Akatakyie To Release New Music Video

Their fifth album was released barely eight months ago and still sales and air play is just massive. They have five albums to their credit and all has been successful that is scoring five over five as far as Ghana music is concern and to them they have known no failure.

They came out with their maiden album “Odo esisi me” in 1999 which won them the best hiplife award in the maiden edition of the Ghana Music Awards organized in 2000.

Subsequent to their first album they came out with “Ghana mbaa”, “Odo esikyire”, “Yedi aba” and their latest album “Esi”and these albums had remarkable hit tracks on them. All their albums when released in their particular year were nominated in Ghana Music Awards.

““Akatakyie” ” one of the few surviving groups in the hiplife industry is made up of two blood brothers namely Prince Asomani Budu a.k.a. Kobby Culture and Ebenezer Asomani Okyere a.k.a. King Pharoah. Since their appearance on the Ghana music industry they have never jumped from one record label to the other, management and their style of music has also not changed.

Taking hiplife back; one can say they have really contributed a lot and some call them the real inventors of hiplife that is the fusion of highlife and hip pop. Their style of music has been the trend many hiplifers has trended on.

They started their promotion on TV with “Esi” their title track and that piece was a mind blowing one. Currently they are hitting the screens again with the ever popular track “Sie sie obaa no” which featured Okyeame Kwame and the favorite of the ladies. This music video was directed by 2006 best video director Geo of Phamous People.

Weekly Fylla, in an interview with “Akatakyie” about their views on the just ended Ghana Music Awards said they are not bothered about what transpired there because they did not come into the industry because of the Ghana Music Awards 2007 and also whether they win an award or not “Akatakyie” still lives as far as Ghana music is concern and also a cross check from the cassette shops proves that they are still on track.

Also they leave the judgment for Ghanaians because everybody saw what happened at the National Theatre and how some nominees where treated and how some awards were also awarded.

“Akatakyie” wishes to tell their numerous fans to just keep on supporting them the way they have been supporting them from the day they entered the music scene and also to watch out for their regional concert scheduled to roll very soon in all the regional capitals.

Source: Naana Ntiri, Weekly Fylla