Music Review: Serwa Akoto by YOM (Writer Poet)

Yom tackles the issue of skin bleaching on his latest poem Serwa Akoto The name Serwa Akoto has somehow become synonymous to beauty thanks to the classic hit song Serwaa Akoto by the Yamoah International Band released in the 1970s. The name, based off the song title and lyrics, celebrated the beauty of Serwa Akoto. (Note: Serwa Akoto was a […]

Music 2 min read

‘Flame On’ by Ria Boss is a relevant song for this time

On her recently released EP, singer Ria Boss was quick to remind us of the need and importance of being free. The advantages of finding ourselves and traversing this catastrophic thing called life to a place of bliss where happiness and freedom shake hands frequently and not intermittently. Every song on the Six (6) track EP- beginning with ‘Golden’ to […]

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Album REVIEW: JULS – Leap of Faith

On his love soaked EP, Juls takes a leap that has definitely paid off Love is at the centre of Leap of Faith, the debut EP released by UK based Ghanaian producer, DJ Juls on 8th May. The meaning behind the EP title comes as a double entendre. First, it’s reflect a certain doubt in his crossing from a credible […]

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THE CUTS: EP 01 Vol. 9

THE CUTS is your weekly round-up of songs and videos-and anything that has caught our attention and think you must hear or see. The music featured here aren’t genre specific. THE CUTS is delivered every FRIDAY ___________________________ DJ JULS – MY WAVE ‘If your first opening lines don’t grab the listener, it ain’t shit’. This was the advice Kendrick Lamar received from legendary […]

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Throwback Thursday: MAUDY M feat Deeba – Aware Pa

Raunchy lyrics are not the preserve of only male musicians. The ladies could be as ‘bad’ as their male counterparts. I know a few names would roll off the tongues of people if they were asked to name a few female musicians with a ‘bad’ persona. I’m not here to bore you with a list. Within the Ghanaian context, women […]

Music 2 min read

The Ghanaian producer behind Nigeria’s favorite hits

The year 2013 was a revelation for afropop. At the time, Nigerian artists such as Davido and P-Square were releasing infectious club tracks that emanated directly from the high energy of life in Lagos; songs like “Skelewu” and “Personally” dominated local airwaves and then spread globally, waving the flag for Nigerian pop. But 2013 was also the year that a […]

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Black Star International Film Festival slated for August, 2017

BLACK STAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (BSIFF) is an International Film Festival which is focused on the Business of film. This festival is held in Ghana every year with its Maiden edition coming off in 2016. The maiden edition which was held in 2016 saw a screening of 40 films, shortlisted from 3400 submissions. 70 countries participated and the movies were […]

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Beat Bang: NeL Magnum (NLMGNM) Talks his Top 5 Produced beats

‘Roger That!’ Henceforth, whenever you hear this signature tag on a song, be informed the song is produced by Nel Magnum (NLMGNM). A brilliant young producers whose productions are as soulful and lush as you’d hear, Nel has earned himself respect among some artistes.  As production credits goes, NLMGNM has worked with artistes like EL, C-Real, Gemini, Feli Nuna, Quayba […]

Beat Bang 4 min read

THROW BACK: EFYA feat Sarkodie – Jorley

This song doesn’t qualify as a proper ‘throwback’ (according to the working definition of this blog. Throwbacks should be 5 years old and above). But, as with every human curated activity, the use of discretion is very allowed, sometimes. This is why ‘Jorley’ by EFYA has been considered as a throwback. Released on August 5, 2015 under the One Nation […]

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DRILIX bids farewell to fans

  The life of Drilix was not just a journey but an experience. From His early days in school through to university, To a few Drilix has been an advocate and a rising pillar in the Hip-Hop community in Ghana even though the credit is not openly given, From “The Solution Mixtape (2010), “Urban Mixtape (2012) to “HipHopLives (2015), his […]

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