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Some Ghanaian Songs Are Not Properly Mixed and Mastered – Head of Content at Boomplay Ghana, Swayekidd

Head of Content for Boomplay Ibrahim Muniru, also known as Swayekidd, says that some Ghanaian songs are not properly mixed and mastered. He made this assertion in an interview with Andy Dosty on the Daybreak Hitz show after he was asked what he thinks is wrong with Ghanaian sound. In responding to the question, he said he thinks Ghanaian music […]

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Kuami Eugene’s Midas Touch

Does every song Kuami Eugene touch actually turn to Gold? This might be true, or might just be some sort of streak that entices music.. Guru’s. But, regardless, Kuami Eugene’s rise to fame has been a fascinating one to watch. His solidifying moment was him being crowned as the Artiste of the Year at the 2020 VGMA’s. Since then, Kuami has been moving […]

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Gyakie And Amaarae: Leading Lights of GH Music in 2021

You know how everyone loves to say Ghanaians are the cousins of Nigerians or something about being siblings? Well for some time now, we have become the very jealous siblings. Happy, but looking on in envy as Naija artistes pull the “Naija to the World” agenda effortlessly. Not to discredit what any Ghanaian artiste is doing sporadically, but you know […]

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Review: The Angel You Don’t Know Is Amaarae ‘s Finest, Yet

On her debut album THE ANGEL YOU DON’T KNOW (TAYDK), Amaarae trundles within the halls of debauchery, money, and mystery. Served on a sonic plate of RnB, punk rock, and Afropop, the 26-year-old Ghanaian singer showcases the boldness of her generation: boisterous, unapologetic, confident, and unhinged in her edicts on the themes that helm the album. TAYDK had been in […]

Music 5 min read

THROW BACK: NANA QUAME: TWE MA ME

NANA QUAME. This name should not sound strange to the ears of those who have followed Ghana music, especially highlife music (contemporary) for more than a decade. He is/was among the few whose music helped spearhead highlife into its 4th evolutionary phase (the genre moved from traditional, classical, burger to what is called contemporary highlife) The chubby looking, smooth voiced […]

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DJ RAB: A PIONEERING FIGURE IN HIPLIFE

‘’Yeah! Yeah!! Yeah!!! Reggie Rockstone live on the set/ ‘Bout to bring the new hit Yo’ [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjjO3eUUL_0&w=420&h=315] That opening voice (watch video) to Reggie Rockstone’s hit track, 3y3 Mu D3 Anaa? (Y’all Feeling It?) belongs to one of the pioneering figures in hip life. He can be described as one of the boulders used in building the foundation of […]

Legends 2 min read