Gideon Adade-Boakye (born March 9), better known by stage name Deon Boakye, is a
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
ian
Afro-Pop
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singer, songwriter and graphic designer. He is known for his single DAB which features AMG's
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 Acc ...
. In 2018 he signed to HardBoy Music and High Grade Family.
Early life and music career
Deon was born in Kumasi. Inspired to make music by his love for it and the passion for music in his family. At the age of 7, his parents signed him up to study music at church and he further developed interest for music.
2009–present
Deon's solo career started with the single ‘Allewa’, released in 2009 with a feature from Cabum. He came out with other singles like Dubai, New Year and Babiaa Awu. he was nominated for the 'Unsung Artiste Award' at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards. he has featured collaborations with several artists such as
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 Acc ...
,
Cabum
Cabum, born Frank Kwame Gyasi- Frimpong on 15 June 1985, to Ghanaian highlife musician Alhaji Kwame Frimpong (popularly known as Alhaji K. Frimpong) and Joyce Asabia Frimpong, is a Ghanaian rapper from Kumasi.
Career
After two years of work, ...
,
Ko-Jo Cue,
M.anifest
Kwame Ametepee Tsikata (born 20 November 1982), known professionally as M.anifest, is a Ghanaian musician, rapper and record producer.
He won Best Rapper and Hip-Hop song of the year at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards. He has worked with Damon Alba ...
and more.
In September 2017, he released his 'Green' Lp. A 17 track LP, which features 16 artists: Strongman, Flowking Stone, Kojo-Cue, Medikal,
Kofi Kinaata
Martin King Arthur (born 15 April 1990), popularly known as Kofi Kinaata, is a Ghanaian musician and songwriter from Takoradi. Known for his Fante rap and freestyle, he is often referred to by the moniker of ''Fante Rap God'' (FRG).
Early lif ...
, Jason EL-A, Haywaya, Akiti Wrowro, Eno, Ayesem, Singlet, Cool Joe, Cabum, Afezi Perry, Joel Orleans,
Ayesem and Projexx from Jamaica.
On 14 April 2018, Deon was announced as one of the newly signed acts to
Samini
Emmanuel Andrews Sammini (born 22 December 1982, in Accra, Ghana), known by his stage name Samini (formerly as Batman Samini), is a Ghanaian reggae and dancehall recording artist from Wa, Ghana. His genre of music is a melodious mixture of hig ...
's High Grade Family. The announcement came following Samini's performance at the Ghana Music Awards 2018.
Singles
*"Ooosh"
*"Konongo Kaya" ft Strongman
*"You Do All"
*"Guy Guy" ft Kofi Kinaata, Kojo Cue & Cool Joe
*"Green LP"
*"Wavy"
*"Bebiaa Awu" ft KinG Prinz
*"Coded"
*"AWURE(wedding)"
*"Malaika"
*"Abena Rose"
*"Kekedzi"
*"Ma Ware"
Videography
Awards and nominations
Ghana Music Awards
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See also
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Music of Ghana
There are many styles of traditional and modern music of Ghana, due to Ghana's worldwide geographic position on the African continent.
The best known modern genre originating in Ghana is Highlife. For many years, Highlife was the preferred mu ...
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List of African musicians
This is a list of musicians from African countries
Algeria
''See:'' List of Algerian musicians
Angola
''See:'' List of Angolan musicians
Benin
* Angelique Kidjo
* Wally Badarou
* Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Botswana
* Ban ...
References
External links
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Deon Boakyeat
SoundCloud
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Deon Boakyeat
iTunes
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Deon Boakyeat
Facebook
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Deon Boakyeat
Twitter
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Living people
Ghanaian musicians
1992 births
Musicians from Kumasi
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