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Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Multichoice Ghana this week, announced that Channel O will sponsor the 2013 Ghana Music Awards Festival, which takes place in Accra on the 18^th of May 2013. The Ghana Music Awards is considered to be the biggest and most important event on the Ghanaian music industry calendar, and comprises of a series of events which will climax with an awards night on 18th May 2013 at the Accra International Conference Centre at which a representative of Channel O will present an award to the winner of the Best African Act category.

The channel is well known for its interactive programming, most notably O-News, Volt, Speaker Box, Introducing and Featuring as well as the production of the Channel O Music Video Awards, also known as Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards are Pan-African music awards which were first held in 2003 under the name Reel Music Video Awards.The following Ghanaian artistes have won awards at the Channel O Music video Awards: D-Black (2012 Channel O Music Video Award for Most Gifted West African Video), Samini (2011 Channel O Music Video Award for Most Gifted Reggae/Dancehall Video) and VIP (2005 Channel O Music Video Award for Best Group in Africa).

Commenting on the sponsorship, Leslie Kasumba, the Channel Manager for Channel O expressed her delight with Channel O’s involvement in the 2013 Ghana Music Awards. “Ghana has one of the most interesting music industries on the continent at the moment, with some of the most prolific rappers and vocalists. You can make mention of Azonto, a dance style and music genre which has become an international craze. At this point, I wish all nominees the best of luck”.

She also took the opportunity to encourage Ghanaian musicians to submit their videos at any of the three Multichoice Ghana offices nationwide to be considered to be aired on Channel O. Having sponsored the Ghana Music Awards in 2013 and also several times before, Channel O will continue to maintain a long standing relationship with Charterhouse for the Ghana Music Awards and other great initiatives.

Ebenezer Sowah is the current creative director on the Planet Radio Television (PRTV) platform. If you didn't get that right, he is the creative force behind the first radio television channel on the Mother-land.Eben was the creative force in Charter-House in Ghana where he directed the creative growth in the company for four years before relocating to South Africa to extend his influence and skill. His main plan is to raise the profile of PRTV and himself thereby leaving an indelible imprint on the media scene and creative field of the Mother-land.

Kweku T, one of Africa’s best loved Big Brother Africa’s house-mate, has now made Mzansi his home. He is now a VJ Co-hosting with one of the top entertainment pioneers. Tune in for the biggest and brightest morning breakfast shows on Planet Radio Television (PRTV).Kweku T will be starring on a brand new weekday breakfast show called ”Daily Planet.”

His long-time, Wale Akinlabi the CEO of Planet Image Production the mother company of the recruited Friday show super Friday show. His move from the Friday show is the perfect for south africa’s powerhouse Penny Lebyani. His blend of multiculturalism and youthfulness will infuse a grown and sexy cocktail to wake up the mind the spirit and the appetite. The show will be coming live on a major digital network.

Turas has been a mainstay of the PRTV family almost since inception. His vivacious personality has garnered tens of thousands of listeners and has shown the station CEO Wale the potential that the channel can achieve. As a result, Turas will be holding down the weekday drive time” Check-In-Time” show every Monday and Friday from 2-5pm CAT. Turas plans to take on top African talent, both known and underground to the mainstream. His passion for music transcends all genres and crosses all boundaries. Turas wants to bring all African artists from all corners of the continent to every music lover linked to the internet. He wants to abolish musical borders and will use the PRTV platform to achieve this dream. Tune in to the drive show on PRTV.

You can also see Alex Kwesi Crassie (Turas Turise), every morning from 7-8am CAT anchoring the biggest and brightest breakfast show on the continent, Good Morning Africa on Channel 154 DSTV.

Monday, 6 May 2013

After releasing her latest gospel single ‘Jesus’ a fortnight ago, Ghana’s Afro pop Becca is ready to release her newest album on May 16.

Becca, whose live stage musical performances have won the hearts of many music fans across the African continent told the media that her much awaited new album will be extraordinary.

Reports available indicate that Becca’s management which is currently planning a world class album launch to unleash her new album is considering several venues for the upcoming historic launch.

Becca, who has achieved a lot with just one album and more than three hit singles, wants to introduce something new in her music career and something Ghanaians have never seen before to match up with the kind of musical work on her new album.

Becca’s anticipated album launch has generated a lot of expectations among a large number of music fans and the general public.

Those who have had the opportunity to listen to some of the songs on the album find it difficult to describe what to expect from the Afro pop singer this year.

Becca also has a good gospel song on the album and just an album to her credit, Becca has won for herself several awards in Ghana and Nigeria.

The sensational Afro-pop artiste, who launched her musical career in Ghana on November 2007 with her maiden album ‘Sugar’, is among a few music stars who have been consistent on the music platform.

‘Sugar’, which has the hit song ‘You lied to me’, was once adjudged Record of the Year. ‘You Lied to Me’, which featured Kwabena Kwabena, also earned Becca four other nominations some years back.

Becca also featured Hugh Masekela, a great musician from South Africa on her track ‘I love you’. This ethereal beauty has been hard at work on a follow-up album since her maiden ‘Sugar’ collection came out at the end of 2007. She has already put out singles meant for her new album- the very popular ‘Daa Ke Daa’, ‘Eti Sen’ and African Woman’.

Rick Bacchus, a US based music producer and artiste manager, who was in the country some time ago was impressed with Becca’s performance on the music scene so far, adding that although her talent is amazing, she was not getting the right opportunity to showcase it.

As the X-Factor audition train zoomed into Kumasi on Saturday, scores of contestants who trooped to contest on the platform have commended Glo for regularly initiating people oriented programmes that offer unlimited platforms for turning dreams into reality.

The contestants who thronged the Golden Tulip Hotel venue of the X-Factor audition in Kumasi, implored the telecommunication giant to bring more of such exciting programs.

Meanwhile, the contestants tried to outperform each other to progress to the next round of the competition and stay in the run for the star prize of $150,000, and a Sony Music recording contract.

Some of the contestants included 49 year-old George Danzoma from Tamale who described the audition as unique because of the professional tips offered by the selectors and the four tiers of the audition, which he said calmed his nerves and brought out the best in him.

Another contestant, Miss Audrey Mikass, a medical student from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology said “Glo is cool. It has given a boost to my singing career and whether I am selected or not, I would soon release an album.”

For 16-year-old Chelsea Frimpong, a Year Eleven Arts student of International Community School, Kumasi, the X-Factor audition is a dream come true because X Factor is her favorite show and “I never thought I was going to get this rare opportunity to participate in X-Factor. I really thank Glo for making this possible.”

Commenting on the Audition, Glo X-Factor’s Music Director, Carl Raccah expressed satisfaction with the level of performance of the contestants, especially the groups that auditioned.

He enjoined the contestants to relax and give their best and not miss musical notes.

Line Producer for the show, Abigail Clark also noted that X-Factor is different from all other Reality TV singing show, because in the course of the programme the judges would transform into mentors who would stake their reputations for the three contestants each of the three judges would select for the live performance stage.

Meanwhile, the X-Factor audition train would move to Accra next weekend where talented contestants would be screened at the Alisa Hotel, North Ridge.

Ghanaian actress and philanthropist Juliet Ibrahim, radio and TV presenter Caroline Sampson and fashion designer House of Adjeiwaah, are to be celebrated and honoured on Mother’s Day.

They are among selected hard working women in the entertainment industry to be honoured at a pre-Mother’s Day jam event dubbed: ‘DIVAS BALL’ scheduled for the Paloma Hotel (The Lexington Bar) on May 11.

The event, the brainchild of 18.com, events, public relations and advertising company in Ghana, will host musical performances from Kesse, D-Flex, Diojo and new hi-life sensation Akwaboah.

There will also be poetry performances from Ghana’s finest Rhyme Sonny and comedy from DKB, who represented Ghana at the last edition of the Big Brother Africa reality show.

Nana Yaw Wiredu, of 18.com said in a statement that, “we are hosting the jam not to only celebrate celebrity women who double as mothers but also those succeeding in show business.”

He added that, “we hope to use this platform to recognize their hard work and success in a male dominated entertainment industry as they combine that with their role as mothers.”

The listed celebrities will each receive a citation - signed by fans, friends and loved ones -, beauty treatment and hampers.

Nana Yaw Wiredu noted that, “It is our hope that fans and the DIVAS themselves will accept our effort in saying ‘Ayekoo’ [Thank you] to them on Mother’s Day and also for their achievements in the industry.”

Sunday, 5 May 2013

Chemphe

Singer Chemphe, and some other African acts have been commissioned to compose a song for the African Union’s 50^th anniversary celebrations. The song, ‘Africa Arise’ which will be presented to the AU during the celebration this year, will throw more light on youth empowerment and full participation of the youth in decision making.

According to a press statement, “complements a Memorandum that AAYMCA will present to the African Union (AU) and Ministers associated with the AU in all countries in which the YMCA has a presence. This activity is part of the AU Golden Jubilee celebrations and is intended to both laud the AU on its 50 year Golden Jubilee and congratulate the AU for its dedication to the Pan-African agenda, and to express youth readiness to be part of Africa’s decision-making.

“Chemphe is no newcomer to YMCA projects. He co-wrote the very popular S2C song, in 2010, which took the YMCA global movement by storm and became the unofficial theme song at the Hong Kong World Council in the same year. In 2011, he went on to write Global Citizens for the TT Festival in Norway”. Chemphe commented, “My commitment to the YMCA has blessed my life and my work. Youth empowerment is key to the development of our countries and our continent. In all my work for the YMCA I am driven to advocate for youth to speak for themselves, and create spaces to show that they are citizens who are creative and committed to shape a future we can all be proud of” .

Saturday, 4 May 2013

A group of Ghanaian female celebrities have been selected for a campaign aimed at tackling the high rate of Cervical Cancer in the country. Nana Ekua Asanteba Mensah and Zenaida Morrison of Viasat 1, Sherifa Gunu, Gloria Sarfo, Roselyn Ngissah, and Agnes Ntow are collaborating with The Kultiva Group and the Cervical Cancer Unit of the Ridge Hospital to educate, screen and create public awareness of the disease.

The exercise is themed, “what every woman should know”, and falls under the ‘Every Woman 2013’ project, which comes off at the Regimanuel Grey Golden Gate Club house, Spintex on May 12.This is the first ever women empowerment programme by the Kultiva Group. It will address issues surrounding the health of Ghanaian woman, specifically the subject of cervical cancer.The event is jointly supported by the Cervical Cancer/Paps Smear Centre of the Ridge Hospital, Accra

Friday, 3 May 2013

Singers Kesse, D-Flex, Diojo and Akwaboah have been lined up for the much talked about event DIVAS BALL, which is a night to celebrate celebrity mothers and women in showbiz on the May 11, 2013 at the Paloma Hotel – The Lexington Bar off the Circle Ring road.

Creative Director of the event, Nana Yaw Wiredu said ‘We chose male singers instead of their fellow females because we want the males to treat the women special’. We want them to show them how much they love their presenceplus wish them the very best of motherhood.

Divas Ball will be celebrating women like Juliet Ibrahim, Caroline Sampson, House of Adjeiwaah and others.

Be part of this great event for only GHC20 at the gate as it opens from 8pm sharp. If you are a young mother or a potential dad treat your family to a night of music, poetry, comedy and celebration.

Ghanaian female dancehall star, Kaaki joins the club of great female touring acts like Beyonce, Rihanna, and Alicia Keys with the launch of her tour, as she made an announcement of the KAAKIT UP tour yesterday.

The Kaakit Up tour will be Kaakie’s debut performance tour and will not only see her interacting, taking her music to and performing for her fans across the nation but also creating awareness about Maternal health and supporting maternal units of hospitals in cities she hopes to perform at.

Making the announcement to the press, Kaakie stated that, “My first year has been very good, a lot of ups, some downs, but I am grateful to God and my fans for holding me down all through it all. For me I think, it’s only natural that, I take my music to my fans particularly outside Accra and together with my artiste friends show them love, appreciation and some gratitude for staying loyal to my music and act, So yes I will urge everybody to come out lets run things Inna their city”

Commenting as well, Business Development Manager of Rackus Productions, Gabriel Boateng stated that “We have always been committed to providing quality entertainment experiences to event audiences, its within this commitment that we therefore partnered with Xtra Large Music and Kaakie to embark on this tour to ensure people in and outside Accra not only get to interact with Kaakie but experi“It’s only natural that, we tour these places and perform to our fans in the areas we chose, because day in day out we keep getting calls and requests to come and perform, indeed we have performed at some of these places but interestingly our fans keep requesting for more shows, so yes we are going to give it all to them and in grand style, they should just watch out for Kaakie and Xtra large Music” – Xtra Large Music boss, Jam Master Jam further commented.

The KAAKIT UP tour according to 30minitz TV host & Kaakie’s Manager Sadeeq Abdulai Abu will kick off in Tamale on 26^th May, making stopovers in Sunyani, Kumasi, Takoradi and finally coming to Accra between 24^th August – 21^stSeptember, 2013

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