Handling Fame and Attention As a Viral Star

The road to stardom is often long, arduous, and expensive. While many never climb atop the mountain of stardom, some settle for the few viral moments they attain, advancing the fame into a sustaining enterprise. For a number of weeks, months, and, in some cases, years, those who attain virality become everyone’s favorite. Half the audience love them while the […]

Music 5 min read

Ground Up Chale Releases ‘’Trenches Babies: Tema 2 Chorkor’’ EP featuring Albabwoy and Kimati

Ground Up Chale, an African-based music platform based in Accra, Ghana is proud to announce the release of a joint EP by its talented artists, Albabwoy and Kimati. Titled ‘’Trenches Babies: Tema 2 Chorkor’’, the EP showcases the unique blend of Afrobeats and Highlife that both artists are known for. Stream or download ‘’Trenches Babies: Tema 2 Chorkor’’ across all […]

Music 1 min read

Review: Vintage Highlife With A Dash of Modernity Fills Santrofi’s “Alewa”

“Alewa” by Santrofi captures the spirit of highlife, delivering it in their own ways without compromising on its riveting authenticity” When some legends of highlife music proclaimed the transgenerational nature of the genre, they appeared to have had a tunnel vision of how things would play out decades ahead. The clairvoyance of these highlife veterans is being vindicated. The power […]

Music 4 min read

Tribute: Nana Tuffour; A Voice That Would Be Missed

The most painful part of Nana Tufour’s passing is not much about the event- death is an inescapable trip. The ache comes from knowing we won’t be hearing any new songs from the highlife great. 1991. Chairman J.J. Rawlings was still the head of state of Ghana. Justice Philip Edward Archer was the Chief Justice of the country. The leadership […]

Music 3 min read

A New Wave of Artists Are Re-Awakening Live Performances In Ghana

A new generation of artists are re-awakening the art of live performances – and some of them are not even singers.  The death knell on live band music, a staple of Ghanaians of the 50s through to the late 70s, was the numerous military interregnums that engulfed the country, mostly in the 70s to the early 80s. For many observers […]

Opinions 5 min read

Kuami Eugene And The Art of Dealing With Criticisms.

Fragility is not a quality permitted in showbiz, unfortunately. A display of fragile spirit is permissible on paper, in the recording booth and finally when the words are pressed on a CD or in today’s world, converted into whatever format and shared across various digital streaming platforms (DSPs) for the streaming pleasure of fans. Or, when the person is acting […]

Music 4 min read

Album Review: ”Colour” By Juls Lives Up To Its Name

In 2017, Juls put out his first commercial album ‘’Leap of Faith’’. The choice of album name was not in vacuum. It was Juls’ first major attempt at throwing his hat into the unpredictable waters of the music industry full time. He quit his formal job in the finance industry in the UK to pursue his musical dream. One would […]

Music 4 min read

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 […]

Music 4 min read
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