They say that some of the best music ever created has its roots in tragedy and misfortune: pain is the fuel that drives our creative minds to produce brilliant works of art, the kind that connects deep to the core and resonates with the soul. Rap artist Jove Kente fits this paradigm: his rough upbringing and distressed past has only fanned the fire of his ambitions, offering the proper ingredients for an illustrious music career.

“My father left when I was about two years old and I still don’t know what he looks like,” he explains. “I lived with my mother until I was about six, then she had to travel outside the country to make ends meet for me and my two siblings.”

Born in Ghana, Africa and raised in the U.S, Jove was forced to attend boarding school throughout his childhood, Kente often found himself the subject of abuse. “I always had to defend myself,” he says. “I found myself through music and since then I have never let go.”

Under the influence of artists like Nas, Big Daddy Kane, Tupac, Reggie Rockstone, Big L and Fugees, Kente began dissecting and analyzing their songs at the age of 10. “I wanted to escape my climate so badly that by the age of 12, I walked into a professional studio to record my first song.”

Currently residing in Alexandria, Virginia, Jove Kente’s music career has been on the up. In the past two years he’s released a pair of mixtapes, and he recently completed work on his debut single “She Go Kill Me” under an EP titled #Do Or Die, which is set for release this year.

“I want people to forget about the hardships in life, even if it’s just for a moment. Music saved me from what could have been, and I hope my music can do the same for others.”

On The Web:

www.jovekente.com

twitter.com/jovekente

instagram.com/jove_kente

reverbnation.com/jovekente

soundcloud.com/jove-kente

Venunye is a Ghanaian born Musician who hails from Ho the Volta regional capital. Born Teku Venunye Koku on the 14th of September, 1988. He developed the love for music since infancy and has always wished to develop  music as his career in the future. Through hard work and consistency, he is living his dream now as an independent artiste who is mastering his skill as a recording and performing artiste.

The growing vocalist started his basic education at Dora Memorial School Complex in Ho and completed at Jasico Demonstration School in 2003 at Jasikan . After secondary school education in 2006 at Awudome he continued to Mount Mary Collage of Education Somanya where he earned Diploma in French Education in 2011. He graduated from Valley View University with a degree in English in 2016.

Venunye in his quest for excellence and recognition on the music scene in Ghana and beyond has auditioned in 2013 for GLO X – factor singing reality show that was held in Nigeria. He came 40 out of the 15000 contestants. He subsequently auditioned for the MTN Hit maker show in 2015 and was among the top 16 people that was initially selected for the contest.

He is currently promoting his singles and getting familiar with the music fraternity out there through shows and radio appearance in the Volta region and beyond. He has an ultimate dream of tackling some of society’s serious challenges through the power of music.

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Listen to ‘We are one’ by Venunye  – http://jonilar.net/2016/02/28/venunye-2/