THE CUTS

JAYSO – 0106 A couple of months back during the premiering of ‘Little Monsters’ video and the official launch of his album Making Tasha Proud, I posed a question to JaySo: whether it was deliberate on his part to produce almost entirely his debut album. His answer was short and simple: the producers he asked beats from did not send […]

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DID KO-JO-CUE REVEAL A SECRET ABOUT SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE RAPPERS?

  Hip hop or rap music and boastful talk sit side by side. Whiles some actually live the boastful talk in real life, some just live the life they speak of in their lyrics. For these crop of rappers, their dreams and fantasies can only be captured in their words, after all there’s nothing wrong with fantasizing.   The subject […]

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Samini And The Art of Sharing Success

Samini’s influence on dancehall music in Ghana is remarkable, spearheading it to becoming an alternative music to hiplife. But, in using his influence and status to make others become stars is where my admiration for him lies. There is a popular Akan proverb that translate as: a rope gets to top thanks to a tree. The import of this widely […]

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PRESS RELEASE: SISTER DEBORAH RELEASES ‘GHANA JOLLOF’

The debate between Ghana and Nigeria, over who cooks the best jollof is about to be settled by Afro-pop artiste, Sister Deborah with her new single ‘Ghana Jollof’. Produced by Kuvie (KuvieMadeTheBeat), Ghana Jollof, co-written by Wanlov (her brother and musician) carries an infectious mellow afro-trap bounce and appealing melody as well as humour ridden lyrics; a trademark of the […]

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7 THINGS WE LEARNT FROM THE 2016 VGMAS

      Following weeks of  promotions, discussions and waiting, the 2016 Edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs2016) was held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). The big winners on the night were highlife revivalist, Bisa K’Dei, who scooped Four (4) awards on the night including the Song of the Year with his hit song ‘Mansa’. The […]

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ELIMUZIK TEASES WITH GOLDCOAST VISUALS

Gold Coast, Eli Muzik’s first ever music video is a visual representation of Ghana’s beaches, it’s environment and its people. Eli wrote the song in 2015 whilst living in Labadi, inspired by what he saw everyday from his window. He partnered with Ghana’s enfant terrible, Wanlov the Kubolor, to produce this thought provoking piece shot along the beaches of Accra’s […]

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7 THINGS WE LEARNT FROM WANLOV AND DEPARTMENT OF SOUND INTERVIEW

Wanlov the Kubolor needs no introduction, unless you are a foreigner. He is a man of many parts-musician, video director, songwriter, actor and a social commentator. Earlier this month, the Department of Sound, a podcast show hosted by Mutombo DaPoet caught up with Wanlov and had an extensive conversation on a variety of issues; from politics, music, colonialism, economic development […]

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THE CUTS

The Cut bring to readers a weekly music or albums list by mostly but not limited to Ghanaian artistes which this writer deem worth listening to or having on your playlist. The music are not genre and/or region specific. One it is good, it will be featured here. WORLASI – ONE LIFE feat Sena Dagadu, Six Strings For a young […]

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NOT EASY FOR EAZZY: EAZZY’S ATTEMPTS TO STAYING RELEVANT

She was once the biggest female pop star in the country. Her singles were on everybody’s lips. She was changing the music scene and making a case for female musician in the country. Her music, her looks and her record label, like a cosmic design, all came together to put her at the forefront of the musical space. From 2010 […]

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