New Music : SikliGH Features Shatta Rako On "Hello"

As we delve into the year gradually and Carry out our daily activities its very important we take time to relax and enjoy good music from Artists in Ghana.

One of artist to watch out for and listen to is Sikligh .

Another act from #Oseikrom who is out to compete in the already "tight scene".

Sikligh calls his new track "HELLO"  it features Veteran Dancehall artiste Shatta Rako & Song was produced by 1 Kwame..

Download and enjoy.

Mr R&B,Jon Germain Returns With New Hit Song Which Features EL & Dee Moneey

Many people I know, would put aside their Akon and R-kelly tapes and listen to Jon Germain in their stead. 

However very few of these people are Ghanaian; they are citizens of the west, who would love to hear the new sound of R'n'B. A sound that fuses the Charlie Wilson type of rhythm and blues, with other experimental sounds. 

A sound that fuses the Charlie Wilson type of rhythm and blues, with other experimental sounds. 

I dare say that in Africa, Jon Germain can easily be defined as the leader of this sound, blazing a trail that fuses the silky voiced stories, told in true R'n'B pattern and mashed with other sounds like rock and Hip-hop. This style has been brought to life in may songs from both his debut and sophomore albums with songs like Quiver, Monday, Breathless, Can't explain and more.

Jon Germain's most recent attempt at making good music, breaks the bar. Being a writer with a thirst for both good music and exclusives, I make it a point to periodically check on the Channel O Awards nominee. A month ago, I finally heard what my ears have been itching for- Jon Germain has new music and I had to hear it first.

Jon Germain Thrills The International Community At The Regeneration Festival Concert With Mutabaruka

As Jon Germain celebrates 20 years of broadcasting this year, let us stay reminded that he is beyond just broadcaster, He is also a class-act musician.

Jon Germain is probably the proverbial prophet who isn't revered in his home. With accolades and performances internationally, a song which is ranked 8th best love song in the world and Ghana's only R'n'B album in the past two years, Jon Germain has what it takes to stand toe-to-toe with A-List musicians like Charlie Wilson.

The musician, who used to spot braids back in the day, was recently spotted at  the Aburi Gardens, where he performed to a section of the international community in Ghana. 

The event was the climax of the Regeneration Festival, which celebrated African culture and health, supported by the ministry of health and ministry of tourism. On the bill included the Oiada international Band, JahWi, Ras Aware and Jamaican dub legend Muta Baruka.

It was a surprise to see Jon Germain, listed amongst these reggae acts, as the only musician performing a genre outside the walls of reggae.

Spotting a simple outfit, Jon Germain took the stage with guitarist, Owura. He delivered a spectacular acoustic rendition of hits like, In My Head and Tell me.

At  this point many seats on the grounds were empty, as many patrons approached the stage to get a better view of Jon Germain. Mr. Germain set the tone for the audience to get romantic, as many lovers found refuge in each others arms, swinging to the suiting sound of music.

Photos : Adidas Ghana And Media Power House Primeval Media Host Unity Match 2016

 The Accra State House buzzed with representatives from local sport media, Ghanaian personalities and industry heavy weights as leading sports brand, Adidas with retail Ghana partner Nutmeg Limited partnered Primeval Media Ghana to announce the hosting of 2016 Unity Match.

The Unity Match aims to galvanize Ghanaians from all walks of life towards a united Ghana as this remarkable country of the Black stars make giant strides in Democracy and national inclusion.

Speaking to the media following the announcement of Adidas partnership, CEO, Adidas Ghana, Valerie Fontanier-Ghajar said Ghana is set on a high pedestal as one of the shining lights of Democracy in Africa.

“Ghana is the pride of Africa’s Democracy and what better way to showcase this united stand towards a noble cause than in a game of football? Ghana is the home of Africa’s next generation of football greats-and of course, and Adidas the world’s best sport brand is proud to be a contributor to Ghana’s success in sports,” Valerie says.

EXPERIENCE ENDLESS LOVE THIS VALENTINE’S DAY

Music and love have something in common. Music calms us, feeds the soul and makes us happy, love does the same thing.

This Valentine’s day, join the Accra Symphony Orchestra and LUMINA as they treat you to an evening of an awesome musical celebration of love. The event, dubbed “Endless Love” is a musical celebration of love.

It will be a night to experience love like you have never before through the sound of classical and contemporary music.

Since 2012, the Accra Symphony Orchestra has perfected a unique musical style that is rooted, deeply, in the classical foundations of traditional and neo-traditional Africa.

Its aim is to develop a fully-fledged symphony orchestra, par excellence, by 2016, of approximately 140 instrumentalists and singers. The Orchestra is made up of experienced players as well as much younger players. 

In 2015, the voice section of the orchestra was launched as LUMINA and constituted the operatic voices. They have been widely successful in their field.  The Orchestra players exude an air of confidence on their instruments, and can play music from all world cultures. 

Stop Comparing Me To Efya – Sista Afia Cries

Female high life singer by name Sista Afia seems not to be happy with the way people compare her to RnB singer and performer, Efya.

Sista Afia in a recent interview asked? Why is it that almost every interview that I go, there is this question that the host asks me – Have you noticed that you sound similar like Efya?

According to her, her style is different from that of Efya.

Her words below.

I believe in myself and I know I don’t sound like Efya. Why is this common to every host that interviews me? Well, I admit to be a new comer and that I came to meet the likes of Efya, but I don’t understand the comparison here. You can listen to songs by Efya and listen to songs by myself, you will know for a fact that we are two different people with different styles.

Sista Afia went ahead to talk about her name that rhymes the same as Efya.

Guru - Hardwork Overlooked By VGMA

Over the years, even though the award winning hit maker Guru been consistent with dropping hits after hits, being given all his deserving awards for those hit songs at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards never happened even though in certain instances it was obvious he deserve to win certain categories.

This situation has gotten so serious to a point that people who are not even Guru fans have seen that he has not been treated fairly over the years.

And from his point of view he deserves the artist of the year for 2016

with a picture of Guru, Ransford Kumi  on his face book page wrote;

“Music Awards in Ghana Have not been fair to Guru especially VGMA.Even though am not a fan of Guru but Personally I think the Lapaz Toyota hit maker for the pass 3 years has put in much effort in his works and the music industry as a whole..Well,from my point of view,i think Guru deserves the 2016 artist of the year Award if Shatta Wale is not nominated”

VGMA 2015 will be held soon and like Kumi wrote we hope he will be treated fairly by awarding all his deserving awards.

Ghanaian Rapper In Trouble After Calling Some Musicians To Be Fake

The rate at which rappers in Ghana keep claiming the I Am The Best title is getting way too annoying.

In almost every rap song you listen, there is a line that goes like - I am the best---Ya'll rappers not on my level---Dont compare me to the other rappers, etc.

Truth is, it isnt bad if you tell the world you are good at what you are doing but the question is, will every rapper claim the title of being the best? If yes, then who should we listen to? I guess thats up to us.

Back to the matter, Ghanaian rapper by name Samuel Frimpong, popularly known as Medikal just got himself in the hot waters of Ghanaians after calling some rappers in Ghana to be fake.

Signed under Arab Money Gang with Criss Waddle, the P3 Kakra rapper on Joy News said most rappers in Ghana brag in their songs. Explaining himself, Medikal said, most rappers in Ghana talk about big things yet do not live up to those things they are rapping about. 

According to him, to be a real rapper, you need to put your feelings in your rap verses, your hustle and struggle need to be felt in your rap, but not talk about things you only dream of.

Great Content To Look Forward To On GOtv In 2016

GOtv Ghana, on the 8th of February 2016, hosted a content briefing with content producers iFactory at the Tang Palace, to celebrate African and Ghanaian content on GOtv and AfricaMagic. 

The event also launched iFactory seasons offering of new Pan African, new and returning content, commencing in April, which includes the return of Omotola; The Real Me, Season 2.

The movie and reality show Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, was a special guest and confirmed that this season focuses more on her family including her son Captain E’s chronicles in the music industry.

Speaking at the event, the Director of GOtv Ghana, Mr. Cecil Sunkwa-Mills, emphasized the importance of the production of local content as a means to promote the Ghanaian and African  Arts industry across the continent and to create adequate content for the demand that will be created by digital migration in Ghana.

Mr. Sunkwa-Mills also touched on the newly introduced GOtv Lite package which sits on the GOtv platform providing subscribers, whose subscriptions have expired, access to several local, free to air (FTA) channels as well as some Pay TV channels for a minimal administrative fee. GOtv Lite has 14 local channels and 6 pay TV Channels, and in 2015 alone added more than 5 local TV and radio channels to the GOtv Platform.

Adidas Ghana : Donation And Visit To His Majesty, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II

His Majesty; Asantehene of the Empire of Ashanti is set to take golfing to the next level in Ghana adidas gifts His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene of Ashanti land.

The flare he brings to the game of golf is made of pure gold and his passion for the premium sport is unquenchable. His Majesty; Asantehene of the Empire of Ashanti, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II is one ardent golfer who has contributed to the rise of the sport of Golf in Ghana.

In recognition of his contribution to the sport, adidas, the leading global sports brand and its Ghanaian retail partner Nutmeg Limited gifted the King of Ashanti the latest TaylorMade-Adidas golf kit- world’s finest collection- now, with TaylorMade-Adidas performance equipment in his caddy, His Majesty is set to take golfing to the next level in Ghana.

Speaking to media following their visit to the royal palace in Kumasi, adidas Ghana CEO, Valerie Fontanier-Ghajar said gifting the world’s best golf kit to one of Ghana’s most recognizable figures of the sport is a rallying call to Ghanaians to take a plunge at golfing, “Golfing is an exciting sport and the science behind every perfect swing leaves golf enthusiasts awestricken.

“U Dey Form, Don’t Worry”, Edem Tells Koo Ntakra

Award winning rapper Edem, has encouraged his younger fellow rapper Koo Ntakra to carry on with his style in the music circle and not to worry excessively.

On Friday night of January 29th, the versatile VRMG boss in a series of tweets between himself and the former Hitmaker champion, told him to stand on his grounds with his works and not to wear away. 

The Goget’em tag liner tweeted; “U dey form… Dont fret” which followed earlier tweet “Stubborn pikin @koo_ntakra”.

Koo Ntakra who was crowned season 2 winner of the annual MTN Hitmaker reality show has seen major developments in his career as a rapper earning him several recognitions including receiving nominations at last year’s VGMAs, as well as the Africa Youth Choice Awards just under 2years of commercial music.

It is no secret of the huge potential that the young Akwapem rapper poses of which many industry players have previously pointed out to. Recently renowned Ghanaian music bloggers Alred Komla Aborga of Loudsoundgh.com in an article touted him to be among the top six Ghanaian rappers to look out for in the year. 

King Jay Signs To Teamtalkless Entertainment

South African Rising RnB singer, song-writer, rapper and producer, King Jay, has just signed to Teamtalkless Entertainment.

Teamtalkless Entertainment is a record label co-owned by Emmy Gee, of Rands and Nairas fame, alongside Young Mogul Osaretin Ogbemudia (King Mudia) and Nigerian hit maker Shizzi, real name Seyi Akerele, who is currently Davido’s producer and has also created hits for the likes of Wizkid and Wande Coal just to name a few.

Emmy Gee’s recruitment of King Jay comes after the two did a collaborative track last year titled, Champagne Showers, which led Emmy Gee to describe King Jay as “the future of African RnB and Afro Trap Soul.”

“It’s an honour to be signed to a record label that believes in your talent and backs you up. I’ve had a great relationship with Emmy Gee over the past year and I’m excited to be a part of Teamtalkless Entertainment. I can’t wait to share with everyone the plans that we have for this year” expresses King Jay.

The 25 year old King Jay has already made notable strides in the music industry at such a young age with prominent features and collaborations under his belt. 

King Jay lent his song-writing skills and vocals to Uhuru’s debut hit offering, Ungowami; he also features on DJ Shimza’s latest offering Shimuzic on a track titled, No Lie; and has worked with industry heavyweights such as the likes of Oskido, Donald, Emmy Gee, Speedy and AB Crazy just to mention a few.

Make sure to listen out for King Jay’s new single Owami, featuring Emmy Gee, dropping this week.

Eddy Blay Jnr To Host New Season Of Etv Ghana’s Late Night Celebrity Show

E.TV Ghana’s Late Night Celebrity Show is set to assume a total make-over beginning this February.

The show which has been running for over five years features showbiz personalities such as musicians, comedians, poets, painters and athletes who share their personal life with their fans.

They also comment on other topical issues making rounds in the country. The show is set to take a new direction and a new host in the person of the versatile Eddy Blay Jnr will be at the helm of affairs.

The experienced Eddy Blay Jnr is expected to add more flair, passion and drive more viewers to take special interest in the new season of the show.

Eddy Blay Jnr is not new to hosting TV shows in the country. He was the host of the popular Smash TV show on Metro TV over 10 years ago. He was also a regular presenter of the MTN football Academy on Metro TV. He therefore brings on board years of experience after working in the showbiz industry in various capacities.

Deborah Vanessa Joins 4syte TV As Host Of Muzic Box & Co-host Of 4syte Xtreme

As part of measures to strengthen 4syte TV’s team for more exciting programming, the channel has announced a new member to the team –   the beautiful, sexy and self-acclaimed ‘African Mermaid’, Deborah Vanessa alias Sister Deborah.

The foxy model, TV and singer joins the team as the presenter of Muzic Box and, also, co-host of 4syte Xtreme.

In less than 8 years, what started as a TV show, metamorphosed into a 24-hour TV station, covering Pool Parties, Celebrity Birthday Bashes, the first ever Ghana Music Video Awards and other significant events.

The new 4syte TV is in a plush mansion at East Legon, Ajiriganor and is fully equipped with all modern facilities including a music video recording studio which is spacious enough to accommodate a car on set while shooting as well as convertible to suit any kind of video setting.

Peace Hyde Nominated For International Business Woman Of The Year

Ghanaian TV Personality, Media Entrepreneur and Forbes West Africa Correspondent Peace Hyde has been nominated for International Business Woman of the year Award by the prestigious Women 4 Africa Awards 2016.

The ‘Women 4 Africa Awards UK’ seeks to honour and award a number of women from African countries with a focus on celebrating and empowering Africa and its women by supporting and celebrating their role in their communities via Conferences, education and giving special honours on such women identified who are nominated by the public at a prestigious venue in central London. 

The categories have been carefully picked so as to encompass women in their many business roles.

Peace Hyde goes up against veteran business leaders from across the continent. Peace Hyde who won the Young Ceo Global leader Award last year at the renowned imperial college London for her outstanding work with her education not-for-profit Aim Higher Africa was also recently listed as one of the 50 most influential people in Ghana.

A Piece Of Peace : Overcoming Adversity

Hello and welcome to a piece of peace. Your weekly dose of motivation and inspiration. This week, I would like to share with you on the topic of “overcoming adversity”. What are you made of? When the chips are down and push comes to shove, what lies beneath all the bravado and ego? Life has a way of knocking us down in a way we never saw coming.

Sometimes recovery from such a set back can be one of the most difficult things to do. I read somewhere a long time ago, that successful people in life are not people without life problems, they are people who respond to problems quickly and positively. My friend’s dad has gone through a series of traumatic events recently. He lost his wife about 10 years ago to breast cancer.

It was the most difficult thing for my friend and her family to handle. They battled the disease for a number of years before he lost his wife. My friend was a young girl at the time and the loss of her mother was something that she could not handle on her own. It took the whole family pulling together as a unit with love, care and determination and taking each day at a time to be able to overcome that set back.

10 years later, my friend’s dad re married. The pain of the old wife was still there but over the years, it became easier and easier to deal with. One day on a routine trip to the doctors, they noticed a lump in the breast of the new wife. Turns out she was also diagnosed with breast cancer. The cancer was aggressively spreading and she had to undergo chemotherapy. That was an even bigger blow for my friend’s dad.

#VIDEO&PHOTOS: Guru Performs With A Visually Impaired Student

Guru, the award winning hit maker on the Friday the 22th of January 2016 gave more than a donation of books at a social gathering organized by The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection at Moree in the central region.

The event which was chaired by the honorable Minister Nana Oye Lithur, witnessed several exciting and educational activities such as school pupils’ performance, poetry recital and awarding of prizes to deserving students.

But things really got exciting when Guru grabbed the microphone and performed with a visually impaired student to the delight of everybody present, getting the minister to join them at one point of the performance.

Speaking to Guru about the event and his future plans for the “Education for all project”, he had this to say;

“First of all I want to thank God almighty for blessing me with my talent and making me a success enough to give back to those in need and my country.

Ohemaa Mercy Challenges Prophets Of Doom

Gospel artiste, Ohemaa Mercy on Gh One's Ntoatoa show has disclosed that she is neither a pastor nor prophetess but she will not speak evil about the nation.

The musician in a chat with Ntoatoahene, host of the show stated that "I'm not a prophetess nor pastor but a true Christian who believes in Ghana. I believe in speaking positive words on the nation so that negative things will not happen".

Commenting on prophecies by pastors that there will be war during this year’s general election, the musician who recently released her sixth studio album, "Aforebo" said "I believe that God has disclosed to some people that there will be war and other bad things happening but I also believe I should speak good prophecies about the country as a Christian in order to save the country.

That is why I released a press statement earlier this year that we should be careful in our utterances so that we can all live in peace as Ghanaians."

She further disclosed that some of the most prestigious awards she has received in her career for the past thirteen years as a gospel artiste are the testimonies people give about her songs.

Ideal Financial Holdings Supports Patients At Korle Bu’s Accident Centre

Ideal Financial Holdings, a leading financial conglomerate, has presented a cheque of over GH¢20,000 to the Accident Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to clear the bills of five patients who have been treated and discharged but cannot leave the hospital because they couldn’t pay their bills.

The patients, some of whom have been discharged as far back as August 2015, expressed their joy when they heard they can now go home and thank Ideal Financial Holdings for the kind support.

Group Chief Executive Officer of Ideal Financial Holdings, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani, said caring for the needy is part of our corporate culture of the financial conglomerate.

“One of our values is caring and each and every day we look for means to care for people who need such care. I am alarmed at how much individuals owe hospitals in this country,” he said.

Dr. Dzani added that patients who have been treated and discharged but cannot go home have become economic burdens on the hospital and so his company is looking at other ways to collaborate with Korle Bu so that these issues do not recur.

Mr. Eazi’s YouTube Account Hacked

The official YouTube account of afro-pop / beat artiste, Mr. Eazi has been hacked. The incident that happened early this morning has had videos of the artiste with 300,000 views and above deleted.

Mr. Eazi joins the countless list of artistes, institutions, and individuals who have suffered from this malicious act of ‘Hacking’ that destroys businesses and reputations. 

The artiste who over the past year and a half embarked on a quest to establish himself as a household name and put his act on top of the rest, signed to Meister Music has produced hit after hit treated us to artful visuals that have now been deleted.

This only begs the question “is someone out to get him?” he has successfully built a name and a number of following that has for the past year grown to new heights and earning him cult like following with his collaborations with Efya, MzVee, Pappy Kojo among others.

Maftown Heights Special Documentary To Air This Friday On Channel O

The highly anticipated Maftown Heights Special documentary is set to air on Channel O this Friday, 29th January 2016, at 17:00 with a repeat on Sunday, 31st January 2016, at 13:00.

The documentary covers the Maftown Heights story from its humble beginnings in 2010 with an audience of 900 people to being Africa’s second largest hip hop festivals which saw an audience attendance of just under 10 000 people in 2015.

Maftown Heights was created out of a desire for Khuli Chana to create a platform in Johannesburg, where he resides, that celebrates the greatness that has emanated from his home town Mahikeng. Mahikeng is the birthplace of what is now the largest sub-genre of hip hop in South Africa, Motswako.

Maftown Heights was co-founded by Khuli Chana and Dream Team SA Director, Refiloe Ramogase, to bring the idea to life through music and giving a platform to artists with Motswako roots, as well as to artists that have collaborated with and/or supported Motswako artists in one way or another.

Airtel TRACE Music Star Season II ; Keri Hilson Scouts For Talent In Africa

Season 2 of Airtel TRACE Music Star, the biggest pan-African talent search competition, will see Keri Hilson on the hunt for Africa’s next music talent from 1st February.

With 2.3 million calls made in its previous season, the Airtel TRACE Music Star (ATMS) talent search is the biggest music competition to ever take place in Africa. 

The number of contestants surpassed European and American talent shows such as The Voice and Idols. Follow the competition on DStv Trace Channel 325

The mobile phone based ATMS talent search contest also won the Best Pan-African Initiative accolade at the prestigious AfricaCom Awards held in Cape Town, South Africa.

Crowned Airtel TRACE Music Star winner by megastar Akon, Mayunga won a record deal as well as promotion for a total value exceeding $500 000 and a mentorship programme with Akon. His first track, Nice Couple, reached number one on all major radio and TV charts in his home country of Tanzania. A few months ago, he was in Los Angeles with Akon to record his second single, Please Don’t Go Away, and shoot the music video.

I Am Not Well Accepted In Nima – Samini Confesses

MOBO award winner Samini has broken silence on his relationship with his fans in the ghettos.

Samini was recently revealed in an interview with Fiifi Selah that he is aware he is not well accepted in the ghettos due to his background and where he grew up.

The self acclaimed “African dancehall king” stated that in as much as he is not welcomed in the ghettos he is also well accepted in Dansoman and other communities where he as youngster started his music career.

He went on to say that though he visited their family house back in Nima when was much younger he didn’t get along with people there because his stay there was very short.

The High Grade added that he is glad he has been able to impact some lives in the areas he is well accepted.

Samini And Shatta Wale Resolve Differences & Hint Of A Collabo

There has been this raging feud between Shatta Wale and Samini. The duo have been at each other’s throat for some time now but music lovers at least for now, can have something to celebrate about the showbiz icons.

Award winning dance hall artist Shatta Wale and his rival Samini have squashed their long standing beef.

The pair who called a truce this after on the Reggae Embassy Show with Fiifi Sellah took their time to exchange pleasantries before moving to talk about how it is high time they end the long standing beef since we are moving into the election.

Samini revealed that he has forgiven and forgotten all the wrongs  his brother (Shatta Wale)  did to him in 2015.

“I FORGAVE SHATTA WALE IN 2015 BECAUSE THERE IS NO NEED IN KEEPING PAST HURTS.”

Samini disclosed that the first time he met Shatta Wale was through Obour, current president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA).