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Sista Afia
Francisca Duncan Williams Gawugah (born 8th November 1994) known by the stage name Sista Afia, is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter from Accra. She gained recognition following the release of her single "Jeje", which features dancehall artist Shatta Wale and Afezi Perry. Early life and career Sista Afia is an Afro-pop musician, and the niece of Ghanaian Bishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams. She grew up in Accra and Kumasi. She attended Reverend John Teye Memorial Institute The Reverend John Teye Memorial Institute is a private Christian school located at Ofankor in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The school is well known in Ghana for its scholarship and for the Reverend John Teye Memorial School Band which is in ... before relocating to the UK to further in nursing studies. Sista Afia returned to Ghana in 2015 to start her music career. She took inspiration from musician Bisa Kdei and collaborated on the song Kro Kro No'.'' Charity work Sista Afia, founder of the ''Sista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accra, Ghana
Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and the larger Greater Accra Region, , had a population of 5,455,692 inhabitants. In common usage, the name "Accra" often refers to the territory of the Accra Metropolitan District as it existed before 2008, when it covered .Sum of the land areas of Accra Metropolitan District, Ablekuma Central Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso Central Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Korle Klottey Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, La Dadekotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, and Okaikoi North Municipal District, as per the 2021 census, pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medikal
Samuel Adu Frimpong (born 5 April 1994), popularly known as Medikal, is a Ghanaian hip hop musician born to Portia Lamptey and James Frimpong in Sowutuom, a suburb of Accra. Early life and music career He comes from Sowutuom, a suburb in Accra, Ghana. Medikal and Sarkodie had the highest nominations for the 2017 edition of the Ghana Music Awards. In 2018, he was on the Tim Westwood Show. Medikal had his high school education at Odorgonno Senior High. He is the son of James Frimpong and Portia Lamptey. Samuel adopted the name Medikal because he was fascinated with rapping about doctors, surgeons, medical practitioners and hospitals in general. Before he became a musician, he worked as a professional footballer for Ghana Premier League team Sekondi Hasaacas. He has made a name for himself in the music industry through hard work and numerous collaboration with successful artists. Apart from his nominations in 2017, he won the best discovery video in the MTN 4Syte Video Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Ghanaian Women Singers
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Musicians From Accra
A musician is someone who Composer, composes, Conducting, conducts, or Performing arts#Performers, performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general Terminology, term used to designate a person who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters, who write both music and lyrics for songs; conductors, who direct a musical performance; and performers, who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer (also known as a vocalist), who provides vocals, or an instrumentalist, who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a Musical ensemble, group, band or orchestra. Musicians can specialize in a musical genre, though many play a variety of different styles and blend or cross said genres, a musician's musical output depending on a variety of technical and other background influences including their culture, skillset, life experience, education, and creative preferences. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanaian Highlife Musicians
The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% of the population. The word "Ghana" means "warrior king". An estimated diaspora population of 4 million people worldwide are of Ghanaian descent. The term ethnic Ghanaian may also be used in some contexts to refer to a group of related ethnic groups native to the Gold Coast. History The ethnogenesis of Ghanaians is traced back to nomadic migration from Nubia along the Sahara desert then south to the Gold Coast, and the Ghanaian ethnogenesis taking place on the Ghanaian Gold Coast region from the 10th to 16th century AD. Early Ghanaians were involved in a lucrative trade with gold bars and other natural minerals to the Portuguese in 1471; these Ghanaian states were among the wealthiest on the African continent from the 17th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1993 Births
The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its calendar advanced 24 hours to the Eastern Hemisphere side of the International Date Line, skipping August 21, 1993. Events January * January 1 ** Czechoslovakia ceases to exist, as the Czech Republic and Slovakia separate in the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. ** The European Economic Community eliminates trade barriers and creates a European single market. ** International Radio and Television Organization ceases. * January 3 – In Moscow, Presidents George H. W. Bush (United States) and Boris Yeltsin (Russia) sign the START II, second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. * January 5 ** US$7.4 million is stolen from the Brink's Armored Car Depot in Rochester, New York, in the fifth largest robbery in U.S. history. ** , a Liberian-reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quamina MP
Emmanuel Kwamina Amonoo (born September 11, 1993) also known by the stage name Quamina MP is a Ghanaian musician and record producer. Early life Quamina MP was born on the 11th of September in Takoradi. He lived and was brought up in Mankessim where he had his basic education. He attended St Marys Senior High School for his secondary education. He then proceeded to Ghana Communication Technology University for his tertiary education in which he had to drop out due to his parents' low financial status. Music career Quamina learnt how to create beats around 2014 to support his choice to pursue music fulltime after dropping out of university. In 2017, he met Ground Up Chale, a talent recruiting and music managing platform which gave him his big break in the music industry in Ghana with the song ''Wiase Y3d3''. He lost his dad in November 2020 to a road accident after they were travelling together. Notable performances Quamina MP has performed at Rapperhorlic Concert, Afrochella, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarkodie (rapper)
Michael Owusu Addo (born 10 July 1985), known professionally as Sarkodie (), is a Ghanaian rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur from Tema. He started rapping at a young age and has since become a household name in the Ghanaian and Global music industry. His contributions to the Ghanaian music industry have earned him numerous accolades, including TGMA then Vodafone Ghana Music Award (VGMA) for "Artiste of the Decade". He was announced the first winner of BET's Best International Flow Artist at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards. He is also considered one of the major proponents of the Azonto genre and dance and as the most successful African rapper of all time. Due to the variety of musical genres he can perform in, Sarkodie is referred to as a "multifaceted rapper" and frequently raps in his native language, Twi. Life and career Early life and career beginnings Sarkodie, the fourth of five children was born on 10 July 1985. He was raised in Koforidua before his parents moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvyn Boy
Kelvyn Brown (born 1 April 1991), better known by his stage name Kelvyn Boy is a Ghanaian Afrobeat singer from Assin Foso, Assin Fosu, Central region of Ghana. He got signed to Burniton Music Group owned by Stonebwoy and due to some controversies, left the label in the year 2019. He is known for popular songs like ''Mea'', Loko, Yawa No Dey, and Momo. Early life and career Kelvyn Boy was born in Assin Fosu, to Solomon Yeboah and Adwoa Safoa. He lost his mother at early age. He was still able to complete Osei Tutu High School in Akropong, Kumasi. Discography Single *Toffee ft Medikal(2017) *Na you ft Stonebwoy(2017) * Mea(2019) * Yawa no Dey feat M.anifest(2019) * New Year(2020) *Momo feat Darko Vibes, Mugeez *Killa Killa(2020) *Mata (2020) Ep/Album T.I.M.E Ep (2019) Black Star (2020) For the Kulture (2023) References {{Authority control Living people 21st-century Ghanaian male singers 1991 births People from Greater Accra Region People from Central Region (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerado
Derrick Sarfo Kantanka, (born 14 February 1995), best known as Amerado, is a Ghanaian rapper and singer from Kumasi. He is the curator of Yeete Nsem, Ghana's first news casting rap series. Early life and education Derrick Kantanka was born and raised in Ejisu, Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended KNUST Senior High School. Amerado is currently pursuing a degree in Political Science at the University of Ghana. Music career After placing third at the Solid FM Freestyle Show in 2015, Amerado caught the attention of music producer, sound engineer and A&R, Azee Ntwene, who signed the rapper to his label MicBurnerz Music. Amerado was featured on a song by Mix Master Garzy intended to promote peace around the 2016 Ghanaian general election. The following year, Amerado released his first single ''I AM'', which ''Pulse Ghana'' included among their top 10 Ghanaian songs in January 2017. He released his first EP ''Rapmare'' that November. In 2018, Amerado was feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
