Arketek Music endorses DJ Champagne Ghana #FomaPartyRiddim mixtape .
Ghana’s award-winning international jock, DJ Champagne is set to drop the official Ghana mixtape of the “Foam Party Riddim” produced by Arketek Music, Jamaica.
The mixtape includes over 24 Ghana artistes who have worked joints on the product, respectively. The mixtape is due for an official release on Friday, February 21, 2014.
This riddim mixtape project is the first of its kind to be ever done, OFFICIALLY, by any Ghanaian jockey.
Already endorsed by Dale Johnson (CEO of Arketek Music Productions, Jamaica/New York), there is high anticipation among Ghana dancehall fanatics as well as the international community who loves Dancehall music.
“As we are all aware now, Dancehall has come of age and is the biggest genre in Ghana right now, unquestionably.
As an international DJ, I have played at several places and my routine plays on radio has had a heavy but positive influence to me to involve more of my time and space to the Dancehall community, especially the talents from Ghana.
With my huge following and repertoire, I find it worthwhile to also assist in promoting the genre hence I went ahead and had discussions with the producer of the riddim, Arketek Music, who was highly elated about us doing an official mixtape for the FOAM PARTY RIDDIM to help boost the euphoria the riddim has brought to the music community.
His initial production which was the official release had about 10 artistes on it from Jamaica.
But all of a sudden the riddim became a household material in Ghana when I came out as the first on air personality to start promoting it; it caught the attention of our talented acts here in Ghana too and they jumped on it with some even shooting music videos for it – the likes of Episode and Stonebwoy who have shot videos for their joints on the Foam Party Riddim is enough evidence of how viable the riddim is.
I know there are other DJs and presenters who are particularly inclined to the genre here in Ghana but I just deem it laudable to add my quota to it as well to keep the vibe aglow.
Hopefully we are all set to drop the official Ghana mixtape this Friday, February 21.
If over 24 artistes in Ghana alone valued the riddim and run joints on it, that should tell you how far dancehall has reached and it is my hope and wish that this would open more doors for more acts to start working hard on more joints to fine-tune their lyrics and act.
And this project would be a continuous task I would be doing henceforth.
Arketek Music himself was very elated about the project and even looks forward to the official release which he has endorsed,” DJ Champagne corroborates.
DJ Champagne is an on air jock who plays for the biggest music station in Ghana – Yfm 107.9 - he has hosted several international jock stages including plays on Big Brother Africa show in South Africa.
He has won the “Radio DJ of the Year 2012” at the Radio & TV Personality Awards (RTP Awards).
The FOAM PARTY RIDDIM was initially produced by Arketek Music and had Jamaican acts like Busy Signal, Beenie Man, Mr G, RDX, and others riding on it in September 2013.
You can follow on twitter @Dj_Champagne @Arketek_Musik @ElormBeenie @Ghamaicans for more updates on this project.
