People of 2016: Part 2

This is the Part 2 of our ‘People of 2016’ List. Our aim was to identify and celebrate people who, in our estimation, made great strides in their respective fields and in the process created something important for themselves and society in 2016.     DJ JULS For many, the name DJ Juls began ringing a bell this year, following […]

Opinions 4 min read

People of 2016: Part 1

Each day, individuals and groups pursue dreams and interests that impact their own lives, those of others around them. Their actions, directly or indirectly help further society one step towards perfection. In this 4-part article, we are highlighting individuals and organizations whose initiatives, we feel deserve to be celebrated for what they achieved in 2016. This is our ‘People of […]

Music 7 min read

Respect Artists and Their Political Opinions.

The elections are over. A new president was sworn into office on January 7th, 2017. The ‘dark cloud’ that hovered over the political climate, slid calmly into oblivion. For the next four years, the new government would be engaged in fulfilling the promises it made to Ghanaians. The opposition, on the other hand, will indulge themselves mostly in trolling the […]

Opinions 5 min read

THROW BACK : REGGIE ROCKSTONE feat M3NSA & LORD LUST – MAPOUKA

    One interesting feeling music provokes is the stirring up of memories. These memories could be good or otherwise. However, the scale of these nostalgic feelings remain priceless. Music has the magic to transport you to a time and place with ease. That was exactly my experience hearing ‘Mapouka’, one of the many memorable tunes from Reggie Rockstone, when […]

Music 3 min read

THROW BACK : AKATAKYIE – ODO ESISI ME

Ask any watcher of the hiplife scene to mention some of the hit songs from the early 2000s, and Odo Esisi Me by Akatakyie would make the list. Odo Esisi Me, the debut single of the music duo, remains one of those songs that, for some inexplicable reason, registered on your memory after hearing it. And continues to years after […]

Music 2 min read

RAPPER ENO REMINDS US ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF MAKING MUSIC ON ‘KING OF QUEENS’

    If you thought the art of making music, as it is today was easy and cheap a decade ago, Eno has something to tell you. When it comes to conversations about music in Ghana, the paucity of female rappers/singers is a prominent feature. The number of female artists seriously pale in comparison to their male counterparts. This situation […]

Music 4 min read

RUMOR SHARED SOME ‘POLITICAL’ TRUTH

The schemes of politicians are well documented, especially African bred politicians. The promise to serve the country and better the life of their people has, forever, remained a big hoax. Where such promises had been fulfilled, it had been a pale of what was promised. The interest of the politician, under this political dispensation called democracy, is not one to […]

Music 3 min read

THROW BACK THURSDAY: VIP MUYI WASA

The tales of the music group VIP (now VVIP) would be written in golden ink by music journos and historians in the future. Since bursting onto the music scene almost two decades ago, they have evolved into a force, surviving turbulent times in the process. They can be compared to the proverbial phoenix which rises out of its ashes, soaring […]

Music 2 min read

THROW BACK: DADDY LUMBA – AHENFO KYINYE ft. PAT THOMAS

Before I proceed, let me define the words in the song title. Ahenfo means Kings or Chiefs. Kyinye means Umbrella. The combined definition of these two words is Kings’ Umbrella. Daddy Lumba’s stature within the Ghanaian highlife music scene is enviable. He is one of the few musicians who have withered the storm and survived the many phases of the […]

Music 2 min read
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