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).

EXCLUSIVE- KENCAR GHANA UNVEILS THE SIGNING OF TWENS

Kencar Ghana Limited has yet again added to their list of Ghanaian celebrity brand, the signing on of Hip Life new comers Twens.

The Ghanaian Hip Hop music industry has witness the birth of a new “REVOLUTION” of UN identical Twens, whose perception about music is very broaden.

Twens known in real life as Manuel Kojo Amegbe & Henry Kojo Gyan were born, raised,studied and schooled in Ghana. 

Describing their parts in the group, they lamented: ‘ Manuel Kojo, the singer of the group blends local music (HIGH LIFE) and that of R & B/ Hip hop music into a unique blend of genre that you just might love to hear with his silky voice navigating the whole of the music into another dimension.

Henry Kojo on the other hand is the rapper of the group and blends his local tongue (TWI) into Hip hop and R & B grooves leaving listeners guessing what he must be saying, a style that makes him so different from the other rappers. Henry Kojo on the other hand is the rapper of the group and blends his local tongue (TWI) into Hip hop and R & B grooves leaving listeners guessing what he must be saying, a style that makes him so different from the other rappers.

KENCAR SEARCHING FOR NEW FACES....

Kencar comes again with another captivating model search and this time it’s not the Caribbean’s but Ghana.

Kencar a global group company with its office in Ghana has come out with the kencar model search…….

A model search which looks to unveil the beauty in Ghana. The search will be judged by a shoot that will be done for models who will apply. The shoot is free and open to all models in Ghana and West Africa.

There are no registrations and certainly no restrictions in height and weight and other aspects in the modeling field. This shoot is centered to recruit models for kencar fashion magazine which will be released in may (issue 4) and will be sold in the states, Trinidad and Tobago and Ghana.

Kencar is in Ghana to stay and change the face of fashion and modeling in Ghana.

With an interview with the general manager Mr. Augustine Asare, he disclosed to us that kencar will be starting its own fashion school in May. The school will not only train models but groom them to compete in the international market using our magazine. We have signed all our partnerships to begin our school and have been accredited to kencar in the states.

Contact our Ghana office through our email kencargroupghana@gmail.com (0208351396 or 0240113119) and check their website www.kencarfashionmagazine.com for more details.

D-BLACK & NK STUDIOS KICK OFF ′SAY NO TO DRUGS′ SHS TOUR ON MARCH 3RD

 NK STUDIOS together with D-BLACK is set to kick off a senior high school tour on the theme say NO to drugs on the 3rd of March 2012 in about five confirmed schools in and out of the region �Greater Accra.

D-black who in 2011 ended his YESS BOSS CONCERT inside the Conference Center to a very manageable crowd is poised to treat his senior high school fans to some good educational themes and end it with a performance in all the schools.

Kicking off on Saturday 3rd March D-Black is set to electrify the stages in 5 regions, 5 cities, and 5 High schools hip hop style under the theme of Drug Abuse Awareness.
Aimed at reaching the masses under the age of 21, D-Black, his Black Avenue Muzik team and NK Studios will send a very simple message across to the youth on this tour saying �No matter your profession, gender or background, creativity and acceptance should never be influenced by drugs�.

NK STUDIOS is to take D-black through the Western Region, Takoradi (Arch Bishop Porter Girls Sec. School) on March 3rd, in Cape Coast on the 10th of March at the (Aggrey Memorial Secondary School), in the Eastern Region (Akim Oda � Odaso Secondary School) on the 17th of March and hit Kumasi, (St. Loius Senior High School) on the 24th of March and the Volta Region, (Ola Girls Senior High School) on Saturday the 31st of March.

According to NK Studios the tour is to give students the opportunity to interact with D-Black via photo shoot and autograph signing sessions as well as be a part of the soon to kick off �D-Black �My Kinda Girl� Dance Competition� running from the 20th of February till the 31st of March, winners of it will receive D-Black merchandise as well as �Say No To Drugs� memorabilia.

The D-Black Live in SHS Tour is spearheaded by NK Studios, Mothercare Educational Centre and supported by Black Avenue Muzik and partnered by GTV & Crystal TV.

Words: Nana Yaw Wiredu / www. Nanayaw18.com