THE CUTS: EP 02 Vol. 5

THE CUTS is your weekly round-up of songs and videos that has caught our attention and think you must hear or see. The music featured aren’t genre specific. THE CUTS is delivered every FRIDAY ———————————————————————– Kwame Write – Homeless Minds  [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7sr7GogupA&w=560&h=315] One of the saddening sights in most cities, no matter the level of development, are the homeless folks. Unfortunately, no one seems […]

Music 4 min read

EP Review: Holes In A Pair by Slimo

Any avid watcher of the poetry scene in Ghana today would have noticed the vibrancy and energetic efforts at pushing the artform towards the centre of entertainment.  Poets are leading this effort through the release of various projects-mostly EPs. This year has seen the release of some compelling body of work by some leading voices within the poetry scene; picking […]

poetry 3 min read

Beat Bang: Skillions boss Jayso shares his Top 5 Productions

“I only got interested in production because I couldn’t find a producer who made the kind of beats I wanted” – Jayso told BeatPhreak JAYSO needs no introduction as far as the music scene in Ghana is concerned. His imprints on the scene is as huge as those of a bear on a muddy land. His profile and influence strides across […]

Beat Bang 5 min read

Throwback: Dasebre Dwamena feat. Lord Kenya – Kokooko

The ripples that Dasebre Dwamena’s breakthrough debut caused was to be expected. It shot him into the limelight, resulting in him becoming one of the finest highlife artistes of all time. It also injected a renewed verve into highlife music, which at that point, was waning in popularity- hiplife was entering into a golden era. “Kokooko”, released in 1999 as […]

Music 2 min read

Bridging the Gap between Art and Politics: How Tuface Idibia and Tekno are leading the way

(all photos courtesy Royal TV) Art and Politics.  The arguments have raged on whether the two are distinct​ or are mutually inexclusive. The arguments of those who advocate  the separation rest in the fact that, artists don’t understand the nuances of politics and are therefore liable to misinform, misjudge and miseducate the masses who believe in their words. This ‘flaw’ […]

Music 7 min read

Rapper Ntelabi shares artwork for single ‘Glory’

Ntelabi announced the release of a new single, Glory, with a release artwork via his twitter page. This indication is good news for his fans since it will be the first release after his name change from Drilix. The album cover has Ntelabi drapped in a white robe floating over clouds with trumpets heralding his coming. The artwork seems to […]

Music 44 sec read

Watch Fre-D freestyle over  ‘Don’t Forget To Pray’ beat.

Fred Chijindu Inaks Onianwa known by his stage name Fre-D or Fre-D GoldRush, is a 25 year-old rapper/singer from Lagos, Nigeria. In 2010, he co-founded and signed to the record label Gold Rush Records. Fre-D first broke into the consciousness of Nigerian music enthusiasts after making a submission for Don Jazzy’s ‘Enigma Freestyle’ Competition in 2011. Later that year, he […]

Music 1 min read

New Tune: Mark Ansari’s ‘Baby Yo’ is a crowd puller.

Mark Ansari’s ‘Baby Yo’ is an afro-dancehall tune with synths reverbing across the mid-tempo rhythms. The song has him reminiscing or daydreaming about a lost love: ‘I’m losing my mind since you let me go’. A five beat drop opens the song before Mark Ansari’s falsetto vocals weave through the infectious beat. The beat and melody reminds you of Kranium’s […]

Music 44 sec read

Throwback: Reggie Rockstone feat K.K.Fosu – AH

First of all, RIP to Suzzi Williams.  Pain is sometimes good. It serves as the fireball that ultimately light up our creativity. The inspiration born out of pain inspire creativity, some of them epic. Some of these creations outlive us and become prized works or masterpieces. From the depth of pain, genuises are sometimes birthed. Reggie Rockstone may pass as […]

Music 2 min read

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is Writers Project of Ghana author for June. 

Writers Project of Ghana and the Goethe Institute Accra present Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah as our writer of the month of June. Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is a Feminist Activist, Communications Professional, Entrepreneur and Writer. She writes across genres including creative non-fiction, short stories and essays. She is the editor of Women Leading Africa: Conversations with Inspirational African Women, the author of Communications Handbook for […]

Events 1 min read
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