Collection of lyrics of Ghanaian or international songs mostly organized by release dates .
By Sandra Kissi
Earlier today, Baba Nla, The Starboy Wizkid posted a picture on his Twitter account rocking a new haircut.
In a red long sleeve shirt coupled with a black skinny trousers accompanied with a pair of snickers, The Starboy is seen with a clean haircut with the color gold.
I think it’s wavy AF and it defines a real pop star who knows about fashion, lifestyle and most importantly the trends that accompanies music. What do you also think? Share with us in the comment section.
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Silvastone’s sound is one that mixes traditional African sounds with Uk street vibez and in anticipation to the release of his ‘Extended EP; LEVELS, we thought; no better time to get all up in his business than now. He has been steady releasing single tracks off the EP to get everyone nicely warmed up for the full work.
Radio producer and Journalist Titilope Adesanya had a brief back and forth with the incredible multi-skilled and talented artist.
T: Before we get all professional and talk about your upcoming projects , let’s get to know Silvastone and I would like to start with the significance of your name?
S: Well, my name is of Biblical background, you know, being a man from the church. The name Silvastone means the underdog. Basically the person, people never expect much from but who always surpasses existing standards and sets new bench marks. This does reflect my journey so far so I think it’s befitting.
T: Oh beautiful. Now for a little bit of a historical background, you are a mix of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean but with an English upbringing. Would I be right?
Ss: Yes I am a mixed African. That is correct. I was born in South London where I grew up initially. Then my father and I moved to live in Freetown where I went to school from the age of 11 till 16 at which point I had to leave because of the civil war at that time. I was basically a refugee running from the violence back home.
T: That must have been an experience that stays with you. Which background would you say you are more of?
Ss: I am right bang in the middle. I am no more Sierra Leonean than I am Ghanaian. Only difference is that having living and schooling in Freetown in my teenage years solidified my Sierra Leonean side. However, my mother is a proud Ghanaian woman in every way and that culture is very strong in our household and upbringing even to this very day.
Yes, I often fly and represent the Sierra Leonean flag but that’s mostly because its under-represented in the music scene.
T: How much of an influence would you say your origins (Ghana and Sierra Leone) have on your style of music?
Ss: I would say Ghana is reflected more in my music. I grew up listening to a lot of high-life and still do. However, I also listened to quite a lot of local acts from Sierra Leone who had international acclaim; the likes of Bunny Mack, Dr Oloh and King Masco, so we can say a little bit of both.
T: Silvastone; amazing talented African based in the United Kingdom’, how was the hustle in the early days in comparison to today?
Ss: It’s a continuous uphill struggle. I try not to compare back in the day to what it is right now because no matter what you think you’ve achieved there is always something more to attain and we keep reaching for it.
T: Now let’s talk LEVELS, you are calling it an ‘Extended Ep’ even though it’s got just over 13 tracks. Why this choice?
Ss: Haha. Well, being an independent artist, you can make the rules so why not? My next body of work might be an album…I do have quite a bit of content enough to put one together and I am looking forward to working on new stuff and sharing it.
I’m happy to really keep music running, fresh music coming and it’s a blessing to be able to do that. Right now though its all about sharing ‘LEVELS’.
T: ahh I see, so just because you can?
Ss: Yes to put it simply.
T: Okay good point. Describe LEVELS in one word.
Ss: Diverse! Yeah, its a very diverse collection of music styles on this project.
T: How long did it take to get the entire project ready to share with the world?
Ss: About 18 months. However, there are a few songs I began working on for my debut; ‘Transitions’ EP but they never got drafted in and I revisited them for LEVELS. If you count that, it would probably be up to 2years and then some, but we aren’t counting, it’s not a race, there can be no hurry.
I recorded it in between all the activities I was doing to promote ‘Transitions’. So some of the songs were written and even recorded whilst on the road – or in the air, doing shows in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nigeria, USA, etc.
T: This is arguably an unfair question to artists, but we want to know which is your favourite track from ‘LEVELS’
Ss: Hmm probably ‘Still’. with Vicky Sola It’s got this energy that is simply amazing; warm and fuzzy and so if I had to pick one, it would be ‘Still’.
T: Let’s talk specifically the video of ‘Incredible’ featuring Ike Chuks, we love the plus size models by the way, was this a conscious decision, are you trying to make a statement of sorts?
Ss: Yes. A very conscious decision at that. I am an African man and I don’t think we generally like ‘diet’ sized bodies but society has made the lot of us think differently, like we have to see things in one way. So yeah I thought it was about time we show some love to our women. We love big women and this was a definite conscious choice.
T: How much physical presence have you managed to retain with your home countries?
Ss: Decent I would say. I went to Ghana for the first time as an artist in 2016 and I mean an artist who now has his own repertoire and not songs I had produced for other acts and that was pretty amazing.
I was also back in Sierra Leone in 2015, shot some music videos there and it was crazy. I love Sierra Leone.
T: You’ve got big gigs coming up in the next few weeks, SXSW in March and O2 Academy Islington in April, which are you looking forward most?
Ss: Definitely O2 Academy Islington. My team and I have worked hard on this and it’s something that has my personal footprint on it. It’s mine. I mean I am looking forward to SXSW, it’s going to be amazing! but O2 Academy Islington is mine and as such there is an anticipation I feel which I don’t get when I think of SXSW.
T: Thank you for your time and the chat, looking forward to LEVELS going live!
Ss: The pleasure is all mine and I can’t wait to share it and see what the world thinks.
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Silvastone has worked with a wide range of acts around the world including; Rita Ora, D’Banj, Damian Marley, Fuse ODG, Davido, Mark Morrison, Yemi Alade and Ace Hood among others.
Silvastone’s LEVELS is due for release world wide on the 10th of March. However he has made single tracks such as available with ‘Incredible‘ out on the 24th of Feb, ‘Do my Thing’ on the 3rd of March, ‘Still’ and ‘Kele Wele’ on the 6th and 8th of March respectively. And because he is super generous with his music, you can listen to a snippet of the entire album here.
And while we wait patiently for the 10th of March, you can go ahead and pre-order your copy of LEVELS here
Tickets to ‘O2 Academy Islington‘ are also available here
Silvastone Talks About His New Ep ‘LEVELS’, Headline Concert & His Mixed African Upbringing.
Ghana’s fastest rising act and AMG artiste Medikal , disclosed plans of releasing a 20 track album titled ‘Disturbation’. If you’ve been following Medikal for quite sometime now you would have noticed he does not shy away from featuring fellow Ghanaian artistes on his songs especially the ‘crème de la crème’ of Ghanaian music. The case is no different with his upcoming album.
What we know so far about the album:
- Disturbation is Medikal’s First Album
- Set to be released 7th July ,2017 (7/ 7/17)
- Artistes to be featured on the album includes E.L , Sarkodie , Shatta Wale, Omar Sterling (Paedae) , Mr Eazi, Bisa Kdei, Pappy Kojo, Falz, Yaa Pono, Ras Kuku , 55papi.
- Official Album Signing takes place on 1st July at the Silverbird Cinema foyer, West Hills Mall
- Medikal has promised to release 5 singles off the album prior the official album release.
- Poof Gang is the INTRO song. Listen to the Audio here / Watch the video here.
- Love You Die (featuring Falz) , a single off the Album is set to be released in May.
- Majority of the songs are produced by Unkle Beatz (No Surprises there)
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- Before the album drops , Medikal plans visiting 10 die hard fans.
- This is the official album artwork
The Official Track list is as follows:
Possible Track titles include :
Juana (featuring Shatta Wale)Obiaa y3 Ghost (featuring Pappy Kojo)Pressure (featuring Bisa Kdei)High As F*** (feauturing Yaa Pono)We Do Everything (featuring Paedae)Make I See (featuring Mr Eazi)Love You Die (featuring Falz)
Medikal took to his official facebook account earlier today to shed more light on the album and what motivated it. He posted:
” My Album #Disturbation Defines the journey. It consists of anything entertaining but reality.Im dropping this album for those who believed in the struggle, those who doubted our hustle and those who feel it’s too early for this.This is what Mandem wanted, this is what we prayed for,This is why we wailed, this is why we skipped classes but still came out with classics, this is why teachers have been keeping an eagle eye on me since class six, this is why we still use magnifying glasses to see the Mandem who say ‘cheers’ without glasses.This is for the street, this is for the youth, this is for the pastor and the priest. #DisturbationAlbumiSComing #AMGBusiness “
All You Need To Know About Medikal’s Disturbation Album
By Sandra Kissi
Popular Afrobeats Singer, Mr Eazi has been featured in Vogue Magazine which is one of the leading magazines in America’s fashion and lifestyle.
In a detailed interview between himself and the writer, Alex Frank, Mr Eazi talks about his music coming from two distinct African countries – Ghana and Nigeria.
Mr Eazi also revealed the reason for labeling his music as Banku Music. He narrated how his first session at the studio was after he ate Banku, a native food from Ghana made with corn and cassava dough. He said he felt extremely satisfied, tired and relaxed and that’s the feeling anyone that listens to his music also gets.
He talked about his fashion sense been influenced regal stuff made with gold which comes from the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He also explained the origin of his unique hat which came from the Northern Region where most of the people wore because of the harsh sun.
He was appreciative of the support he was receiving from countries and how his music and fashion sense had influenced a lot of people especially the straw hats as well as the Ghana Must Go material he used to promote his new mixtape, Life Is Eazi which debuts number 4 on the Billboard World Album.
Check out the full interview here >> http://www.vogue.com/article/mr-eazi-nigeria-ghana-style
Mr Eazi Featured In Vogue Magazine
By KOFI DUAH
The hardest thing in the sound engineering business is to stay relevant and sound engineer, Brainy Beatz, hopes to stay on top forever with the skills he has acquired over the years.
“I believe a sound engineer should be able to adapt to situations by changing his style to current trends. Once you are able to do that, you can stay on top for a very long time,” he told Showbiz in an interview last week.
Known for producing beats for artistes including Kofi Kinaata, Kwaw Kese, Jupitar, Iwan, Stonebwoy among others, Brainy Beatz said he is determined to work hard to make his brand stay relevant for a very long time.
Throwing light on how he plans on doing that, Brainy Beatz, real name, Kingsley Kofi Tay, said he loves to experiment with producing different genres of music.
“My beats range from Hip Hop, Afro Pop, Highlife, Hiplife, Reggae through to Gospel and I am also quick at learning new beats,” last year’s VGMA winner of the Producer of the Year award added.
Currently, he has an ongoing riddim titled the Migraine Riddim which has featured on songs from almost all the A-list Dancehall artistes in Ghana— Samini, Stonebwoy, Jupitar, Shatta Wale, Ras Kuuku, Iwan, Jah Lead, Eye Judah, Scata Bada, Konkrah, Mugeez (R2Bees ) and Ebony Ahdi Virgo.
Talking about some of his works, Brainy Beatz said VVIP’s popular Dogo Yaro song is one of his best works ever.
“I got loads of nominations from 4Syte Music Awards and also won awards such as the Bass Awards Producer of the Year,” he added.
According to him, he is working on a concert dubbed, “Migraine Riddim” concert scheduled for the end of the year with DJ Shiwaa and his One PHAME /HGF Team.
Source: http://www.graphic.com.gh/
I Want To Be A Legend – Brainy Beatz
Sir Sam Jonah, Ozwald Boateng, Anna Bossman, Sir David Adjaye And More To Be Honored At The Inaugural Ghana Legacy Honors
Accra, Ghana – March , 2017
– On March 25th, Ghanaian pioneers and trailblazers will be honored at the maiden Ghana Legacy Honors, in commemoration of Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary.
The inaugural honorees, comprising of both local and diaspora Ghanaians who have broken glass ceilings in their respective fields, will be honored for their colossal achievements, impact, and contribution towards the legacy of Ghana on the global stage.
The honorees include reputable business magnate Sir Sam Jonah, renowned U.K. based fashion designer Ozwald Boateng, head of the anti-corruption unit at the African Development Bank Anna Bossman, world-renowned architect Sir David Adjaye, CEO of Airtel Ghana, Lucy Quist, and tech innovator Herman Chinery-Hesse. Young Scholar Shadrack Frimpong will receive the Future Award for his extraordinary work and impact in health and education in Ghana. (Read more about the honorees here: http://awards.ghanalegacy.com/honorees-lists/).
The exquisite black-tie awards gala will take place at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, kicking off at 6pm sharp with an intimate networking cocktail reception, followed by the awards ceremony hosted by award-winning actress Ama K. Abebrese. Guests will enjoy a delectable full-course dinner, live entertainment led by Kwame Yeboah and the OBY Band, with performances by legendary hi-life musician Pat Thomas, and the sensational Adomaa and Okyeame Kwame.
The awards gala is set to bring the local and diaspora business community together for a memorable evening of camaraderie and inspiration in celebration of Ghanaian achievement and legacy.
“We are very proud to be able to use the Ghana Legacy platform to bring internationally celebrated pioneers and visionaries of Ghanaian descent back home to celebrate them, and provide the opportunity for them to inspire and empower the younger generation”, said Isaac O. Babu-Boateng, CEO of Bábu Gobal.
The Ghana Legacy Honors is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, Appolonia, Kasapreko, and Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, and produced by Bábu Global, a pan-African media and marketing firm responsible for reputable media brands such as Face2face Africa. Bábu is also the producer of the Pan African Weekend, the Ghana-US Investment Forum, and the FACE List Awards, the most prestigious pan-African achievement awards held annually in New York City, where pioneers such as Mo Ibrahim, Angelique Kidjo, Alek Wek, Wyclef Jean, Ashish J. Thakkar, Boris Kodjoe, Rosa Whitaker, and more have all been honored.
For more information on the Ghana Legacy Honors, including tickets or how to secure a corporate table, visit www.ghanalegacy.com, contact [email protected], or call 0506556661 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @Ghanalegacy.
Sir Sam Jonah, Ozwald Boateng And More To Be Honored At Ghana Legacy Honors
Top UK pop band Reggie’N’Bollie thrilled more than 10,000 fans with an explosive performance at the 8th edition of the annual Voice In A Million, VIAM2017 staged at SSE Arena Wembley.
The duo performed on both nights as headline acts to a charged audience who sang and cheered to their songs including ‘this is the life, a song released just four days ago. Great experience it was, filled with fun and breathtaking entertainment and the fans loved every bit of it.
The flagship VIAM2017 for schools returned to Wembley Arena, UK’s second largest indoor event venue with a capacity of 12,500 for their sixth year and we can confidently say this year show was bigger and more fun.
With barely a week old smashing new single ‘this is the life’ trending around the world, the eccentric international pop act have really given a solid start to their musical career (months after launching a new record label). They have also been nominated as ‘Best UK Artist’ in the International Achievement Recognition Awards – IARA2017; together with other popular UK artistes like Tom Grenna, Zak Abel and Shaun Escoffery.
“This is only the beginning of bigger and amazing things to come. Our new exciting music video will be out in few days and we are also working on an album. The fans should watch out for ‘RNB’ because we have powerful stuff planned for them”–Mark Darlington, manager.
Reggie‘N’Bollie Explode At Viam 2017 (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)
The nominees for the 2nd edition of the Northern-Ghana Entertainment Awards – NEA which aims at acknowledging and honoring the accomplishments and contributions of entertainment professionals, including: actors, performers, producers, presenters, sportsmen and musicians have finally been unleashed.
After losing out on the ‘Most Promising African Act’ award to Morocco’s Amine Aub at the 2016 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA 3.0), Nuru is hoping to nab a plaque at the 2nd Northern-Ghana Entertainment Awards, which kicks off in Tamale on April 1. The ‘In A Moment’ rapper earned two nominations which includes; “Best Music Video of the Year” for his ‘In A Moment’ hit single and “Best Ghanaian Artiste of Northern Origin”.
The young rapper announced his nomination via his twitter page, saying;
“This should be an easy one! Code for VOTING out soon! #NEAGhana #XtremeMusic”
https://twitter.com/thisisNURU/status/839136243929788418
The scheme is expected to have Maccasio, One9ra, Double Tee, Flower Gaskiya, Raphius Amigos, Tuba Zaks, Fareed, Fancy Gadam, Sarauta, among others perticipating in the year’s event.
Northern-Ghana Entertainment Awards is an initiative put together by Smile Multimedia in collaboration with the various stakeholders in the entertainment, arts, tourism and culture industry to recognise and honour some distinguished personalities who have positively contributed to the steady growth of the entertainment industry in Northern Ghana.
Details on voting will soon be out.
NuRu Gets Nod for ‘Best Ghanaian Artiste of Northern Origin’.
Haywaya is dishing out songs from his upcoming super mega musical project.
‘Ba ku kai ba’ features VGMA artist of the year, E.L and happens to be one of the numerous songs the young talented Hausa rapper will be releasing this year as part of surprise package for his fans in Ghana and beyond.
A source close to the rapper whispered this to us, even though he wanted to keep it low profile and hit his fans and music lovers with it. We were able to drain the information from our source, the video for the song was shot recently at a location in Shukura under the direction of Jeneral.
And from all indications, it is going to be a top notch video from the rapper who has invested much time perfecting his craft as a talented rapper from the Zongo Community.
Further query on our source points to March 13, 2017 as the official release date for the song and many other goodies to follow including the video which might drop soon after the audio.
Hausa Rap God Haywaya Set To Release New Song ‘’Ba Ku Kai Ba” With E.L
By Sandra Kissi
Ghanaian music producer Killbeatz who has served Ghanaians and the rest of Africa with amazing productions such as Life, Borkor Borkor, Ajei, Kiss Your Hand and Love Rock has moved a step further by collaborating with Grammy award-winning singer and producer Ed Sheeran.
Around July 2016, there was buzz that Ed Sheeran was in town and hanging out with Fuse Odg, R2bees and Killbeatz. It was obvious the fun would not have been complete without cooking some music. The end result was ‘Bibia Be Ye Ye’ (‘Everything will be fine’) which was on Ed Sheeran’s album as well as other unreleased productions in the pipeline.
Killbeatz has been acknowledged on Wikipedia as part of the producers for the song. He has sent out a tweet in appreciation to Ed Sheeran and Fuse Odg for the opportunity.
Is Killbeatz edging closer to a Grammy with his latest accomplishment?
Ed Sheeran’s music releases do not go by without breaking records or winning awards of which the Grammy is a part of. Killbeatz joining the team pushes him closer to win a Grammy alongside the list of producers on the album
Huge honor to have produced on this album @edsheeran.
Track 14, “Bibia be ye ye” Prod. by me. Bless my bro @FuseODG for making this happen?? pic.twitter.com/44rMaHcl55— Killbeatz. (@killbeatz) March 3, 2017
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