Highlife great Nana Kwame Ampadu shared the journey of his legendary highlife story by serenading fans at the “Three Nights with Highlife Greats” at Alisa Hotel on Monday.

Nana Kwame Ampadu kick-started the three nights on Monday night. Ben Brako and Paapa Yankson will take their turns on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Nana Ampadu told the story of how he started his music career and how he was made head of state for two hours by General Kutu Acheampong.

“The late Chairman Acheampong was the head of state. We became comrades, you can call it friends. So one day I visited him at the Burma Camp. When I went, he was sitting with his subjects. They were discussing something, I don’t remember. The moment I entered the hall, Chairman Acheampong came and embraced me and welcomed. He left the seat of the chairman, if I can say president, and for two hours treated me like the head of state.”

After sharing his beautiful life story, he treated patrons to some of the hit songs from his huge collection of music.

Ben Brako takes his turn on Tuesday night and Paapa Yankson follows on Wendesday night, at Alisa Hotel, Ridge – Accra.

The #MOGOFestival will be climaxed with the #MOGOAwards on Saturday March 28 at the Accra International Conference Center.

Ivorian music star Alpha Blondy was part of an impressive line of artists in the capital city, Abidjan for the InstaVoice Meet & Greet event managed by PR Consultancy firm Makeba Creates (MCPR).

The informal gathering was held at the brand new Alpha Blondy radio station, to celebrate the popularity and success of the InstaVoice Celeb™ service in Cote D’Ivoire.

InstaVoice Celeb is a popular service from Kirusa, the leader in voice messaging and social media mobile apps in emerging markets.   Currently available in eight countries across Africa and Latin America.

InstaVoice Celeb enables celebrities to communicate with their fans in their own voice.  Scores of celebrities from diverse domains such as movie stars, music sensations, sports icons, and political leaders are leveraging this powerful platform to reach out to their fans every day.

Fans get to hear celebrities personally, sharing their thoughts and emotions over voice messages.  These voice messages are delivered instantly to the fans, creating a ‘Voice Twitter’ experience.  Fans can send messages, including questions to celebrities, and get a response. This experience enriches further through regular contests and campaigns, wherein fans get an opportunity to speak to the celebrities, participate in their events, and meet them.  They also get a chance to receive merchandise featuring the celebrities.

The Cote D’Ivoire event brought together many of the celebrities from Cote D’Ivoire who are managed by MCPR.  Ivorian Celebrities such as TV and radio broadcaster John Jay, activist and artist Kajeem, popular rapper NASH, Zuoglo music group Marabout D’Afrik, Coupe De Cale sensation Papa Ministre, and humorist Joel Jo’art were amongst celebrities who discussed the InstaVoice mobile app, and got more insights into the benefits for themselves, as well as for their followers and fans.

Managing Director of MCPR, Makeba Boateng said, “InstaVoice adds the emotive dimension to fan engagement through voice; it is revolutionary and a win-win for both fans and celebrities.”

MCPR is a leading agent for InstaVoice Celeb in Africa and has contributed to the service’s success story. The PR Company helped to launch InstaVoice Celeb in Ghana in 2012.  MCPR manages over 30 entertainers  for Kirusa’s InstaVoice Celeb services in Ghana, Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire. It’s showbiz portfolio includes actors like John Dumelo and Yvonne Okoro, musicians such as Efya, MzVee, Reggie Rockstone and Ice Prince, Comedians and humorists like Afia Swarzeneggar (Ghana), Chuken Pat (CI),  Le Coupé-décalé favourites such as  DJ Kejevara and DJ Mix; and not forgetting highlife artist and music producer David Tayorault.

Others in attendance at the Meet & Greet included francophone humorist Mareshal Zongo, Digbeu Cravate and Boucary.

Makeba Boateng and Papa Ministre

Ansarry Akatombe, Makeba Boateng, Wayou Yore and Nash

Ansarry Akatombe, Makeba Boateng and John Jay

Aicha Niang, Wayou Yore and Makeba Boateng

L-R_Aicha Niang, Mareshal Zongo, Ansarry Akatombe, John Jay, David Tayorault, Alpha Blondy, Wayou Yore, Nash, Ange Niamba, Makeba Boateng and Joel

David Tayorault and Mareshal Zongo

Djoulet, Camso and Djakou all of Marabout d’Afrik

Joel, Camso, Papa Ministre, Nash, David Tayorault and John Jay

Joel’s Manager, Joel, Camso of Marabout d’Afrik

Wayou Yore and Makeba Boateng

The Victoria Park in Cape Coast was the venue for the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Nominees Jam that took place on March 21, 2015.

Cape Coasters were anxious to see what performances they would be thrilled to by the nominees of the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

The hype was heavy on the ready and in the hearts of Cape Coasters; they wondered if the town will be light with at the electrifying performances they have been promised. The Jam is noted for rocking all the cities it had toured over the years Takoradi, Kumasi, Tamale, Accra and now Cape Coast have tasted the fun and excitement that the Jam promises each year.

The stars descended on the Coastal City, they were met with an eager and wild crowd who were poised for action. They knew every song, danced to every beat, sang along to all the choruses and partied till the wee hours of the morning.

As was expected, the stage of the biggest pre-event party in GH was not only for the nominees alone.

The Unsung Artistes and “local champions” also took to the stage. It was three way battles with the nominees on one side, unsung artistes on the other and the local champions in the middle. The local champions came with a plan, to show the visitors the stuff there were made of, it was a “home match” they had every intension of winning.

The Unsung Artistes also had their own agenda; they were on stage to fight for a performance of their lifetime which is a chance to perform on the stage of the most anticipated event on GH entertainment calendar. For them, that performance is their claim to fame and they had to outperform each other and hope that the crowd would vote massively for them.

One after the other, Koo Ntakra, Nero X, Mz Yankeey, Luther, Kingzkid and Dark Suburb took turns to thrill audiences; it is unclear who would be the chance to perform on music’s biggest night. Fingers are crossed with anticipation for the announcement of the winner.

Then came the turn of the nominees, this year all genres were represented. Reggae and Dancehall were represented by the two women who are making waves in that genre. There is a perceived rivalry between the MzVee and Kaakie, real or not, one thing became certain in Cape Coast these two girls are in a class of their own and both deserve the title of dancehall queen.

Gospel had a worthy representation on the night in Selina Boateng and Joe Mettle. These two did not only bring the churchy feeling but as expected their interactions with the crowd is what made their performance memorable.

Selina showed her vocal ability and Joe effortlessly performed various renditions of gospel tunes that got the crowd bringing out their handkerchiefs to dance. Representing hip hop genre was Edem, EL, Pappy Kojo and Joey B.

EL made a fan out of many as he brought with him to Cape Coast all his swag and confidence. EL’s performance reached a peak when he made it possible for fans to tell him which of his hit songs he should perform. Pappy Kojo and Joey B raised the excitement of the fans as they received a rousing welcome when they appeared on stage. Those two gave a new meaning to energetic performances; they kept the crowd entertained all through their performance.

Afriyie was the only highlife representative and he did not let the genre down. He sent the crowd gay when he took them back to singing hit songs from his time was a member of the now defunct Wutah.

Cape Coasters proved they meant business when they defied the rains during D-Black’s performance. He brought them hits after hits and when he performed his collaboration with Castro, the whole arena went crazy.

It was a worthy climax to an unforgettable event of nothing but great music. After all the electrifying performances, one thing can be said about this year’s nominees jam, it pulled the most energetic crowd ever, Cape Coast gave meaning to the theme, “Ignited by Passion”.

The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is sponsored by Vodafone Ghana, produced by Charterhouse, supported By Star, powered by GHOne Entertainment Television and brought to you by 25 million people ignited by passion.

Rapper Ghetto KB, real name Kwabena Buahin died on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Lekma Hospital at age 30.

His senior Brother, Bright Ampofo has told an Accra based radio station, Hitz FM events that led to his younger brother’s demise.

Prior to his death, the rapper did not complain of any ailment according to his brother.

“KB went to town on Saturday evening and came back after the rains. Then on Sunday, he left the house, strolling around the area, then about 100 metres from our house, he collapsed and fell.”

The late Ghettto KB

“He was then rushed to Inkoom Hospital on the Spintex Road with the help of neighbours in a taxi. We did not even know something like that had happened, so we got a call from the neighbours that KB had been rushed to the hospital so we quickly went to the hospital.”

He continued that, Ghetto KB was pronounced dead on arrival when he was transferred to the Lekma Hospital.

“We didn’t believe them so [we] asked another doctor to check again, we shook his body several times but it was confirmed that he is dead,” he added.

Ghetto KB was known mainly for his rap on Apaatse’s Wedding Day song. Before his death, he was signed on Xtra Large Music label.

By GhanaGist.Com

Most men of God are not romantic but certainly not Ghanaian International Gospel artiste, Sonnie Badu.

Mrs Anne Marie Badu, his wife celebrated her birthday on March 24, 2015. And her birthday gift is a brand new Porsche Cayenne.

Sonnie who is currently in Atlanta took to his Instagram to praise the wife and described her as one that will save what you gather and not scatter what you gather.

“Good women don’t demand they don’t run your pocket empty whiles you are in the process of building an empire , but rather the add some strange wish

Ghanaian Hip-Pop/Hiplife group  R2Bees made up of Faisal Hakeem (Paedae da Pralem) and Rashid Mugeez (Mugeez) performed their hit song ‘Slow Down’  on BBC Radio 1Xtra’s ‘LiveLounge’.

This special session was recorded at Vivivi Studio in Accra, Ghana.

Watch the BBC 1Xtra performance in the link below



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Hiplife group, Keche drops their first ever gospel song.

The new song titled ‘’In His Time’’ was produced by MethMix and Joe Coal and mixed and mastered by Mix Masta Garzy.

‘’In His Time’’ is a dedication to the Lord Almighty for seeing the group through every situation.
The duo is also poised to follow it up with another banger which is a Highlife titled ‘’Shame On You’’ as they are busy working on their upcoming album.

By GhanaGist.Com

Oh, for want of a nail. A controversial knockdown in the third round that probably should have been ruled a slip due to a punch behind the head meant the difference between a majority draw and a split decision. The beneficiary, Fredrick Lawson (24-0, 20 KOs) gets the first significant win of his pro career, sending Breidis Prescott (27-7, 20 KOs) on a one-way ticket to Palookaville, relegated to the gatekeepers with the loss.

In the co-feature, Rances Barthelemy (22-0, 13 KOs) was a 50-to-1 favorite against sacrificial lamb Angino Perez (18-7, 16 KOs), and the fight went exactly as any reasonable person would expect, ending at 15 seconds of the second round. It looked like a squash on paper, and it turned into a bright orange vegetable on television. Not much can be said beyond that—a horribly overmatched fighter got knocked out, end of story.

The main event was a classic Breidis Prescott sort of fight. He brought the pain early, winning the first round easily and possibly the second as well, and even when he got handled by some surprising boxing ability from Fredrick Lawson, he still looked the aggressor. The only problem came in the third round, when Prescott, who slipped and got hit behind the head, was nonetheless ruled as having been knocked down. The knockdown led to a 10-8 round for Lawson in a round that it is debatable whether he would have won.

From the fourth through the seventh, Prescott came forward, tested the strength of character of Lawson, and looked to be the better of the two men, even turning Teddy Atlas, who had insisted that Prescott should fight on the outside, into a believer in Prescott’s fight plan rather than Teddy’s. Lawson was on the back foot, dropping rounds, losing his advantage on the scorecard, and looking in a ton of trouble.

The eighth round showed something that has bedeviled Breidis Prescott for his entire career—Prescott looked to have punched himself out. Fredrick Lawson got back in the fight, using Prescott’s depleted stamina as an opportunity first to recover his own strength and then finally to take the fight to the enemy.

Finally, the fight went to the judges’ scorecards. The split decision, 95-94 (twice), 93-96, went to the man from Ghana, and Fredrick Lawson was still undefeated. Had referee Samuel Burgos ruled the third-round slip correctly, this was at best a majority draw and at worst (for Lawson) a scenario in which he loses the third round and the fight on one of those two judges’ cards. For the record, Teddy Atlas had it 96-93 for Lawson, while your columnist scored the bout 95-94 for Prescott. This was, in every sense, a split decision, not just the official one.

There was plenty of incompetence to go around here, however. Besides the obvious incompetence of Burgos that proved decisive in the fight, the incompetence of Breidis Prescott’s cutman deserves special mention. How on earth do you get to be a cutman for a guy of Prescott’s caliber when you don’t have the slightest idea how to use an Enswell properly? The thing about boxing is that there’s no licensing process for seconds—you can bring two of your friends into a ring with you, call them your trainer and your cut man, and even though neither man may have ever even stepped into a ring before, they are allowable by the commission. I’m not saying you need an MD working the cuts, but there is a minimum standard implicit in professional work, and Prescott’s guy did not meet that standard, which may have negatively affected Prescott’s performance as the swelling got to both of his eyes.

At any rate, Fredrick Lawson is still undefeated, and it was a wonderful, entertaining fight. Sure, there’s a woulda-coulda-shoulda factor in play, but the fight is what it is, and it’s hard to argue the result since Lawson had a very good case and the knockdown looked at least plausible in the heat of the moment—it’s not Fredrick Lawson’s responsibility to make the right call.

There was a planned swing fight to open the night—Ahmed Elbiali (11-1, 9 KOs) scored an easy decision victory over Mike Stafford (13-3, 3 KOs) by a 60-53 (twice), 59-54 count—The Boxing Tribune had it 60-53 and Teddy Atlas saw it 59-56, missing a point deduction for excessive holding on Stafford and scoring the first round even.

The interesting thing about this win for Elbiali was its Pyrrhic nature. Elbiali is an atrocious defensive fighter—he walked right into a big, looping right hand that any halfway competent boxer should’ve been able to slip or counter…then did it again a good five or six times. The question at that point is not “is the punch doing damage” but rather “does the fighter have the temperament to use the heat of an actual fight to do work that can’t be replicated in the gym?” Failing to adapt to an amateurish windmill punch to the point where he’s getting smacked by it suggests that Elbiali is not a very coachable fighter. When he gets hit by someone who can actually get a punch to the target with bad intentions, Elbiali is going to find himself a knockout victim. The only question after that becomes whether getting knocked out will be enough to put some sense into him.

Sometimes a win is as bad as a loss, and Ahmed Elbiali got exposed on national television even as he won an easy unanimous decision. It’ll be interesting to see that actual fight where the would-be opponent catches Elbiali coming in with a clean shot.

Next week, Friday Night Fights is back on actual Friday, on April 3^rd at 9 PM Eastern, featuring Petr Petrov (35-4-2, 17 KOs), winner of the 2014 Boxcino lightweight tournament, taking on Gamaliel Diaz (38-11-3, 17 KOs), who is a former world champion. The Boxing Tribune will have full coverage during fight week. Stay tuned—we’re the worldwide leader in covering the Worldwide Leader.

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After their breakup over 3 years ago, DBanj last December on ‘The Truth’ with Olisa Adibua accused former label mate, Dr Sid for the breakup.

According to him Dr. Sid was jealous of his success.

Dr. Sid who was a guest recently on Bouqui’s Place, a radio show on Rhema House Radio, Los Angeles, anchored by popular Nigerian Female rapper, Bouqui responded to the allegation when a caller asked him to do so.

Dr. Sid and DBanj

On the show, a caller called in to ask Dr Sid to respond to D’banj’s claims, and he said,

‘Obviously there’s a lot of people involved, so there are some things I can’t talk about, but in general, with every beautiful things in life, there are circles, things start and things end. Mo’hits was one of the most beautiful experiences I’ve ever had, it’s one of the things that took my career to the next level, and I appreciate every single moment I had in there, things happened, we grew older, and we grew apart, and glory be to God, every single person that was on Mo’hits records is doing well today, and that’s life in general.’

He continued:

‘With regards to someone saying that I am the cause, I just would ask any individual in their right mind to literally think how I can tell a Don Jazzy and Dbanj that have been making millions together to break up It’s not even remotely possible or remotely true. Like I told Bouqui earlier on, I am a team player, I think of the team first before myself, and that’s how I’ve always been in Mo’hits till the end. I fought for the team, and now in Mavin I’m fighting for the team, and I will always fight for the team’….

Listen to the interview below

By GhanaGist.Com

The biggest night to celebrate authentic Music of Ghanaian Origin comes off this Saturday at the Accra International Conference Center.

Dubbed the MOGO Awards, the event climaxes the week-long Citi FM Music of Ghanaian Origin Festival, which started with the Accra Music Expo at Mantse Agbona, James Town on Saturday March 21.

In its 10^th year, the Citi FM MOGO brand has promoted authentic musician of Ghanaian origin and celebrated all the biggest names in highlife music. After successfully celebrating Nana Kwame Ampadu, Ben Brako and Paapa Yankson at the Nights with Highlife Greats, on 23^rd, 24^th and 25^th March, Citi FM in partnership with the Musicians Union of Ghana will now award deserving Ghanaian musicians at the #MOGOAwards.

Paapa Yankson and Nana Ampadu will join other great musicians like Pat Thomas, Samuel Owusu, Adane Best, Okyeame Kwame and the evergreen Ramblers Band, with the versatile Executive Band providing the music.

Paapa Yankson and Nana Ampadu will continue their exceptional performances from the Nights with Highlife Greats at the MOGO Awards. Okyeame Kwame will project another side of his versatility. Adane Best is ready to sweep patrons off their feet with his electrifying stage presence and his dancing lion. Pat Thomas will prove to the world why he was named the Golden Voice of Africa and Samuel Owusu is expected to mesmerize patrons with his thought-provoking danceable rhythms.

According to Paapa Yankson, “Ghana is all we have and we have to celebrate our own music. The Music of Ghanaian Origin Festival is doing just that and I want to promise all and sundry that Saturday will be a memorable day.”

Adane Best is also promising an awesome performance, come Saturday.

“I’ve been looking forward to the MOGO Awards. Nothing comes to me but highlife music and I’m so ready to deliver on Sunday. I grew up listening to good music and I am ready to deliver only the best when I mount the stage,” he assured.

In all, ten (10) awards will be presented on the night.

Award categories:

MOGO highlife song, MOGO artiste, MOGO lifetime achievement, MOGO best song writer, MOGO best original gospel act, MOGO best performer, MOGO best choral group, MOGO best music producer, MOGO best vocalist and the MOGO best band awards.

The MOGO Awards will be preceded on Friday by the African Jazz Jamboree at the National Theatre.

The MOGO concert seeks to ‘celebrate the past and inspire the future.’

Tickets are available at Citi FM and the Shell Shops at 37, N1, Motorway bypass, East Legon and Dansoman. Patrons can also reserve tickets by calling 030 222 6171.

The MOGO Festival is powered by 97.3 Citi FM.

“I love you soo. You are all I have… that’s why I love you so much” … These are lines from one of the famous songs by veteran singer Asabea Cropper.

Known for her unique Kente culture, her traditional “Tekuwaa” (headgear) her horns, beads, kente outfit and that silky voice with the Ada lyrics, she dazzled Ghanaians, together with her brother Kenteman, to woo the hearts of many Ghanaians in the ‘90s.

Veteran singer Asabea Cropper has disclosed that she is set to stage her comeback into the music industry this year with a new song which she hopes will be a hit. The song has a line like “If you want to dance with me, no wretchedness and you gotta dress decently”.

Explaining reasons for her absence from the music scene, she noted “I took a break from the industry to attend to family and some other personal stuff”.

Asabea added in an interview with this paper that she feels excited when she hears the young crop of singers doing so well.

“If you have your own children in the house who are grown up and have their cars and houses and they have money and everything, won’t you feel happy?

“When I see the Raquel’s, the Efya’s, the Irene’s and the Samini’s doing well, I feel so happy”.

When asked her favourite song from the current crop of musicians, she mentioned “Menam na me tsi tsi…. Seihor seihor” by Castro. She says, musically, she is in love with the beat “Pa da da, pa da pa da”, meaning, to wit, because, I play the horns, so I hear the saxs in there.

Asabea Cropper, who is a proud Ga Adangbe, never hesitates to showcase her culture. She explains what motivates her to dress the way she does.

“In the 1960’s we were taught in school about African Personality in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, so that is where we I got this from. Also, my grandmother, who used to put these beads on us and my mum who used to wear the Kente, bought me my first Kente. I wanted to be unique so that was why I combined all these “the “tekuwa’s, the Ahenema’s and my Kente”, she reiterated.

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Hello and welcome to a piece of peace, your weekly dose of motivation and inspiration. Today I would like to share on a very important profession, being a mother and the title of my topic is “the value of a mother”.

Being a mother is something I feel is one of the most important callings a woman can have. It is a profession that not everyone is equipped to do. It may be bestowed on you unwillingly or you may make the conscious effort to do it, but either ways, it can be one of the most important things you will ever do simply because how well you perform, will either build or destroy someone’s future. On the other hand, there is no Paycheck for motherhood. There is no reward or appraisal to let you know how well or not you are doing. There is only the love, the care and the relentless hard work you put in. There are no prior qualifications or experience because no one can really teach another person how to become a good mother.

This is because the profession of motherhood is all about influence. You and I have an incredible opportunity to influence the next generation by what we do as a mother every day. The way we talk, act and conduct ourselves can directly or indirectly sow certain types of seeds in the lives of our children. It is important that if you feel you are not ready to become one, take all the necessary precautions to ensure you do not end up failing at a task that is already too difficult to achieve with all the best intentions in the world.

This is why intentionality is so important during the years that we raise our family. Be intentional about your own healing from life’s hurts. Be intentional about taking care of yourself. Be intentional about investing in your marriage. Be intentional about parenting. Be intentional about homemaking. Intentionality increases influence, and influence is something God asks us to be intentional about. We cannot underestimate the power of mother love, the value of home and the significance of our intentional presence in the home.

The most important thing for a child is a competent and capable mother. The most beautiful gift God has granted us is the ability to become a mother to someone. You are the most important thing for a child. A child should never feel as if they need to earn a mother’s love. This will leave a void in their heart all of their life. A mother’s love needs to be given unconditionally to establish trust and a firm foundation of emotional intimacy in a child’s life. If love is withheld, a child will look for it in a million other ways, sometimes throughout their lifetime unless they come to some sort of peace with their past. The emotional foundation we give our children at home is foundational to their life. We cannot underestimate the value of home and the power of mother love and always remember to be yourself because everyone else is taken.

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Ghana’s Reggae singer and songwriter Rocky Dawuni will join David Crosby & Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Melissa Etheridge, La Santa Cecilia and Tom Morello for the “The Concert for Social Justice” in Los Angeles.

The concert which is scheduled for April 8, 2015 at The Fonda Theatre will be organized in partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (formerly the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights) and the GRAMMY Museum.

Also featuring are special spoken word performances from actors Dennis Haysbert, David Arquette, Chad Lowe, Martin Sheen, and Alfre Woodard. The show will highlight the power of music as a tool for social justice and will feature a collection of artists performing songs that have helped generate change over the past five decades.

The concert will help fund the organizations’ joint K-12 education program, “Speak Up Sing Out: Songs of Conscience.” This program, first piloted in Los Angeles schools in 2014, invites middle-school and high-school students to write songs about social justice issues using materials from the RFK’s Speak Truth To Power human rights curriculum and the GRAMMY Museum’s Civil Rights curriculum.

His new  album “Branches of the Same Tree” drops on March 31, 2015.

By GhanaGist.Com /additional files from grammymuseum

Rocky Dawuni

Rap Dacta Okyeame Kwame is still winning!

Yesterday, March 28, 2015 saw many Ghanaians flocked to the Accra International Conference Centre for the awards ceremony, an event that climaxes the week-long Citi FM Music of Ghanaian Origin Festival.

Citi FM’s MOGO which is in its tenth edition has promoted authentic musician of Ghanaian origin and celebrated all the biggest names in the Highlife fraternity.

10 personalities were awarded for their outstanding work. Rapper and CEO of One Mic Entertainment was announced as the biggest winner on the night with the Artiste of the Year nod.

Other winners on the night included Kwabena Kwabena, Daddy Lumba, OJ Amakye Dede, Harmonious Choral, George Forest, Efya and King Shabo.

The Lifetime Achievement awards recipients were Paapa Yankson, Pat Thomas, A. B. Crentsil and Kofi Sammy.

Below Is The Full List Of The Winners

MOGO Artiste: Okyeame Kwame

MOGO Highlife Song: Kwabena Kwabena

MOGO Best Song Writer: Daddy Lumba

MOGO Best Original Gospel Act: OJ

MOGO Best Performer: Amakye Dede

MOGO Best Choral Group: Harmonious Choral

MOGO Best Music Producer: George Forest

MOGO Best Vocalist: Efya

MOGO Best Band Awards: King Shabo

MOGO Lifetime Achievement: Paapa Yankson, Pat Thomas, A. B. Crentsil and Kofi Sammy

By GhanaGist.Com

The ‘More Than A Woman’ campaign has been officially launched by Aim Higher Africa.

The campaign is a celebration of some of the most exceptional women in Africa and seeks to encourage the advancement and development of women across various industries and sectors.

The event, which took place on Friday 27th March at the Kaya Energy Bar in Labone, was proudly brought to you by Aim Higher Africa, an international not-for-profit organisation operating in Africa with a focus on building stronger communities, neighborhoods, and economies through social projects that seek to Inspire, Educate and Empower a new Africa. Aim Higher Africa aims through its projects to help build a prosperous and innovative Africa driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.

In launching the event, Aim Higher Africa selected a handful of women who embody their core values and the night was a roaring success with hundreds in attendance. Among the performers of the night was the talented Irene Logan and rising singing sensation Quayba.

Meet the exceptional women who are truly ‘More Than A Woman':

ANITA ERSKINE 

Anita Erskine is the founder of BrandWoman Africa an organisation designed to project the advancement of women across all African societies and in the Diaspora through television. With her innate desire to showcase the vision, determination and drive that almost every African woman is celebrated for, join the inspirational Anita as she speaks candidly on her vision for brand woman Africa and the desire to see women make their mark. This pan African media mogul is the host of the hit Viasat 1 show, the one show, discovery +233, making of a mogul and pamper your mum.

OFIE KODJOE

Ofie is a talented soul music singer and MTN Hitmaker reality show judge. She has always been an advocate for youth development and has over 25 years of training and development under her belt. She mentors young artistes and other young business visionaries helping them develop with a focus on branding and pursuing ones passion. She is the advocate on behalf of social causes, namely the Sophie’s Voice foundation (SVF), a charitable organisation established to assist families of children struggling with spina bifida and other neural tube defects and has started her own foundation which aims to empower young people across Africa.

PEACE HYDE

The multi talented and versatile TV presenter, Actress and Event Host has already made a mark in her short time in the entertainment industry. She is a qualified education specialist with 7 years experience in the formal education sector in the UK and Africa as well as a trained senior management executive. Peace Hyde is the host of the Friday Night Live show, a talk show that seeks to shed a light on social issues affecting women and Africans from all walks of life. She is the official Mara Mentor brand ambassador in Ghana, an organization that seeks to empower young minds by connecting them with business leaders to provide mentorship and guidance as well as a blogger of the popular Piece of Peace series, which is a weekly inspirational column, designed to empower the youth by providing practical life changing principles.  Peace Hyde is passionate about empowering women to reach their fullest potential.

CHRISTIE BROWN

Aisha is the creative mastermind behind the internationally acclaimed luxury fashion label, Christie Brown which was named after another inspiring female, Aisha’s grandmother. Her clothes embody the perfect mixture of African inspiration with chic modern style. In addition to global coverage by magazines including Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue Italia, this signature has earned Aisha the title of Emerging Designer of the Year in 2009 at the Arise Africa Fashion Week in South Africa and the chance to show her collection as the only Ghanaian label in the Arise L’Afrique-a-Porter at Paris Fashion Week in 2010. She has also represented the Ghanaian fashion industry at both the Africa Economic Forum hosted by Columbia University and the “African Fashion Going Global” panel as a respected voice in business. She endeavors to continue to make women everywhere look and feel confident and classy when wearing her clothes.

AMA K ABEBRESE

The award winning actress, Ama K. Abebrese has earned her spot on the list for her dazzling success as an actress, television presenter, and producer thanks to her talent and hard work. In her upcoming film, Beast of No Nation, she stars alongside U.S. actor Idris Elba, Grace Nortey and others to tell the story of a child soldier in West Africa. Ama has won several awards for her work hosting A New Day on TV3 and, formerly, A Day in the Life on Viasat 1 with her winning personality. Many of us remember her gripping role in internationally-acclaimed film ’Sinking Sands,’ a project that led to her being voted the Best Actress in a Leading Role at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2011. As a testament to women’s ability to truly do it all, she has also produced a number of shows including One Touch and On the Sofa. Ama K launched the inspirational “bleaching” campaign, advocating women to love their skins and say no to bleaching.

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Ghanaian rapper Emmanuel Botchwey musically known as Kwaw Kese would soon be a prophet according to Gospel artiste, Joyce Blessing of ‘Nyame Agyuaama’ singer.

“I know many people would be surprised about this news but the truth is that, God works in mysterious ways beyond our understanding as humans. We can never understand his ways.

“Were we not in this country when the likes of Lord Kenya and Ofori Amponsah became born again and repented of their old ways?

“Who ever thought that the Lord Kenya we all knew would become a true man of God and preach the gospel? She told Graphic Showbiz.

She continued that, “If Saul, who was an antichrist and killed God’s people could change and be a great preacher, Kwaw Kese is not beyond that.”

She has however not told the rapper about the vision but expects to do so soon.

This will not be the first time that a musician would abandon the microphone to join God’s Ministry. Lord Kenya and Amponsah were among musicians who became born again and therefore working for the Lord.

By GhanaGist.Com

Singer Bisa Kdei features Paa Quesi on his new project Atomesu directed by Prince Dovlo.

The video projects the lyrics of both artistes, Bisa Kdei and Paa Qwesi who acted as a Trotro Driver and a Mate respectively.

Bisa Kdei who acted as the driver found love on the street while driving his passengers to their destinations and just as the title Atomesu, which in English means Surprise, Bisa Kdei is telling the world how he was able to meet his love unexpectedly.

Enjoy the video below

Watch below.

By GhanaGist.Com

Following a Joy News documentary “Locked and Forgotten” which exposed the remand crisis in the country’s prisons, 14 remand prisoners were set free from Nsawam Prisons under the Justice for all Programme.

Controversial rapper Kwaw Kese who spent time at the Kumasi Central Prisons when he was arrested in Kumasi for smoking cannabis has commended the government of Ghana, the Judicial Services for the exercise.

In a statement on his Facebook page, he wrote, “It is certainly in the right direction since a lot of them have been waiting for years to go to trial or simply do not deserve to be there.”

He also added that,  “I will also want to encourage the above stated Institutions to do more to help decongest Ghana prisons since a lot of talent are being put to waste.”

Read Kwaw Kese’s statement below:

My People all over the prisons of Ghana and I wish to thank the Government, the Judicial Service, DFID and all Stake Holders for the release of more remand prisoners.

It is certainly in the right direction since a lot of them have been waiting in years to go to trial or simply do not deserve to be there.

I will also want to encourage the above stated Institutions to do more to help decongest the Ghana prisons since a lot of talent are being put to waste.

My team and I are coming up with various projects geared at developing the various prisons. We also thank the people of Ghana for showing concern since nobody knows when that day will come for him or her to be there. Being convicted or jailed is something one cannot easily forget.

Thank you. Kwaw Kese – KING OF THE PRISONS

By GhanaGist.Com