MUSIC REVIEW: ANSAH LIVES ULTRAMARINE DREAM EP

Wake up man, wake. It’s past 5 in the morning. Matter of fact, where’s that Jazz? You know you gotta play me that Jazz?’ the voice of Kwame Jackson opens 6AM BLUES INTERLUDE, one of the 7 songs on Ansah Live’s debut EP, ULTRAMARINE DREAM EP. When @Flynimaboy tweeted the link to Ansah Live’s EP- a name I was seeing […]

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ACCRA CULTURE CAPSULE: ARTS AND CULTURE POINTER IN ACCRA

There is a visible resurgence on the artscape in the city mirroring those of the early 60s through the late 70s. But this time, the resurgence is not permeating only a spectrum of the art scene-music and films-as the case was in the 60s and 70s. What the city is currently witnessing is a wave across myriad of turfs-music, art, […]

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THE CUTS

The Cut bring to its readers a weekly music or albums list by mostly Ghanaian artistes that this writer deem worth listening or having in your playlist. The music is not genre and/or regionally specific. Once it is good, it will be covered here. We are just three months in the year and already music fans are getting inundated with […]

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MUSIC REVIEW: THE DROP OFF BY LVIN RED

  For those who have their ears and eyes on what is often described as the ‘underground’ hip hop scene in Ghana, the name Lvin Red might not be new. For the others, the artiste, formerly known as Red Mic’ is introducing himself to them through his new mixtape, The Drop Off, released a few days ago. The Drop Off is […]

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X.O SENAVOE SPOKE FOR COLLEAGUE RAPPERS ON GHOST

  Hearing a highly respected artist mention on a song, his respect for a colleague artiste is endearing. It is even remarkable when the artiste who is getting the props is not hugely popular. It’s like hearing Kendrick Lamar mention Killer Mike’s name as doing authentic hip hop yet his albums aren’t hitting platinum standards although hip hop fans say […]

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THE CUTS

The Cut bring to readers each week music or albums that the writer deem worth listening or having in your playlist. The music is not genre and/or regionally specific. Once it is good, it will be covered here. DEX KWASI feat. Kojo- Cue – EYEZ You cannot mention Dex Kwasi and Afro-Trap in different sentences. He has found a way […]

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ADOMAA- AFRABA EP REVIEW

Her entry onto the music scene was unexpected. Like a thief in the night, she broke on the scene and managed to become part of the musical conversation. The accolades she won following her ‘breaking the internet’ per the Ghanaian music scene with her avant-garde, nostalgia pumping and beautiful visually captured collage-esque renditions ‘Evolution of Music’ tune was deserving. It […]

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PART 2: ARTISTES WHO RULED GHANA MUSIC IN 2015

This is the second list of artistes who ruled the music scene in Ghana in 2015. The first part was published on the 20th of January 2016. You can check the list here. EL: If there is anything that makes me a big EL fan it is not his talent (that is not in doubt). It is his work ethic […]

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PART 1: ARTISTES WHO RULED GH MUSIC IN 2015

2015 was not short of music. Wherever one turned, you heard new music from both established and up-coming artistes. Whiles some of the songs that ultimately became the soundtrack to our lives were made hits via mainstream radio (which usually is the case with A-rated artistes), some broke through courtesy the underground channel, forcing mainstream to give them their deserved […]

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THE CUTS

The Cut bring to its readers a weekly music or albums list by mostly Ghanaian artistes that this writer deem worth listening or having in your playlist. The music is not genre and/or regionally specific. Once it is good, it will be covered here. XTACY- BELUBIE: It’s a rarity in these times to find young artistes performing highlife music so […]

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