Talking Verses: Copta Is A Problem

Reconciling the man I met and once interviewed last year, courtesy the “Accra Mayor” Joey Chase for the acclaimed Accra We Dey Podcast, and the voice I hear on records appear and sound different. The rapper is fiery, competitive, confident when delivering verses over beats. The guy I saw relaxing in a couch at the RRG studios, along with Kxng […]

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“Palaver” Adds To The Long List of Ebo Taylor’s Catalog

I remember having a conversation with Kong George, singer, songwriter, producer and DJ on how he clears some of his samples. He had sampled an old C.K. Mann record, ‘’Fa W’akoma Ma Me’’ for one of his songs. That vintage C.K. Mann record was also covered and made popular among a section of young highlife fans by the legendary Rex […]

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Kyei Nwom’s “Damebi” Is The Song You Didn’t Know You Needed

One of the cardinal sins of the music industry and its issue of over saturation of music is that, many good songs by young, unpopular artists get lost in the maze. If you are lucky or belong to the group of music diggers who don’t consume most of what mainstream radio serves, you are bound to find some of these […]

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Tribute: Ace Highlife Artist Jewel Ackah’s Voice Shall Continue To Ring.

For some of today’s generation, Jewel Kofi Ackah is known as the man who composed the popular “Arise, Arise” anthem for the National Democratic Party in 1992. Ghana was transitioning from military dictatorship to democratic governance, and the last leg of the completion process was an election to be held in 1992. The then military leader turned democrat, Flt. Lt. […]

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THE CUTS: EP 03 VOL. 9

THE CUTS is a weekly round-up of songs and videos that has caught our attention or think you must hear. The music featured here aren’t genre specific. THE CUTS is delivered every FRIDAY Ebo Taylor –Mumudey Mumudey If there’s any Ghanaian artist who makes better afrobeat than Ebo Taylor, then I’m yet to know him or her. For more than […]

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Rapper Fre-D samples Ebo Taylor on new song ‘Change’

Following the 2017 release of his Don’t Forget To Pray (freestyle) as well as the vibey single “Wahala”; Fre-D is back again with a new track titled “Change”. The track features production from Lawrence Nana Yaw Gyan also known as ‘Young Fro’; who is a South African producer of Ghanaian descent. The jazzy old-school afro beat elements blend perfectly with […]

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Beat Bang: Yung Fly shares the stories behind his 5 Best productions (thus far)

Being 19 years and having your name on an award winning song (his first major production, commercially speaking) in the country must be a proud moment for any young producer. Yung Fly was 18 years when he produced the now classic ‘Someway Bi’ (the song came out when he was 19 years). Although ‘Someway Bi’ did thrust rapper M.anifest into […]

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