Pop Cultural Coast (Music): A brief reference to the contemporary cultural scene in Ghana

A Pop Cultural canvas with its painting brush, perhaps, held by some of the best contemporary tastemakers — such as animator Prince Ampofo Osei Bonsu (Feoisugly); Ghanaian-Béninoise photographer Daron Bandeira and photojournalist Ofoe Amegavie; couturiers like Atto Tetteh; curators like BZDRKO; sound engineers like Nxwrth; defiant artists like artsoulkojo and  filmmakers like Akosua Adoma Owusu and the eccentric Togbe Gavua […]

Music 2 min read

Lord Kenya And His Epistles About Money

‘’You got the money, you got the power’’. This refrain is a favourite of my granny. She says it with all the vigour an octogenarian could muster whenever you joked that she is rich. I couldn’t help laughing out loud the first time I heard her utter those words. The year was 1997. I was in my first year in […]

Music 6 min read

3 Expectations As A.I Readies The Release of “Headstrong” EP

Settling on “Headstrong” as a title for a debut EP sounds both bold, defiant and, to an extent, reflect a reality. The title also project the mindset of a guy who walks the fine lanes of perturbation and self-belief. He hears the chirps from fans who want more, listens to the critics who question his ‘pop up’ and vanish’. It […]

Music 3 min read

THE CUTS: EP 04 Vol. 2

THE CUTS reviews songs, videos or albums we think deserves your attention. The music covered are not genre and/or region specific. Once it is good, it would be reviewed here. THE CUTS is available every FRIDAY Reynolds TheGentleman feat O’Bkay – Skeeyaya I don’t know what “Skeeyaya” actually means. Whatever its meaning, the slang is fun to say. In the […]

Music 3 min read

Maayaa’s “Chapter Red” Shines With Honesty and Beauty.

Maayaa’s name might not resonate with many people who love music, including the ones who keep watch over happenings on the front. She isn’t a huge name for now, and the reasons are myriad: she hasn’t been aggressively pushing her music; and hasn’t been consistent with her releases. But, for her online (twitter) followers, her talent has never been questioned. […]

Music 4 min read

K.K Fosu Was The Poster Boy of Contemporary Highlife.

His voice holds more than melodies and musical notes. It serenaded and soothed people’s mood. Whether you were in love, heartbroken, happy or feeling the brunt of disappointment, he had songs to keep you company. The voice which conveyed the thoughts in his mind was always soulful, tender and great to hear whenever it boomed through the speakers. Kaakyire Kwame […]

Music 4 min read

On ‘WILDLIFE’, Bryan The Mensah Offers Sage Wisdom About Life and Love.

The fissures of love, when it ends could be all consuming, especially when the affair ends without a watertight resolution. Whereas one party would take a walk into the blazing sun, the jilted partner may end up nursing their loss. The relationship after the breakup might never be friendly, again. The bile that it may birth ends up poisoning everything, […]

Music 4 min read

Book Reading: Writers Project of Ghana Host Prof. John Collins At Monthly Book Reading For August

  For the month of August 2018, Writers Project of Ghana and Goethe-Institut Ghana in collaboration with publishers Dakpabli & Associates proudly present a public reading with ethnomusicologist Professor John Collins. John Collins is the author of Highlife Time 3, which was recently published by Dakpabli Publishers. John Collins will be reading from his latest book Highlife Time 3. Published by Dakpabli […]

Events 1 min read

THE CUTS: EP 04 Vol. 1

THE CUTS reviews songs, videos or album we think you need to hear or watch. The music covered are not genre and/or region specific. Once it is good, it would be reviewed here. THE CUTS is available each FRIDAY Mensa – God Is Good After a video surfaced of prominent pastor Mensa Otabil tasking his church members to ward off […]

Music 3 min read

Trigmatic Is The Apostle Who Deserves Our Attention

The music industry has never been fair. Often, those who are expected to have a seat at the royal table for some reason end up few rows behind it. Some may even get placed in a very obscure corner of the dinning chamber. But, that’s what happens when humans are left to dictate and validate what is ‘best’. Many talents […]

Music 6 min read
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