By Peterking Quaye – Abrantie Amakye Dede Live In Concert 2010 ,was powered E-Volution International with support from Adom FM and rLG Phones to celebrating 25 years of Amakye Dede in the musical realm. The High Life maestro turned 53 years began his music career in 1973 with Kumapim Royals led by the late Akwasi Ampofo Agyei, then as a composer and a vocalist. After sojourning in Nigeria for a while, he formed his own band called Apollo High Kings in 1980. He has since dominated the high life genre in Ghana. If magical performance and loud sounds coupled with... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – The Source Magazines’ 2010 Man of the Year, Rick Ross rocked the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre Tuesday night, December 28, at what was arguably the most highly anticipated concert to hit the country. Born William Leonard Roberts II, was making his first appearance in Ghana and clearly, he loved every bit of it – he was instantly hit by the unquenchable energy from both the stage and a possessed crowd. With a wide smile that showed he was deeply grateful to be in Ghana, the Boss was already rocking as he was ushered... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Entertainment – With his groundbreaking, audacious debut album, Zimbabwean artist MASHASHA introduces himself as an unmissable new voice on the African music scene. The self-titled CD is the first production by the newly formed label Elegwa Music. It has been released independently by Elegwa; with the support of Pan- African arts consulting company Sankofa Republik. Anyone who follows the African music scene in London has by now heard about Mashasha, the charismatic and powerful bass player, guitarist, composer and singer from Zimbabwe. Since his arrival in the UK Mashasha has been performing and steadily building a following, mostly... Continue Reading
By Kemo Cham- Malian authorities are resolved to contain the surging influence of Al-Qaeda as the country commences a major festival in the desert. The 11th edition of a festival that celebrates the culture of the Tuareg people in the north of the country began on Thursday at the backdrop of a bomb attack in the capital Bamako, raising fears over heightened insecurity in the Al-Qaeda infested region. A man variously described as of North Africa origin earlier on Wednesday night set an explosion on the French embassy in Bamako, wounding at least two people (some accounts say three). The... Continue Reading
Disappointed patrons of last Sunday’s failed Home-coming concert by Daddy Lumba in Kumasi are threatening legal action against the musician and organizers of the event. People had paid between 30 and 50 Ghana cedis for the much-publicized Boxing Day show, but they were disappointed when the music icon called the event off to the surprise of a capacity crowd. About hundred of the angry fans say HomeProud Entertainment; organizers of the event breached its part of the contract for which they want to settle scores with it in court. At a press conference in Kumasi, the group vowed to turn... Continue Reading
