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Throwback: GHANA ALL STARS – Stop AIDS, Love Life

I was in my first year at Junior Secondary School when my dad called my siblings and I to talk about the deadly disease AIDS. That was around 1996. It was the first time he ever talked to us about sex, its consequences on life and our future-something many parents did. At that time, the statistics was frightening-about 200 people […]

Music 2 min read

Boomplay Reaches 10 Million Installations on Google Play Store & 29 Million Total User Base

As a further testament to its leadership and popular acceptance as the foremost music content distribution platform, Boomplay Music, Africa’s fastest growing music streaming and download platform has recorded a milestone 10 million installations off Google Play store. Boomplay Music’s unique and user-friendly application has made it a top choice for consumers of music and entertainment content. The platform has […]

Events 2 min read

On ”Nkuro”, Quayba Serves A Trip About Life and its Experiences

The beam of attention does shine on some quiet early in life and follows them throughout their careers. Others have to wait for a longer period to get their shine even when the scale of their talents maintain same equilibrium. When opportunity and timing combine at the right time, success is bound to happen. The wait for these two important […]

Music 4 min read

THE CUTS: EP 03 Vol. 19

THE CUTS is a short review of songs, videos or albums that we think you need to hear or watch. The music is not genre and/or region specific. Once it is good, it will be covered. Poetra Asantewa – Hungry ‘Hungry’ examines the relationship between country/society (Ghana) and its citizens through the prism of Poetra. The poem highlights the raw […]

Music 3 min read

Throwback: Nana King- ‘Champion’

There’s a lot that Nana King did for hip life in its nascent stage: he founded Ashanti International Records which housed top acts such as Sonni Bali and Ex-Doe. This was in 1999 when the whole hip life movement was beginning to take shape. Embodying a flashy and sometimes gangster-like sense of American hip hop culture, Nana King, who, prior […]

Music 2 min read

Concert Review: “JulyFest” Lived Up To Expectation

There are increasing avenues for artists to connect with their fans in recent times. One new addition to the growing list is ”JulyFest”; an assemblage of some notable and alternative music acts making waves within the music scene in Ghana at present. After weeks of promoting the event, which was staged to commemorate Ghana’s Republic Day, “JulyFest” lived to the […]

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Throwback: 2Face Idibia’s ‘4 Instance’ Was An Introduction To His Political Consciousness

Sophomore albums are very tricky to make especially when you have garnered a massive following and critical reviews after you first album. The artist is caught up in proving his/her first project wasn’t a fluke and the talents is worth banking on. There’s also pressure to make a record that would be at same par with their first or surpass […]

Music 3 min read

How Sarkodie Is Staying Relevant In This Changing Music Scene Using His Bag of ‘Tricks’

Having success for a year or two; that’s being hot. We call it hot: that’s being in demand for a short period of tme. Excellence is being able to perform at high level for a long period of time. In a genre of music where it’s almost microwaved and where your career is almost like in dock years right; you […]

Music 4 min read

Kojey Radical Reflect On Being Black on “Water” (If Only They Knew) Video.

Kojey Radical celebrates his blackness and black excellence despite the odds stacked against black folks on ”WATER” Water is a powerful and important resource. It quenches thirst. It causes havoc in the same way it brings refreshment. It could bring about peace or provoke war. As the UN estimates, the world would face a striking water crisis by 2030 if […]

Music 5 min read

Writers Project of Ghana Host Author Dannabang Kuwabong At June Book Reading

Writers Project of Ghana and Goethe-Institute Ghana present writer, poet and professor of Carribean Literature and Culture, Dannabang Kuwabong as the author for the month of June, 2018. Dannabang Kuwabong is a Ghanaian-Canadian writer and professor at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan. He is the author of several collections of poetry. Dannabang is author of the collections of […]

Events 1 min read

2025 EDITION OF PA GYA! A LITERARY FESTIVAL IN ACCRA (OPEN CALL)

Review: Ko-Jo Cue ft. Fameye – ”Abebrese”

Review: Ko-Jo Cue ft. Fameye – ”Abebrese”

Kweku Smoke is Solidifying His Stake in Hip Hop with ”Kweku Jesus”

REVIEW: ZED AY KAY FT. M3NSA – MITSI

The CUTS: S01 EP 2

Review of Nenebi Tony’s Book ‘’Everything That Happened And The People Who Made It”.

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