10 QUESTIONS FOR A POET

Kwame Aidoo (Kwame Write) shares opinion on why poets must challenge themselves, asks what is society doing for the current crop of poets and why he wants Prez. Mahama kicked out of office. 2014 was a busy year for you. 2015 has started well. What drives you? Passion first, do more than talk! I’m thankful for the support across board. […]

ALBUM REVIEW: TH’FRVNCHMVN (The Frenchmen) 2.0 ALBUM

TH’FRVNCHMVN (The Frenchmen) has done enough to make themselves noted on the GH hip hop front courtesy their debut album 2.0. Though not a spectacular album, 2.0 can best be described as ‘decent’. This notwithstanding, there’s something glossy about the album. TH’FRVNCHMVN- a quartet made up of three rappers and a poet-succeeded in blending rap with spoken word poetry in […]

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE ACCRA PRESENTS: MATIERES GRISES EXHIBITION– RECYCLING MATERIALS FOR ARCHITECTURE

An architectural exhibition titled “Matière Grise: Material, Recycling, Architecture”, which aims at transforming main cities into “Zero Waste Metropolis” with the use of recycled materials in building will be held at the exhibition hall of Alliance Francaise Accra from Thursday 25th June 2015 to 26th July from 9am to 9pm. There will be a Panel discussion facilitated by Nat Amarteifio, […]

PRESS RELEASE: ALLIANCE FRANCAISE ACCRA PRESENTS LAIMOMO

“LAIMOMO”, A UNIQUE CREATIVE ARTS SHOW Wednesday 24th June, 7:30pm, Alliance Française Accra. Creative artist, Akweley Bernice Animle presents “Laimomo”, a special performance featuring many aspects of the creative arts: drama, dance, music, poetry, painting and photography. This show will take place on Wednesday 24th June 2015 as part of La Paillote Takpekpe events organized by Alliance Francaise Accra to […]

OPEN LETTER TO SARKODIE

Dear Sarkodie, I hope this letter finds you in good shape considering how the past week had been a busy one for you. You returned from the States and thrilled fans with a set of spectacular performances at the Ghana Meets Naija event. From the statements of fans who attended, you ‘killed’ it. You again proved to the hundreds at […]

THE CUTS

The Cut bring to readers each week music or albums that the writer deem worth listening or having in your playlist. The music is not genre and/or regionally specific. Once it is good, it will be covered here. DAVIDO feat MEEK MILL – FANS MI A crisp, eye-catching and rich video by Nigerian afro pop artiste Davido for his song […]

THROW BACK THURSDAY: FRANK DELLE – POUND POWER

FRANK DELLE is not a familiar name is Ghanaian music circles despite his fame in Germany and parts of Europe (he was the lead singer of Reggae band Seeed). Frank Delle, is of a mixed parentage-a German mother and a Ghanaian father. He is the nephew of former PNC Presidential Aspirant and foremost dermatologist, Prof. Edmund Delle. In 2009, he […]

SARKODIE IS THE NEW GUY

There has never been a time in the history of hip life where fans waited eagerly to hear a song from their beloved artiste. Since news broke that Ghana’s finest rapper, Sarkodie had collaborated with We Are The Best prince, Ace Hood, music enthusiasts have been in anticipation mood, ready to hear “New Guy’ and how Sarkodie would fare with […]

THE B.A.R MIXTAPE – A REVIEW

As we await the release of rapper EL’s B.A.R 2 mixtape (three singles are out already), music head Selasie of hype360gh blog reminds us of how the B.A.R I  became a toast among hip hop fans and showcased EL as a versatile musician.    Referring to one’s self as the Best African Rapper is a contentious claim to make after […]

Akosua @ 25 Concert Review

Thought I was late when I turned up around 9pm for a 7pm programme. I guess I was one of the punctual people at the Akosua @ 25 Concert –a celebration of Akosua Agyapong’s 25 years in showbiz- held on Saturday, 31st May, 2015 at the Accra International Conference Center. It was not till 15 minutes after sitting that the […]