FAVOURITE POETRY EVENTS IN 2015

The poetry scene was a busy one in 2015 with a lot shows with new talents emerging on the scene. Though, not a huge genre in Ghana, it is gradually garnering attention among a section of the populace. In this post, I asked some friends to share their best moments in respect of poetry events in 2015. EP LAUNCH OF […]

AN INTERPRETATION OF BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR’S DIASPORADICAL TRILOGIA

  If you are reading this and asking who Blitz The Ambassador is, well the only thing I can suggest you do is hit the Google button. If you live in Ghana (born and bred) and was of age in the late 90s and early 2000s, you might have heard the name Baza. If you are didn’t please take a […]

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 […]

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 […]

LA PAILLOTE TAKPEPE PRESENT THE WRITE EXPERIENCE II

Kwame Write presents the second edition of ‘The Write Experience’, a project which aims at bringing together artists from different parts of Africa for cultural exchange and social activism on Wednesday 27th January, 2016 at Alliance Française Accra, at 7:30pm. Last year, The Write Experience had a strong message about the essence of appreciating our environment through a fusion of […]

ALBUM REVIEW: ELOM BY EL

  The sophomore album of EL is one fans had been waiting for since his debut landed in 2012. Something Else, the 20 track double CD officially saw EL emerge out of the cave of semi-anonymity to the throes of stardom. Elorm Adablah winning the Best Hip-hop Artiste at the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards was not by default. His […]

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 […]

DEAR VALENTINE: A Short Film with Relevance

Fiona Worlanyo Aku Ansah (@Aku_Purpleheart) is an upcoming filmmaker whose short films focus on and challenges social issues within the Ghanaian society. Her award winning short film, Dear Valentine, Aku brings to the fore the issue of lack of toilet facilities in most homes and how impact negatively on the society and relationships. Read about how young filmmakers changing the […]

VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE

Last week, whiles scrolling through my twitter feed, I chanced on this video sponsored by UNICEF as part of their education campaign against Ebola and Cholera. The video assembles some of the top artistes in Ghana to drum home the message of frequent hand washing as a means to avoid either the Ebola or Cholera menace. Artistes featured in the […]

TOP 10 OKYEAME KWAME VERSES

Okyeame Kwame is a legend when it comes to the hiplife terrain. Since emerging on the music stage at the turn of the new millennium, as part of the rap duo Akyeame, he has and continues to thrill and amaze listeners with his music, rap skills, poetry and versatility. He doesn’t just rap or make music; he does it with […]