Emmanuel ‘The Boy’… More »
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The album “Beast” by V.I.C., which debuted last spring, seems to have a sexual animalistic theme with a pop of religion and some hard beats.
Throughout the album, V.I.C. makes references to being “a beast” and… More »
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Joseph Nii Otu Ankrah, popularly known as Joe of the TV3 Mentor fame, is to release his new album very soon.
The album has 15 tracks which comprise English, GA, Twi and Reggae renditions. Ninety per… More »
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Asem will rather be late than get caught
Asem, the Accra-based rapper has the kind of talent that creeps up on listeners on little cat feet. “I’d rather be late than never,” apparently expecting Ghanaians to accept hard-core rap or nothing. But Asem’s… More »
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Koo Nimo - King of Palmwine Music
With over 50 years’ experience playing traditional and palmwine music (highlife music), for which he has become so well-loved in Ghana and internationally, Koo Nimo has expressed concern that this unique heritage is under threat.
“There… More »
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George Lee to join Channel O Music Awards
Ghanaian, Jazz icon George Lee is set to join the league of Africa’s celebrated musicians that includes Zimbabwe’s own Oliver Mtukudzi — the Channel O Music Awards.
Lee, whose career spans for over 50 years –… More »
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Hope for helpless children - As Becca tours to raise funds to rescue them
Vulnerable children in the country will soon breathe a sigh of relief as a comprehensive package is in the offing to put some smiles on their faces.
One of Ghana’s most popular artistes, Rebecca Acheampong, popularly… More »
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Welcome the ’smash-hitter’, SOSO
SOSO’s debut took over the radio in the U.K this year, and he hasn’t loosened up his grip ever since. As other smash albums exploded across the country, the production and writing talent of SOSO… More »
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The award-winning Alabaster Box is an all-male gospel a-cappella music quartet based in Ghana, conceived, founded and led by Samuel Narku Dowuona, a journalist and musician, in 1995. Other members of the group are Gideon… More »
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The coup d’etat has began, Volta is taking over GH music - Edem
You would have to be on another planet perhaps Jupiter to not have heard of Edem. You would have to be blind to have never seen him and you definitely have to be either lame… More »
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Ghana Boy, a musician of 3 parts – Highlife musician, drummer and dancer
There are a select few artists that despite never having had real commercial success or earning a number one hit record will still remain legendary in the eyes of Ghanaian music lovers. There’s something about… More »
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Okyeame Kwame eyes MUSIGA Presidency
For many years now the Musicians’ Union of Ghana - the umbrella organization for Ghanaian artistes – has been bedeviled with a lot of administrative problems, the solutions of which seem very remote.
One popular musician… More »
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On her Go High album which came out late last year, Philipa Baafi states her gratitude to God, her husband, pastors and entire congregation of Calvary Baptist Church at Adabraka in Accra, and her cherished… More »
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Oheneba sings of Faith and Hope
It never crossed his mind that he would one day abandon secular songs and only lean towards gospel but that is what has happened to Prophet Oheneba Sammy Jnr, better known as Great Oheneba, and… More »
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Adina rules the waves as new ‘Star Of The Future’
On the night that it mattered most, Adina did everything right. It was not just her voice that won her the title but her attitude when she came on stage. She carried herself like a… More »
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Justice takes gospel music to another level
If the splendid performance put up by Justice, winner of the 2007 edition of Stars of the Future, at the grand finale of the 2008 competition is anything to go by, then one will not… More »
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Eli Boni, 22, has realised her childhood dream of becoming a singer and is out with her second album titled Tie Yen Sufre (Hear Our Cry) after her debut Ewurade Maba which was released last… More »
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Rapper Lord Kenya has always, in his usual fast-talking manner, expressed himself with sincerity but he assumes a sage-like presence these days when he talks of a new and more meaningful approach to life and… More »
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Young, eager and inspiring Mike & Willie
There is nothing more inspiring about gospel music than being moved through the songs to get closer to God.
The eight tracks on William Asamoah and Michael Adomako’s new Nkomhye album do just that.The two young… More »
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Ghana gives birth to a new sensation
For some, the spotlight is never too bright but with Don King Soso, the new sensation on the block, ladies just can’t handle the pressure of flashing cameras coupled with screaming and swooning anytime he… More »
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NPP buys ‘Go High’? - Philipa Baafi
Sensational Gospel musician, Philipa Baafi says it is untrue that she sold her ‘Go High’ track to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for a huge sum of money plus a Jaguar X-Type 2007 mode, as… More »
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MUSIGA to collapse? Performing stage turns into ‘chop bar’- says Ambolley
Coming events, it is said, cast their shadows; and unless a divine intervention finds its way into the Ghanaian music industry, the umbrella association of musicians in the country - Musicians Association of Ghana -… More »
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Praye hit the market with #3 - “Roll Koll 2008″
It doesn’t take so long a time for one to come to terms with the musical potential in Praye who present to music fans another blockbuster album; “ROLL KOLL 2008”. Apart from the fact that… More »
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Phillipa Baafi, one of Ghana’s most prolific and popular gospel artistes, is mired in a hell of difficulty as she tries to propagate the gospel of peace in the run-up to the December general elections.
Fondly… More »
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Blak Star Entertainment boast of the finest so far
Don’t mess with one of the finest young hiphop/hiplife Ghanaian music group based in NJ known as Blak Star Entertainment. They have racked an impressive response for their upcoming album. The truth is Scobo, Jordon… More »
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Emmanuel Andrew (Batman) Samini is likely to cause a stir in the music industry as he prepares to storm the scene with the release of a 21-track album which is also his third, next month.
The… More »
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After his relationship with actress, Nana Ama McBrown hit the rocks in 2004, Okyeame Kwame became afraid about opening up his heart and loving again; until he met Annica… More »
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M.anifestations from an African Rebel
Ghanaian emcee M.anifest has been representing from the US for nearly a decade now. In the past 2 years his tracks have started to make waves, among others through African hip hop radio where ‘Africa… More »
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Musicians bribe DJs to play their songs
Samini Andrew Emmanuel, one of the most popular hip-life artistes across the whole of West Africa, and who will be coming out with another earth-rocking album next month, has vehemently deflated the claim that musicians… More »
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Multi award winning rapper Sway has returned this year with a fresh new swagger. He has teamed up with a government funded volunteering scheme called Platform 2; which enables young people to see first hand… More »
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Mac Tontoh still growing strong
Mac Tontoh, one of the great pioneers of the fusion of African and western music, was born in Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana. From an early age he tuned into jazz broadcasts… More »
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Kwaku and Kwasi steer the message with “Gye Me”
That new music entrants Dominic Degraft Kwasi-Appiah, a.k.a Kwasi, and Kwaku Boadu, a.k.a Kwaku, came together to form a gospel duo is not a mere coincidence but a destiny meant to make them a great… More »
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Gospel music lover have in many occasions heard various Ewe renditions on different albums by different gospel artists. Artists such as Joe Bless, Isaiah Kwadwo Ampong, Rev. Prince Nyarko and most recently Philipa Baafi-Karkari to… More »
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Gospel artistes losing focus - Pastor Kingsley
Pastor Kingsley Sarpong has one concern - guess the era of brotherliness and freebies by Ghanaian gospel artistes are finally over. The reality is hitting real hard; Ghanaian gospel musicians are now into music to… More »
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Wutah is undoubtedly one of the hottest groups in Ghana in recent times. Made up of Daniel Morris Nyarko and Frank Osei Afriyie, they were discovered at the maiden edition of the NESCAFE African Revelation… More »
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OJ BLAQ, born Andy Nii Akrashie in Accra some twenty something years ago, can bluntly be described as a phenomenal double-edged sword who has masterfully combined the art of acting and making eccentric music for… More »
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Sophia Nelson will dazzle music fans worldwide with 2nd album
Sophia Nelson was born in Accra, Ghana to a family of 7 children of which she is the youngest. Artist at heart, she appeared for the first time on stage at the age of 10… More »
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Ghana’s next Bob Marley to drop Ebo’ony
The Obuasi born Fante native, Andrew Kwabena Adisi popularly known in showbiz circles as Ebo’o is gearing up for his debut release titled Ebo’ony slated for the last quarter of 2008. Ebo’o is no stranger… More »
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Trigmatic fumes at Sway, lazy youth, crunk/hiplife artistes and will never be a crusader for hip-hop
This week’s feature on 1 on 1 is the young hip-hop artiste named Trigmatic. After reading his interview, he will clearly tell you he is all of the hip-hop artistes in Ghana (smart move by… More »
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Eli Boni leads the pack of young gospel musicians
Every now and then someone crosses the bridge between knowing their potential and the point of living their dreams. One of such many someone is Eli Boni who is a rare voice among the new… More »
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Christian Gyamfi aka Chris “Me Nyame Boa Me”
The journey began about 8 years ago when he was called into the ministry in Ghana at Living Bread International. Upon entering the U.S., he became a member of the Church of Pentecost Brooklyn Assembly… More »
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Pastors ‘killing’ gospel music - Ohemaa Mercy
It has been observed that unlike secular musicians, who get a lot of support and encouragement from sponsors and event organizers by way of remuneration whenever they perform, gospel musicians who put up shows in… More »
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Let’s all help Daniel Ayisi build “Oman Ghana”
In an era where any teenager with ProTools can compose a beat or song on his laptop, it is altogether rare to encounter a wholly live, sample-free, recorded album such as Daniel Ayisi’s album. The album is fully loaded with good instrumentation, men you should hear the trumpets blown in the beginning of a song on his album titled, “Oman Ghana”. More »
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Victory talk in a buoyant mood
Outwardly, Mantse So-le, F. Gee and Lyff Angels, project a tough and rugged image but the content of the 10 songs on their Nye He Ye Feo album point to a bunch of soft-hearted young… More »
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Hiplife is a genre in our current music “dispensation” that is forever springing surprises. When it started some 11 years also ago many were those Doubting Thomas’s who said it wasn’t going to succeed as a genre but today thanks to the stakeholders and steadfastness of aficionado who have vowed to make it succeed. So when today we continue to hear new “hit” songs from debutants we say the sky is the only limit to such talented stars. More »
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Not many people know diva Dela of TV3 Mentor fame is out with a precursor to her long awaited ‘girl talk’ album. Recorded on Okyeame Quophi’s Emklan Entertainment records label, Dela’s debut promises to be a groundbreaking one. The promo copy of the singles released contains six powerful songs. More »
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Hellooooo: 2 Ga is in the house
2 Ga continues to hover like a bird, cleverly moving through a series of sharp, boastful rhymes. But 2 Ga remains the man, weaving the album together with his distinctive deep voice and always giving out good music on pay days. More »
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SENA - Ghana, Hungary, and music that bridges
If you were asked the question, ‘what do you think Ghana and Hungary has in common?’, you probably wouldn’t think to answer ‘music’ immediately. Well, the truth is that there is a connection between the two countries, manifesting itself beautifully in the person of SENA, one of the most talented female MCs out there. More »
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Martin Hayford knew from the onset that he wanted to move hearts, souls and bodies with his maiden gospel album so apart from the uplifting vocals on the work, he also brought on board some very experienced instrumentalists to add more flavour to the songs. More »
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Nana Bee brings melodies from God
Nana Kweisi Bediako who prefers to be called Nana Bee has one of the latest inspirational gospel music album which is loaded with powerful sound and lyrics that touch the heart of the listeners. The worship songs are good to start a new day and very good when going to bed. More »
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4 Square urges everyone to come and dance
4 Square have been able to grab instant popularity thanks to their title song, “Bra Yen Sa”.
The members of 4 Square met as childhood friends. All the members were under the age of twenty when… More »
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There were rumours that I’d broken many hearts - Kwabena Kwabena
Kwabena Kwabena is one of the most popular high life artistes in the country today whose songs are enjoyed by many Ghanaians especially, women. Many people will attest to the fact that he has a… More »
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Chemphe set to release latest Single
For the first time in his music career, soulful R&B Henry Agyekum won the Best Lyrists of the Year Award at the just-ended Ghana Music Awards, just after releasing his second album this year.
Henry, who… More »
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Godson Flexy repping it big for Ghana in Canada
I was very impressed to see Flexy making headlines in Canada because as a childhood friend of mine, he always pursued that dream that he will always become a musician someday. Flexy is now major force in the Canada when it comes to Ghanaian music in Canada even though there are other soldiers like Big O. J., Odiefour, Shaolin and others, but he has shown he is a true general indeed. More »
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Esther Freeman joins gospel train
More and more artistes keep joining the gospel music band wagon and one of the latest to get on board is Esther Freeman who has released her debut Emmere Pa Mu.
Speaking to Showbiz about her… More »
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Rap Doctor now known as Attractive hits town soon
Since bursting onto the scene some years back, Rap Doctor who is now known as Attractive has continued to defy observers who monitored his good music on the airwaves late February that he can prove them all wrong. Wait and see the new rejuvenated Attractive when he steps into the game soon. More »
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NT 1 Multimedia - the best that is now and the best that will forever be
When Nana Nti decided to give up a secured job in the UK to enter the music field full-time, he knew it wouldn’t be easy. But it was a choice he had to make and contribute his quota to Ghana. More »
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Sarkodie devotes his whole time on rap music
Ask people in Ghana who their favorite rapper is now, and chances are you’ll be surprised to find their answer isn’t Okyeame Quame, Okra, Tinny or Captain Planet, but Sarkodie.
Automically he is lyrically good, he… More »
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Araz releases single dubbed “Hiplife (Oseyie)”
Araz’s most recent single, “Hiplife (Oseyie)” produced by Cyrus is a testament to Araz’s commitment to the preservation and transference of hiplife from one generation to another. More »
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In an era when the Ghanaian music scene has been crying out for a flamboyant artiste with the talent and personality to keep tongues wagging and scores of crowds entertained; enter A.S.E.M. Nana Wiafe Asante Mensah – otherwise known as A.S.E.M. – is a star in the making whose music is catching on fast in the urban section of the country. More »
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Jude: My work revolves around my children
Jude Lomotey is a gospel artiste, national treasurer for the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and a social worker who greatly enjoys doing something else: taking care of her three children- Rhoda Naa Adoley Lomotey, nine, Jethro Nii Addokwei Lomotey, six and six months old Lois Naa Shidaa Adorkor Lomotey. More »
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Ghanaian rapper Nasty Tay spent the first 13years of his life in Takoradi and has since lived in Sweden and England but it seems he has not been able to shake off the ‘hard and sleek guy’ image usually adopted by young men from the famous port city. More »
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E. & T. Productions - the youngest producers in the game
Terry (a.k.a. Hot Sauce) and Eric (a.k.a. Scrappy) have formed the youngest Ghanaian based record label in the United States of America. More »
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Peter Ley is a young Ghanaian rapper based in Kumasi who goes by the name Peter. He is a veteran of TV3‘s music reality show Mentor which boosted his image. More »
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Ahenfia Nkwadaa taking over soon
We all know hip-hop is a history of the American culture. Well, new kids on the block, I mean our own Ahenfia Nkwadaa has joined the hiphop game but has flipped their verses into Twi language but still maintain the hiphop flavor. More »
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Sophia Nelson was born in Ghana, where the local music — high-life — is directly related to Caribbean calypso and Cuban rhythms. This could explain Sophia’s preference for Cuban and Latin rhythms as a jazz singer. Woman in love (Harmonie Production) is her second album, a joyful and colorful celebration which produces an irresistible urge to dance. More »
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Hail Kwaw Kesse, King Of The Street
The ‘King of the Street’ turned King of the 9th MTN Ghana Music Awards 2008 last Friday night and said he was not surprised to have picked the highest number of awards at the event because he has worked very hard since the beginning of last year. More »
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Seth Frimpong, popularly known as the ‘Dancing Prophet’ is dancing his way to the top not only in Ghana, but across the world. More »
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Lord Wumpini to launch new album
Lord Wumpini, a Ghanaian hiplife artiste, will launch his second album on April 5 this year to further promote his campaign against social menace in Ghana and Africa.
The album, titled: “Second Chance”, aims at drumming… More »
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Stephen Owusu kicks it hard for christ
It’s often been said that music is the universal language. And, if that’s so, no one speaks it better than Stephen Owusu. More »
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I’m not that young — Showman Charles Amoah
Nobody believes Charles Amoah when he says that he is 50 plus. Indeed, there is nothing about the veteran musician that puts his age beyond 40. More »
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Kofi Okyere Darko is one of few radio presenters who are always spotted with a smile on their faces. He is always elegantly dressed and ever-ready to help a brother or sister move up the ladder. More »
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Zaqioo to stir up the Ghanaian music industry again
It’s been a while since we heard of Zaqioo years he release his second album which did not break through in the music industry. More »
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Fans worldwide have their eyes on Realyz after watching his music video – “Mama Africa” premiered on Ghana Music.com and are waiting to see the outcome of his own solo album (Turning Dreams Into Reality)… More »
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Sky Tee explains what real love is
His music journey began twelve years ago when he did his first demo in 2000 titled, “Suburo Emi”. He later joined forces with two boys which did not go far after the other boys decided to go their own way without him. More »
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He claims his album is well-written, well-sung and well-produced. “The Stick Up Kid” will separate itself from most modern Ghanaian R&B albums in that its songs have strong themes that appeal to all ages. More »
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Luck has not yet shown on Twens as they are yet to be swamped away by a production company. Twens consist of two good childhood friends who see themselves as brothers, Henry and Manual. They have been able to recruit Kwabena Kwabena on the album so far and hope to get VIP, Styl Plus and P Square on board to name a few. More »
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I first met Maame Beatrice (I prefer to call her Maame Beatrice instead of Beatrice because she said I could be her son during one of our t
