Tuesday 19 March 2013

Okyeame Kwame tries the azonto dance in advert

Okyeame Kwame

Looking forward to something big after his 2012 Versatile Show, Okyeame Kwame takes his versatility to another level by conceptualizing and producing a coca cola commercial.
Coca Cola, over the years is known for bringing out artistic and high profile commercials.
So if you are asking why Okyeame Kwame, the answer is simple; he is versatile.
Having been looking for something very interesting to watch on the internet, I stumbled upon the coca cola advert and was impressed.
Okyeame Kwame played the main role and takes the viewer into an exciting atmosphere with some Azonto dance and some handshakes among a group of youth who cannot get more of the energy derived from drinking coca cola.
It begins with the handshake and is filled with some suspense that I want you to uncover. Waiting any longer? Click on the following link, www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sfo66Eh4bs, and watch the video.

Sarkodie apologises to parents as he is accused of teaching his young fans ‘Otto pfister’



He is one Ghanaian Celebrity who is emulated by most of the youths in the country. His hair style is now called ‘Sarks’ by Senior High School students, his way of dressing is mirrored by fans and non-fans alike, his style of rapping is noted in most amateur rappers music etc.
Early hours of today around 1:24am, Sarkodie on his Twitter page, spent time with his 139, 989 followers; retweeting them and replying their mentions and questions. He tweeted about his location and about Okra Tom Dawidi being a “deadly mcee”
Also, Michael Owusu Addo (Sarkodie) spewed up that; he has received complaints from several parents that he is behind the pulling of pants of their children which is popularly known in Ghana as ‘Otto pfister’.
In clear words, the obedient ‘Rapperholic’ tweeted “So I heard ma young fans pulling they pants down telling their parents I showed dem.... hmmmmm mums im sorry I got da info imma fix dat”
Though that style of dressing was popular before Sarkodie’s emergence into the musical stream, since he is the icon of dressing in Ghana to most of his young fans, he is to be pointed at.
To Sarkodie “he will fix that” meaning, in the subsequent Sarkodie pictures and videos, fans are going to see him with his pants in a decent waist level and not hanging again.

Should Artistes Lobby For Shows To Get Nominations?

Double & Gallaxy

If the numerous artistes who need nominations seriously to boost their career can do better in that regard, then they should start doing what I am about to suggest with this particular piece.
Per the definition of most of the categories in the prestigious Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, some elements run through them and to pundits in the industry, this is where some artistes lack when it comes to who should qualify for what.
The clause which says the artiste should have audience appeal and might have appeared on many platforms in terms of performance is my bone of contention here. I am not and will never be against that clause because to win an award, you should surely appeal to a large audience somewhere and that alone can justify you to win an award.
Now my issue is purely with those artistes who are not getting gigs to play may be due to their own decisions or who are not getting gigs to play based on their fees for appearance. There is always the likelihood that some artistes will not be heard on commercials of many events simply on the basis that the fees event promoters are paying him is not enough to suit his charges. The negative effects this decision is likely to have on the artiste is that he will be suffering from the “universal clause audience appeal”.
In reality, Charter House manages more events and of course the popular ones with more visibility than virtually all event organizers in the country. I therefore want to believe the audience appeal will not be limited to only their events in the case of who qualifies to enjoy nominations in Ghana Music Awards. On this note, let me exonerate Charter House myself again by adding that I have seen some cronies from Charter House at various events which were not organized by them. On countless occasions, I have come across Nii Ayittey Hammond either enjoying himself or accusing event organizers and praising Charter House when he sees the good and the bad at such venues ( he does that within though).
Whether this is a blessing or a curse to the musician is another topic for a write up next time because, if artistes should lobby to play gigs or accept bad salary from event organizers because they want to enjoy some audience appeal, then it is something that should be looked at by the board in their next sitting. Now do you understand why Asem was not a happy dude when he was left out in the artiste of the year category? Of course, his hit song featuring Kwabena Kwabena “Bye-Bye” was big but the man himself (the musician) did not enjoy audience appeal with the song. No activity, be it a press conference, a video premiere or whatever was enjoyed with the release of the song. People were only enjoying the air play or having fun with the song at social gatherings.
The artistes need ratings yet, they need to keep standards too. Industry people should consider this very seriously before many musicians suffer from this canker in the near future or else event organizers will take advantage of them knowing the effects it will have on them when it comes to awards in the country. Let`s get talking people!!!


Sammy Forson quits 6-year alcohol addiction




It’s official! YFM Presenter and Business Development Manager for Sarkodie, Sammy Forson is done with drinking alcohol. “Yup….. I Said It On Air…. After 6 Years, I Have Quit “DRINKING ALCOHOL”… Alcohol Is A Killer!!! If U Value Ur Life, Quit Now!!!,” he posted on Twitter, Tuesday March 19.The declaration by Forson, who returned to the Myd Morning Show on the 107.9 dial on Monday, after being taken ill for few days, suggests he’s finally found the cure to a six-year struggle.

R2bees To Launch Da Revolution II Album March 29

 R2bees

Ghana’s current hottest music duo R2bees is set to release the much awaited album on the 29th of March to meet with the Easter celebrations, a close source has said.
This will be the duo’s second album since embarking on the journey to music greatness. A close source to the R2bees family reveals the much awaited album is called Refuse to be Broke (Da Revolution II).
You would recall that the album launch was postponed to effect a change of name. GhanaWeb can confirm that the strong>Refuse to be Broke (Da Revolution II) album has a packed collection hits from a variety of genres and is definitely an improvement of the R2bees we know.
A leaked cover from of the album shows the image of Paedae and Mugeez in the form of a black and white painting with verifiable originality.
Manager of the duo have confirmed to GhanaWeb in an interview that thealbum will be launched on March 29th, but is yet to reveal the location and schedule of events.

 Source: Ghanaweb

Gallaxy makes an entry into Ghana's music industry




Gallaxy is the latest thing to happen to Ghana’s music industry with their artistic and creative way of doing music. The duo Ransford Ohene known in the music industry as Bra Chiky and David Kwesi Adjawoda also known in the industry as Kwesi Dav are Tema based indigenous Ghanaian musicians who has proved their versatility in creation of good music for everybody’s listening pleasure.
Gallaxy has doubled up the profession as sound engineers respectively. The group has also equipped themselves musically to make a mark on the entertainment scene and looks forward to the years ahead that will see them representing Ghana and Africa worldwide with their music.
The group is working industriously to breakthrough and improves the quality of Ghanaian music on the 
Currently their new singles “Chop money ft Guru”, “B) Asie ma me”,  “Wodo nti”  is enjoying airplay on both radio and TV across the country.
`Since their breakthrough unto Ghana’s music scene, they have shared bigger platforms with Guru, Dobble, Dr Slim and still counting.
As regards to lyrical dexterity, arrangement, instrumentation and sound quality, Gallaxy’  is undisputed
Gallaxy is currently under the management of Gideon Narh’s Harbour City Records also based in Tema
As against the backdrop of many music groups breaking up after becoming a mainstream players,they promise to work as team to serve their fans the best they ever had.
Below are the links to the favourite music downloads platforms to download their songs 
http://www.ghxclusives.com/gallaxy-bo-asie-mamift-dobble
http://www.talkmediaghana.com/new-music-gallaxy-bo-asie-ma-mi-feat-dobble-wo-do-nti/
http://www.urbanroll.net/load/music/featured/gallaxy_wo_do_nti_www_urbanroll_net/12-1-0-2660