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Album Review: Stevo Atambire sustains the energy behind Kologo music on ‘Teach Me’

The rhythmic vibrations that pervade this album is expected, likewise the subjects it covers. However, the album is nothing like the many songs that fall within the genre of traditional northern music. The music heard on the album is not driven solely by the kologo, a prominent musical instrument popular among musicians from Bolgatanga, it incorporates afrobeat trappings into its make. The […]

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Casting Call for a Video Shoot

Are you a young female interested in featuring in an all Melanin video? Do you have that Melanin that glows in the dark? You know, that kind that looks and tastes good with caramel. If you do, then you SHOULD join a team of female creatives who plan on delivering MELANIN in a video by women and for women! Let’s show […]

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Interview: Music producer Likwid Ice talks about his craft

‘A fan of music period!! Beat maker, Patriot. Entertainment’. This is how Likwid Ice (Kobina Amoah) describes himself. A couple of months ago, I was sent a link to an EP and upon listening, it was the production that got me screaming. That EP was Kwadjo SPiRi’s ‘’FLY EP’. An IT guy by day and producer by night, Likwid Ice’s production blends sampled […]

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Concert Review: The Glow never faded at the ‘Mother of Heirs’ Concert.

Concerts. They conjure an image of wide stages, glitzy setup, eye piercing lazer lights and thousands of people ready to cheer and dance along with the artiste(s) headlining the event. In Ghana, provision of chairs is ever present. But, that wasn’t the case last Sunday, at Lokko Warehouse, where the ‘Mother of Heirs’ concert, an initiative by Black Girls Glow […]

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THE CUTS: EP 02 Vol. 7

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 LXXXVII (Ghost Made) It feat Ansah Live – Entirely Sho’ The internet keeps handing us talents which we’d otherwise not even get to know. One of them is producer LXXXVII. […]

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Throwback: Paapa Yankson – Ebei

The melody from the saxophone glides over the soft and mellow percussion drums exquisitely. And for 35 seconds, the only thing one hears is beautiful music: horn sections colliding with riffs from the bass guitar, voices rising in unison on the opening hook. These are some of the enchantments of “Ebei”, a song by highlife legend, Paapa Yankson. An incredible musician […]

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The Interview: Kwadjo SPiRi reveals

‘I dey fly high above the clouds/ You can always keep talking/ A brother gonna keep dropping hits after hits’ The above lyric is a declaration of intent. It’s a peek into the ambitions of Kwadjo SPiRi: a young rapper with a dream to become influential; to use his position and music to influence thoughts and inspire his fans-both old […]

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Fancy Gadam played himself on ‘Total Cheat’: A funny look at this summer hit song.

If the use of ‘summer’ got you raising your eyebrows, then, you don’t know what time it is (no apologies to Sarkodie). Summer has entered our weather season lexicon courtesy the abrokyire people (the diasporans, returnees mostly). And even though it’s mostly hot in this part of our world, we can’t ignore the use of the term- summer too! Now […]

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Album Review: Mother of Heirs

The 21st Century woman isn’t one to be dictated to. Or led, like a lamb to a destination the shepherd thinks is good. The 21st century woman is staging a revolution in which self-determination, self-love and assertiveness is of prime importance. The revolution wouldn’t only be televised but documented across various media outlets- with social media as the prime avenue- […]

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Throwback: MzBel feat Castro – Yoopoo

Today marks the third year since Castro disappeared. Till date, no concrete news has been adduced for his disappearance. Whatever has been in the news reel is based on plausible speculations. Today’s throwback isn’t deliberately to celebrate Castro, even though it would not been out of place. It’s just a coincidence that the throwback song for this week features […]

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