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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Sun, 21 Nov 2009 10:59:59 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 11/21/2009 10:59:59 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 http://www.modernghana.com/music/4196/3/azuma-ayeezoya-the-man-on-the-karimba.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/4196/3/azuma-ayeezoya-the-man-on-the-karimba.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/4196/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 0 Ekow Alabi Savage believes he is really promoting Ghana and Africa in general as Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah tutored them as young pioneers He is a founding member of Roots Anabo fame which toured the world playing their brand of music they named Sunlife The music comprised of jazz highlife funk reggae African traditional and its d ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/4189/3/ekow-alabi-savage-going-for-gold.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/4189/3/ekow-alabi-savage-going-for-gold.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/4189/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 0 George Kwabena Adu also known as Kwabena Kwabena was born in Accra on th October He attended Datus Complex in Bubuashie and continued when they relocated to Achimota at Green Hill School and Aggrey Junior Secondary School for his basic education and completed St Peters secondary school in Nkwatia Kwahu in eastern region some years bac ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/4080/3/kwabena-kwabena-so-far-so-good.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/4080/3/kwabena-kwabena-so-far-so-good.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/4080/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100 0 Abena Yanksons desire to praise her maker began long ago when her talent was identified in the formative years of her life By the very tender age of Abena was showcasing her musical talent on the big stage by that age she had already mastered big stage abibi ndwom a local musical type performances under the tutelage of her grand aun ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/4032/3/abena-yankson039s-desire-fulfilled.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/4032/3/abena-yankson039s-desire-fulfilled.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/4032/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 0 This young chaps release of a single track titled ONCE TWICE on a mix tape compiled and produced by Appietus made him very popular even than the most of the already existing youngsters The only unfortunate thing about his sadden fame was the fact that most of his funs didnt believe and still do not believe he is a Ghanaian Well wi ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/3998/3/ebo-grows-from-single-to-album.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3998/3/ebo-grows-from-single-to-album.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3998/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/3937/3/snobbish-batman-samini.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3937/3/snobbish-batman-samini.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3937/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/3764/3/joe-mens-felicity-amoah-one-of-gospel-musics-hot-c.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3764/3/joe-mens-felicity-amoah-one-of-gospel-musics-hot-c.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3764/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 0 When Osibisa the giants of the crisis cross rhythm came to Ghana for the first time in after its inception in London little did local critics of the music industry think Osibisa was going to be an institution with a timeless status quo Today some of the early pioneers like Paul Golley Robert Bailey Spartacus R Loughty Lasisi Amao ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/3754/3/mac-tontoh-godfather-of-music.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3754/3/mac-tontoh-godfather-of-music.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3754/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 After the collapse of her celebrity marriage to roots icon Amandzeba Nat Brew four years ago evergreen star Akosua Agyapong has relentlessly managed to sustain her music career and stay in the entertainment spotlight as much as her former husband Stunningly her poise and beauty rather increase with age but can the same be said of her lov ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/3613/3/akosua-agyepong-tells-her-love-story.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3613/3/akosua-agyepong-tells-her-love-story.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3613/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 19 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Sowah Mensah is an ethnomusicologist composer and a Master Drummer from Ghana West Africa Sowah has taught music in both Ghana and Nigeria and is currently a music professor at both Macalester College and the University of St Thomas in St Paul MN where he also directs each schools African Music Ensemble In addition he also directs the Af ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/3522/3/sowah-mensah-the-ethnomusicologist-composer-and-ma.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3522/3/sowah-mensah-the-ethnomusicologist-composer-and-ma.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3522/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 The dimpled gospel songstress Diana Akiwumi Botchway says love and romance do not feature in her present scheme of things and would remain so for quite sometime Speaking on her love life in an exclusive chat with the Graphic Showbiz Diana who got separated from her husband Rev Samuel Akiwumi in and divorced about four years ago said t ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/3437/3/my-life-my-love-my-all-diana-akiwumi.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3437/3/my-life-my-love-my-all-diana-akiwumi.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3437/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 06 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Vikki MensaBonsu is one of the best kept secrets on the Ghanaian Gospel music scene She has been around for over two decades but it is with the release of her debut album Yehowa that she has finally come out of the shadows Vikki has been singing since the age of eleven when she attended University Primary School and later St Louis Secondary ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/3003/3/vikki-mensa-bonsu.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3003/3/vikki-mensa-bonsu.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3003/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 With four successful albums under their belt and a number one song in Ghana for a whopping weeks VIP Vision In Progress is on top of the HipLife ladder VIP is Promzy Emmanuel Ababio Lazzy Abdul Hamid Ibrahim and Prodigal Nana Joseph OforiWith the average age of years all three came from different areas of Ghana Meeting i ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/3002/3/vip.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3002/3/vip.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3002/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Hiplife music is the fusion of traditional Ghanaian beats with hiphop In forming Triple M Mercy Mildred and Monica are breaking into the predominantly male world of secular musicThe girls made a move to switch from Gospel to HiplifeWhen they bounced onto the hiplife scene a couple of years ago they did so in style as the first allfemal ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/3001/3/triple-m.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3001/3/triple-m.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3001/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Nii Addo Quaynor aka Tinny who hail from Osu was born in the s to Mr Ricky Tetteh Quaynor and Naa Badu Quaynor He got the name Tinny from his mumHe is the last born of childrenTinny got into the music industry at the age of by singing and rapping at parties and fun fairs In he started performing at Fun World an entertainmen ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/3000/3/tinny.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/3000/3/tinny.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/3000/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 The Kawanotomu project began in the minds of two ghanaian brothers Fredrick Obeng aka Latidoe and Emmanuel Obeng aka Soul from koforiduaFaced with the reality of what living in America was really all about and the struggles their family and many others endured to pave the way for them they felt compelled to reveil the truth about life i ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2999/3/soulatidoe.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2999/3/soulatidoe.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2999/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 5 Achiba is a Ghanaian born in Kumasi Ashanti Region He was born to Mr J B Danquah and Madam Akua Fremah He started his primary and secondary school education in KumasiIn the year his first album came out But he later withdrew all the tapes from the market due to technical hitches Two years later Sony came out with another hit albu ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2998/3/sony-achiba.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2998/3/sony-achiba.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2998/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Albums Makaa Maka I said it because I said it Plan Ben single Me Na Me Kae I was the one who said it Me Ka I will say Label Kassa Records Base Accra Ghana Contact paakayusanet The pioneer of rap music in local dialect in Ghana His specialty is Asante Twi He is wellversed in English He ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2997/3/reggie-rockstone.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2997/3/reggie-rockstone.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2997/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Kumasibased gospel songstress Philipa Baafi attended St Monicas Secondary at Asante Mampong on government scholarship after which she trained as a beautician and practised for a while before deciding on a music careerYesu Ye Me Last Stop happens to be her third album with the preceding ones being Mogya No Akasa and Okyeso Nyame She i curr ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2996/3/philipa-baafi.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2996/3/philipa-baafi.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2996/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 His latent music flair was discovered at the funeral of a neighbourHe landed his first music contract during his mothers funeral And for more than years Paapa Yankson has produced music that has brought life to many GhanaiansPaapa Yankson has more than albums to his credit and it is not surprising that some young hiplife artistes ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2995/3/paapa-yankson.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2995/3/paapa-yankson.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2995/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Since age Bice Osei Kuffour has been very adventurous daring and untouchable If you hit him with stick run for your life because he would respond with a stone And as if a character transplant that was the exact lifestyle of his late grand dad Nana Kwesi Buor hence Bices showbiz name They say I did most of t ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2994/3/obour.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2994/3/obour.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2994/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 5 More often have a lot heard about her stunning voice seen her backed some heavy weights in the gospel music industry at programs and witnessed her trill congregations at various ministries in Amsterdam and its environs Thankfully Nancy Anima Baffour of Resurrection Power and Living Bread Ministries Amsterdam branch is the newest and most exci ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2993/3/nancy-anima-baffour.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2993/3/nancy-anima-baffour.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2993/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Born on nd Feb to Mr And Mr DeMensah Henry DeMensah as he was named began his primary education continued at Preseco NunguaHe released his second album Odo Shock which was such a phenomenon hit It stayed on the chart for weekshe soon distinguished himself as a singer and an entertainer of prodigals ability Odo shock whic ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2992/3/nana-quame.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2992/3/nana-quame.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2992/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 In showbiz he is known as Kokovelli but was born in real life as Nathaniel Totimeh to Mr Prince Totimeh and Mrs Mavis Ofosu Appiah in Accra Koko as he is sometimes called had his elementary education at Datus Complex moved on to Morning Star and later on proceeded to Ridge Church School He then had his secondary level of education at M ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2991/3/kokovelli.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2991/3/kokovelli.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2991/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Kojo Ashakan was born in Ashanti New Town a suburb of KumasiGhana and is such a musician who sings brilliantly in Twi English and Hebrew Most of his immediate family members were established musicians in the sixties and seventies Kwadwo Yawnkyira was the name given to him by his parents at birth ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2990/3/kojo-ashakan.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2990/3/kojo-ashakan.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2990/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 GyeduBlay Ambolley affectionately known as the Simigwa Do Man was born in the port city of SekondiTakoradi in the Western Region of Ghana West Afrika The multitalented International Ghanaian Musician celebrated his Silver Jubilee in music in This versatile irrepressible singer songwriter producer and musicallifeforce exp ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2989/3/gyedu-blay-ambolley.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2989/3/gyedu-blay-ambolley.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2989/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Upstart rap artist who raps in Twi and English Strangely enough he is known for lyrics in Ewe This is due to collaboration with former partner named Chicago EXDOE is an Akan so his Twi flow represents his heritage Used to be part of a group called The Traditional RulersKnown in Accra for hype stage shows but little lyrical content with ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2988/3/ex-doe.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2988/3/ex-doe.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2988/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 4 Abdulai Rahim Abu AKA DJ TURBO was born in Ashanti Ghana and schooled at Kumasi High DJ Turbo has been a rap artiste for the past ten years and he has competed successfully in several rap shows in Kumasi He is an astonishing rap thriller and a hypnotizer on stage Coupled with his magical lyrics and his experience as a radio and nite ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2987/3/dj-turbo.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2987/3/dj-turbo.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2987/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 William Danso popularly known as Dicky D is unanimously discussed as the next big thing to happen to Hiplife and the music industry world wide Born in Ghana West Africa Paa Willie Dickie has paid his lyrical dues from his rapping days in secondary school even though he is at present ripping shows in the United States where he currently resi ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2986/3/dicky-d.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2986/3/dicky-d.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2986/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 Theophilus Tagoe aka Castro who hails from Takoradi was born in to Lydia Tagoe a trader and Mr Coffie an accountant at the Takoradi Harbour He attended Anglican Primary and JSS in TakoradiHe started singing at the tender age of Presently he has two albums to his credit sradinam which was released last year under his current r ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/2985/3/castro.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/2985/3/castro.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/2985/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0