Papa Kwame Amponsa, known by his

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Mista Silva, is a British-Ghanaian musician from

Brockley Brockley is a district and an wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward of south London, England, in the London Borough of Lewisham south-east of Charing Cross. It has been named the best area of London to live in. It is an area rich in Vi ...

, London with origins from West Africa Ghana. Mista Silva released his debut EP, ''Full Vim'', in 2012. Its success led to a record single deal with Polydor universal in 2014. He was the first unsigned UK

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artist to have his music playlisted by

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, with well received tracks "Boom Boom Tah" and "Now Wats Up" . He has had his music played by national radio stations such as

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and Kiss FM. As part of BBC 1Xtra's ''Destination Africa'' he performed on the BBC ''

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'' for

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He has walked for Fashion label Ashish and has been blogged about by fashion and culture publications ''

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'' Fader, Complex, Notion and ''Wonderland''. Mista Silva has also won a GUBA Award (Ghana UK Based Achievement), UMA (Urban Music Award), and three MOBO Award Nominations in the category of "Best African Act". When interviewed by popular online publication

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DJ Twin B, cited Mista Silva as one to watch for the future ''

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'' newspaper also listed Mista Silva as one of eight Afrobeats artists to listen to.Christian Adofo
"Eight Afrobeats artists to listen to"
, ''The Guardian'', 23 June 2012.

Discography

EPs & LPs

Singles

Features

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mista Silva Living people Black British male rappers British male rappers 21st-century Black British male singers 21st-century British male singers English people of Ghanaian descent People from Brockley Rappers from the London Borough of Lewisham Year of birth missing (living people) Afrobeats musicians