Help give Ronnie Coaches of Buk Bak a befitting burial - Bright appeals

Prince Bright (Bling Sparkles) of Buk Bak has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians to come in their numbers to support the burial of his best friend music partner, Ronnie Coaches.

Ronnie, 36, died on November 21, 2013 at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after suffering a heart attack.

The mortal remains of the musician, also known in real life as Ronnie Nii Quarshikumah Quainoo, will be laid to rest on Saturday, February 1, 2014.

Bright, who was in the same group - Buk Bak - with Ronnie since the 1990s, touched down in Ghana from the US last Saturday, said the little Ghanaians can do for the late musician is to turn out in their numbers for the funeral.

The burial of the late musician will be preceded by a Wake Keeping at the National Theatre on January 31.

The body will be laid in state at the National Theatre on February 1.

The remains of the late musician will be interred at the Osu Cemetery on February 1, followed a memorial service at the Success Chapel, Bubuashie in Accra on Sunday, February 2. Bright told Myjoyonline.com in an interview that, "Ronnie is for all and he was part of the music community in Ghana.

So I believe that everybody that has love for Buk Bak and wants to support Ronnie has every right to be there. This is in support of a brother who contributed so much to the music industry in Ghana."

"What more is better than showing up and showing love to support his family in this time of grief so I am expecting to see everybody who is a musician or who is in the industry and supports good music, Ronnie is a part of us and if he is no more, the least we can do is to show our last respects to him," he added.

Bright urged "all my brothers and sisters in the industry, and the general public as well, to come and support the funeral service for Ronnie so we place him in the hands of the Almighty God."

The National Theatre will also host a special musical concert in honour of Ronnie Coaches on February 1.

The concert will see performances from several artistes including Prince Bright (Bling Sparkles) and music trio, 4x4.

Bright, however, did  not give further details of the artistes who will be performing at the concert except to say, lovers of Ronnie will mount the stage on the day.

Shortly after Ronnie's death, reports emerged that he had a number of children with some women.

Answering a question on what should be done towards the upkeep of the kids, Bright said Ghanaians should come to their aid.

"We should leave that in the hands of God... hopefully these children will have the proper support from the family, from the community we live in, Ghana in general," he said and urged benevolent organisations to support the family.

"Ronnie was a very generous person, he was a loving, kind person.

Ronnie was all about unity...he loved his family. We created magic together.

If you have any remours against anybody, please make peace with each other," he stated.

I've 5 children with 5 women but I'm marrying none - Wanlov the Kubolor

If you ever hoped to see controversial Afro- Gypsy musician Wanlov the Kubolor settle down with any of the five women he has children with, you have a long wait to endure.

The musician says he does not intend marrying although he already has five children with five women.

Wanlov, who is a member of music duo FOKN Bois, explained to Myjoyonline.com in an interview that he does not believe in man-made institutions such as marriage.

According to him, he does not have time to "devote my life to man-made institutions such as religion and marriage."

He has five children - aged 7, 4, 2, 2, and 3 weeks old - with American, British, Ghanaian, Danish and Japanese women.

The musician, who is not new to controversy, has given the children very interesting names.

Abonsamposuro, Mali Wasty, Ama Manpi, Tivi Lili and Kojolescu Alata Mori are the names of Wanlov the Kubolor's children.

For the last born, Kojolescu Alata Mori, he took to Facebook to explain that: "We have named my 5th born child Kojolescu Alata Mori … 1st name is a Ghana/Romania hybrid, 2nd name is to honor his Japanese grandfather + persecuted innocent gay Nigerians and last name is Yaa Ninja’s last name … Domo Arigato."

He had Kojolescu Alata Mori with his long time girlfriend Shokola Mori popularly known as Yaa Chinese, a Japanese Arts and Cultural Coordinator based in Accra Ghana.

Asantehene is alive- Manhyia

The Manhyia Palace has dismissed rumours about the passing of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

News of the death of the King of the Ashanti Kingdom has been making the rounds on social media in recent times.

But the Manhyia Palace in a statement said “the Asantehene has been in South Africa since January 11 and is scheduled to return to Kumasi
next week”.

The statement signed by the Chief of Staff at Manhyia, Kofi Badu, says Otumfuo is on private visit.

Meanwhile, the Asantehene has sent a message of goodwill to the local Black Stars in their crucial semi-final of the African Nations Championship against Nigeria in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.

“Otumfuo spoke on telephone to Mr. Kwasi Nyantakyi, Chairman of the Ghana Football Association “, the statement said.

“Mr Nyantakyi thanked Otumfuo for his message and assured him that the team would, as always take inspiration from his support and counsel," the statement added.

David Oscar Attacks Blogger Who Said ‘Ghanaian Comedians Are Not Funny

To make one laugh, its not an easy task.
Comedy in Ghana is not as strong as the movie and music industry but hopes are high that it will get better as time goes on.

For sometime now, the comedy in
Ghana is gaining much attention as DKB, David Oscar, Funny Face, Nhyiraba Foster, David Aglah and other comedians are working hard to develop that side of the industry.

Zionfelix.com yesterday reported an opinion written by Ebenezer Anangfio in Monday’s edition of Graphic Showbiz asking if Ghanaian comedians are even funny

[READ IT HERE]. In his article, he said;

“Aside Funny Face, other comedians who have been on the comedy scene have not impressed.

I can understand why Ghanaians will scream for home grown comedians to be given the opportunity, but then we
should not forget that, comedy is business not a show of patriotism whereby people are given opportunities because they are Ghanaian comedians.”

David Oscar, a comedian has called
Anangfio, the writer a stomach blogger.

In his post on instagram he wrote;
CorporateComedySeries has been on the road 5times and still counting.

All these minus the number of Tertiary institutions we have and continue to tour.

Does @anangfio think all the people we’ve
entertained believe there are no comedians in Ghana?

Come again my friend. Don’t deceive yourself.

Its good u dont even believe in any of us. We will see where u stand when our moment is eventually here.

#stomachblogger
He continued to post a tweet which
happened between him and Ebenezer last year and wrote this about it.

That was him when the premiere of
#corporatecomedyseries was trending on twitter.

He shamelessly took the link and tweeted the story. When he was
confronted, that was his tweet aa u can see.

Now this same nitwit turns around to write shit about me again.

Sorry dude, wany3 lucky. Go and tell ur pay masters, that is if they give u any lorry fare at all that GHComedy will grow.

And Im praying for them to be alive when we are finally there. #Peaceout

Eric Donaldson set to rock Ghana

A Jamaican top reggae artiste, Eric Donaldson, is set to headline two major musical concerts in Ghana.

According to the organizers, the first concert dubbed, ‘Big Man Dance’ will be held on February 1, at the plush Mensivc Hotel in Accra for very important personalities (VIPs) who would want to have their private session with the Reggae legend in a serene environment.

The second show which is for the masses will also be held on February 5, at the La Beach and it will be used to celebrate the birthday of reggae legend Bob Marley which falls on February 6.

The Jamaican singer who has a huge loyal fan base in Ghana is an astounding performer by industry standards.

The Eric Donaldson Live in Ghana Concert was scheduled for December 21 and 25 last year but had to be cancelled due to flight problems.

Kofi Okyere Darko, known in the showbiz scene as KOD, one of the organisers, told BEATWAVES in a chat that Eric Donaldson will be in town one clear week before the concert, adding that the Jamaican artiste would use the opportunity to rehearse and grant interviews to hype the show.

“The stars to perform alongside Eric Donaldson such as Black Prophet, Nii Lante, Atango Simbad, Jupitar and a host of others have been carefully selected to ensure that fun-loving Ghanaians have a truly wonderful time, and enjoy their money’s worth to the fullest,” he said.

KOD stressed that the Jamaican star who is one of the most successful contemporary reggae artistes, has promised to set the venues on fire with his stagecraft, dance skill and hit-songs, and the crowd cannot help but dance their hearts out.

The Eric Donaldson Live in Ghana Concert has been put together by Moscow 1 entertainment and powered by Ghana’s power station, Radio Gold.

Source: George Clifford Owusu

Nkrumah's birthplace to get university

Nkroful in the Ellembele District of the Western Region, the birth town of Ghana’s first President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, is to have its first university, the Institute of Science and Humanities.

The University is a brain child of the Kobbinah family at home and abroad and two academicians.

Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony at Nkroful, Mr. Dichie Kobbinah, a lecturer at a Catholic university in Australia said the university would also open up the area to promote economic activities.

It has accreditation from the National Accreditation Board and is now running programmes at the premises of the Kobbinah family.

Professor Lewis Enu-Kwesi of the Botany Department of the University of Ghana said the university would enable the region to produce quality manpower.

Nana Kwasi Kutuwa, Nkroful Chief, called for a special quota for the indigenes as well as scholarship scheme to enable more people to acquire higher education.

Awulae Annor Adjaye 111, Paramount Chief of Western Nzema, commended the Kobinnah family for the project and praised the chief of Nkroful for leasing land for the completion of the University.

Source: citifmonline.com

Borngreat gets defense from VGMAs organizers

The reigning Gospel Artiste of the Year, Herty Borngreat, has come under severe verbal attack for saying she would not submit her works for the 2014 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) nomination
process.

Herty, speaking on Peace FM’s Entertainment Review, over the weekend, explained that her current studies abroad would not give her the needed time to submit her works to the VGMA board and follow up by moving round the country to rally votes for them if they are nominated.

This explanation has not gone down well with a section of entertainment pundits who think she is running away from the 2014 VGMA for fear of losing out.

George Quaye, host of The Pundits on GhOne Television, has however sprung to the defence of the multi-award-winning Herty, saying she should be taken for her word and excused to focus on her studies.

According to George, Herty is not afraid of the VGMAs because she worked very hard in the year under review and has works that fully qualify for nomination.

“In the year under review (2013), Herty did very well.

She released a whole album and songs from that album are still getting good rotation on radio.

She did a concert at Alisa and it was a packed auditorium.
She did not have a bad year at all.

We all have different preparation levels and she is saying that because of her studies, she does not have enough time on hand to move round to campaign for votes.

“Fortunately, she has not said she should not be nominated all she is saying is that she would not be as active as the previous years. Let us give her the benefit of the doubt.

If the VGMA Board thinks Herty deserves to be nominated and they go ahead and nominate her and she still does not move out to rally support for that nomination, then it is left to her but for now, I think she should be excused,” George explained.

George is a Senior Events Producer/Director and Head of Media, Brands and Communication for Charter House.

He continued: “Some people do not know Herty Borngreat well enough. This is the Herty Borngreat that beat an artiste as hot as EL to win Discovery of the Year.

This is the artiste that beat a song as popular as Kwabena-kwabena and Asem’s song, ‘Bye Bye’ to win Best Collaboration of the Year.
Then she also won Gospel Song of the Year.

My point is that Herty Borngreat is not afraid that if she gets nominated she won’t win or something.

I don’t think that is the point at all. Because over the years, she has a proven track record. I think people like her should not be underrated at all.”

In 2013, Herty released her third successful album, ‘Mystery’, which received heavy rotation on radio, TV and online.

In the same year, she also put up several performances and launched the maiden edition of her gospel musical concert dubbed “Be My Guest”.

It was a mega live gospel concert that attracted several hundreds of people and performances from veteran gospel musicians Mary Ghansah, Nobel Nketia and Tagoe Sisters.

She has carved a niche for herself as one of Ghana’s enterprising gospel musicians and won the hearts of many music fans in Ghana with her soul-touching music and stagecraft.

Source: News-One