Video: Watch Juls Video ‘Saa Ara’ featuring Kwesi Arthur & Akan

The long shot towards the end of video looks like a scene from one of those medieval Hollywood movies or better still, from the hit-TV series ”Game of Thrones’‘. The dark clouds, the beautiful yet haunting coastline; the isolated white castle with stained walls and the sea whose waves slap continuously against its bedrocks hold a lot of history and […]

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THE CUTS EXTRA: Songs You Must Hear

For two weeks, your favourite segment, THE CUTS has not been up due to some important reasons for which we apologize. With a backlog of songs from the past two weeks, we decided to sift through them, picking those we think you must hear, Kwesi Arthur feat KiDi – Don’t Keep Me Waiting One can criticize the generic afropop template […]

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Maayaa’s “Chapter Red” Shines With Honesty and Beauty.

Maayaa’s name might not resonate with many people who love music, including the ones who keep watch over happenings on the front. She isn’t a huge name for now, and the reasons are myriad: she hasn’t been aggressively pushing her music; and hasn’t been consistent with her releases. But, for her online (twitter) followers, her talent has never been questioned. […]

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THE CUTS: EP 03 Vol. 25

THE CUTS review songs, videos or albums we think you need to hear or see. The music covered are not genre and/or region specific. Once it is good, it would be reviewed here. THE CUTS is available each FRIDAY Narah -Lost The heavy piano melody on the opening seconds of ‘Lost’ prepares you for what is to unfold. ‘Lost’ is […]

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THE CUTS: EP 03 VOL. 23

THE CUTS review songs, videos or albums we think you need to hear or see. The music covered are not genre and/or region specific. Once it is good, it would be reviewed here. THE CUTS is available each FRIDAY Nana Benyin – Happy Place Finally, Nana Benyin aka Rumor, has stepped out of his long hiatus following the release of […]

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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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Akan’s ME SIKA ADURO Video – A Short Analysis

Akan released a music video to Me Sika Aduro, and it’s phenomenal. If there was any video that needed to be created post-release of Akan’s classic album – Onipa Akoma – it was most definitely Me Sika Aduro. And yes, it comes with a number of good reasons. Some you may have missed. Me Sika Aduro is the ‘pop’ tune […]

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AKAN Speaks: Shares Insight on His Music, Growth and Grandfather’s Influence on Him

“Everything I said on the album is something I’ve gone through or seen somebody go through these experiences. So it was about me expressing how I feel when I get’’- AKAN When rapper AKAN released his debut album, “Onipa Akoma”, the consensus was unanimous: he’s the future of rap. The 14 track album is fantastic in conception, brilliant in execution, […]

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Dissecting the story told by Akan on Onipa Akoma – Part 3

This is the concluding part of the story told by rapper Akan on his album ‘Onipa Akoma’.  We published the Part 1 and 2 of the story last week. You can read here PART 3: The Clarity The voice, as haunting and distressed as it sounded on ‘Anadwo Y3 D3’ pricked something in Akan. He found some level of clarity, […]

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