What will make a man run and a woman cry? Don't take a guess because thanks to Uncle Ebo Whyte, your guess may be too far from the truth.

In Men Run; Women Cry, Ghana's renowned playwright, Uncle Ebo Whyte, wove another riveting lesson-laced story on marriage, love, lust and gossip.

The play was housed at the Venus Salon; a house of hope, gossip, beauty and endless drama.

Yohan was possessed; in his enchantment, he chased his new found girl friend he calls a goddess into the Venus Salon on the day of his wedding. 

His bride to be was in the Salon preparing for her dream wedding. Yohan run out cursing and threatening to call off the wedding. Did he?

And what about the faithful 'village' wife who wants to remain aglow for God and ugly for her husband when she could easily have been aglow for God and cute for her husband?

Watch a repeat of Men Run; Women Cry at the National Theatre this Saturday and Sunday at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm each day. 

Nominations for the 10th Annual Channel O Africa Music Awards have been announced, revealing an open field in the race to claim Africa’s most prestigious music awards.

Nominees in the 14 categories included multiple double nods for over 10 artists, from East, West and Southern African, reflecting the outpouring of world-class music videos on the continent over the past year. It’s now up to fans to vote for their favourites in this public-voted event, with more than two months for the continent’s music fans to have their say.

This year’s nominees list features many longstanding members of the African music scene, among them South Africa’s Oskido (“Tsa Mandebele” for Most Gifted African Southern), Zimbabwe’s Buffalo Souljah (“Basawine” for Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall Video), and Mozambique’s Lizha James (“Vais Rochar” with Anselmo Ralph for Most Gifted Female).

The list of nominees is also bursting with new faces, including the five contenders in the Most Gifted Newcomer category – South Africans Moneoa (“Is’Bhanxa”) and Idols Season 8 winner Khaya Mthethwa (“Move”), Nigeria’s Lola Rae (“Watch My Ting Go”) and Burna Boy (“Tonight”) and Kenya’s Victoria Kimani (“Mtoto”). And the multiplicity of genres emerging in this highlight category of the 10th Annual Channel O Africa Music Video Awards – from Dance Pop to contemporary Afrobeat and Afro-fusion – provides a brilliant glimpse into the diversity of sounds that currently define Africa’s music scene.

To celebrate a decade of recognizing the best African contemporary music talent, the 10th Annual Channel O Africa Music Awards has expanded the prestigious Most Gifted Video of the Year category to 12 nominees, increasing the pressure on nominees in the most fiercely fought category at the awards.

The category again reveals the mix of newcomers and established artists at this year’s event – a signal of the growing maturity of Africa’s music scene.

Whether it’s in the heavy hitting categories, or the genre and regional categories, there’s no doubting that the 10th Annual Channel O Africa Music Video Awards have all the makings of a thrilling affair when the LIVE event takes place on Saturday, 30 November at Walter Sisulu Square, in Kliptown Soweto.

Just who will win Africa’s biggest awards on the night is now in the hands of fans! Voting opens Tuesday night at 00:00am and closes on Thursday, 21 November at midnight and can be done on three different platforms – via sms: artist voting code to the number +2783142100415. Standard SMS rates apply on the web and WAP at www.channelo.tv

Nominees list below

RnB -Banky W,Victoria Kimani, A.Ralph, Danny K,Chase

East Africa – PUnit/Collo, Sauti Sol, Radio&Weasel, Ay/MarcoChali,Navio

Newcomer – Moneoa-Is’bhanxa,Lola Rae-Watch My Ting Go,Khaya Mthethwa-Move,Victoria Kimani-Mtoto, Burna Boy-Tonight

West Africa -D’prince-Goody Bag Ice Prince-Aboki,R2bees-Life(Walaahi), DBlack/Joey B- Vera, Chidinma-Emi ni Baller, P Square- Alingo

Southern Africa – Dama Do Bling-My Eish Oskido-Tsa Mandebele, Black Coffee Ft Zakes Bantwin-Take it all off, Paul G ft Fabulous- Get Control

Kwaito - Dj Dimplez Ft L- We ain’t Leaving, Khuli Chana- Haddadazmove, L’vovo Derrango ft Professor- Palesa, Professor ft Oskido-Fingerprints,Ees-Woza December, Kabelo-Impilo DJ Tira ft Big Nuz,Joocy-Summertime

Reggae/Dancehall – BuffaloSouljah-Basawine,Kaakie-Too Much,Jesse Jagz-Murder Dem,PUnit ft Collo- You Guy,Radio&Weasel-Can’t Let You Go.

Pop – The Soil-Inkomo,Sauti Sol-Moneylover2Face-Iheneme,The Muffinz-Umsebenzi Wendoda, Davido-Gobe

Dance- Kcee-Limpopo,Khona-Mafikizolo,Antenna-Fuse ODG,Jamaica-DJ Malvado, Xigubu- DJ Ganyani

Male - Donald- Over the Moon, Zeus ft AKA-#DatsWasup,Wizkid-Azonto,Ay/Marco Chali-Party Zone, Iyanya-Flavour

Female – Zonke-Feelings,L.James -Vais Rochar,Stl-Stella,Tiwa Savage-Without My Heart, Toya Delazy-Heart.

Duo or Group – Teargas-Wake Up,Xtatic/Aka&PriddyUgly-HitEmUp,Micasa-Can‘t get Enough,EME-Baddest Boy,NaetoC Ft D’banj- Tony Montana Remix, Zonefam-Contolola.

Video of the Year – Jealousy-AKA Khona-Mafikizolo,Stella-STL,Alingo-PSquare,Antenna-Fuse ODG,HitEmUp-Xtatic/AKA&Priddy Ugly,#DatsWasup-Zeus ft AKA&Tumi, Azonto-Wizkid, Get

Control - Paul G ft Fabulous, Do it Like I can- Reason, Life(Walaahi)-R2Bees.

Richie Mensah has postponed the release of the music video for his fast rising club banger “Every Morning” to next week Thursday due to the Supreme Court verdict.

Last week, it was announced that the release would be done today on Amanda Jissih’s E-TALK Show on GHOne.

The video premier will however come on next week Thursday exclusively on E-TALK at 9pm and will be followed by video premier event at Hollywood Boulevard inside the A&C Mall.  

Anticipation is very high for the video following the release of behind the scenes shots online last week. The song has also received heavy rotation on the nightlife scene since its release a few weeks ago and the video is certain to generate an even greater buzz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gmqHiCT7UQ

My dear politicians

As you know already, am very happy to write you this letter.

In fact, am sure you are doing well since you have our gargantuan tax at your disposal.

Anyway continue to enjoy them nyafu nyafu after all who will question you for embezzlement?

We love you so we want to tell you something that you don’t know about we Ghanaians. If you had known this, you will not be disturbing the police moving them from their favorite location all in the name of Pace peace.

Do you know how much they make standing by the roadside telling drivers to park their cars?.In fact the deployment  is killing business like ECG.

Now the fact that we follow you during your campaign season   does not mean we will die for you if the court verdict does not go in your favor.

We only follow you because the ecomini is very bad and that is the only way we can fool you to get at least one Ghana credit to buy credit to whataspp   and also  post our pictures on instagram.

If you have forgetting so soon, go and ask dada author kennedy. We followed him everywhere saa on the ‘D’day’ even his family did not vote for him.

So if you think we will follow and go and cause confusion then we go do you antenna. You want us to go jail or die for you??.... Masa you lie bad.

We are only waiting for the campaign season to make some good money from you.  Infact   this time around if you don’t give us 100gh and above we will not follow you. Now we want party lactose .We’re fed up us the Chinese T-shirts.  _____ Letter part two is coming soon!!

Ghanaian Afro Roots star and renowned social activist, Rocky Dawuni, returns to Southern California with a full band appearance on Saturday, August 24 at 8pm. The free to all ages concert is part of KCRW Summer Nights and will be hosted by Afro Funke's Jeremy Sole with DJ Glenn Red spinning!

Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts Los Angeles at MacArthur Park (LevittLA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 to restore the historic band shell in MacArthur Park and feature a diverse lineup of artists from acclaimed, emerging talent to seasoned, award-winning performers.  Programming is designed to appeal to all tastes, bringing people from all walks of life together to share an evening of great music.  As music fills the park, so do families, friends, and Angelinos from all over the city creating community through music.

Rocky has had an unbelievable year touring the world at many of the top music festivals including two European tours where he played the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival, the massive Summerjam in Cologne, Afro Pfingsten in Switzerland alongside Alpha Blondy & Lee Scratch Perry and many more. He also was invited to the recent tribute to Bob Marley at the prestigious Kennedy Center for Performing Arts where he put on a stellar performance that had everyone on their feet and singing along!

As a UN Foundation Ambassador for the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, Rocky has visited Kenya, Ghana and Cambodia this year doing speaking engagements and performing.  He is also the co-founder of Afro Funke' at Zanzibar (along with Cary Sullivan & Jeremy Sole) in Santa Monica which is LA's most popular African inspired club night which just crossed over its 10th Anniversary in June with an unforgettable performance by home town heroes Ozomatli.

EA's new video game "The Sims 3 Island Paradise" features one of Rocky's brand new tracks "Reggae Soca Party" that was recorded in Ghana and the US and is his first foray in to Soca music! This song will appear on his upcoming 6th solo album due to be released early next year which he is currently recording.

The Miss Teen Ghana 2013 was launched yesterday 17th  August, 2013 at University of Professional Studies in Accra. The launched officially outdoor   all the 19 young beautiful girls representing all the 10 regions of Ghana contesting in this year’s contest.

Miss Teen Ghana 2013 is the 3^rd edition of the contestant put together by   Neas   Media Concept to select one competent young Ghanaian girl who can represent Ghana in the international Miss Teen Face of Beauty contestant in Thailand, Miss Teen Universe in Nicaragua and Miss Teen Earth International in Ecuador and Miss Teen Africa in South Africa respectively

The organizers used the occasion to also outline some of the programs and activities ahead of them before the grand finale on the 13^th September 2013 at the Ghana National Theatre. They also urge parents and corporate bodies to show their support and interest in the parent, since this has become one of the national platforms for your girls to exhibit their hidden potentials.

Most of the people and fans who were in attendance last night expressed satisfaction about the event and also urge the organizers to find a befitting solution to the technical hitches that delayed the program for about 5 minute.

This year’s event is supported by   Showbiz GH,HD Media Ghana, Teen Exclusive Magazine,Jonilar,Ghana Youth Television,Glitz Ghana,Stepout Ghana and many more.

The ‘Yenko Nkoa’ hit maker Raymond Eduwoji  Gbedza known in the Ghanaian music industry as Eduwoji  has finally spoken about  his sudden absence from  the  music industry .Eduwoji  whose hit single ‘Yenko nkoa’  featuring Stay Jay was a big tune in 2011 and beyond has been on the silence for a while now .However in an interview with  Afia English  he stated that,  he has been in the studio working on a couple of  songs for his fans which he will be release soon.

According to him,  ‘Yenko nkoa’ was a success but the new ones coming will take his fans and the entire  music fraternity by surprise.

Besides  ‘Yenkoa’  eduwoji  has other songs to his credit including ‘I don’t care’ which features Edem, ‘Someone’ which is also out there now and one yet to be released collaboration with another budding musician Hecta whose evuna  song and a couple of others are currently enjoying massive airplay both in Ghana and Togo.

Source: Afia English

The  Volta regional capital Ho experienced for ones, a spectacular performances from the all new Hecta at the Volta regional Old School Reunion.

Hecta, one of the region’s celebrated artiste and Ghana's first rising and promising musician climbed the stage at Ho sports stadium last Saturday at the Old School Reunion with energy and skillfully moved the crowd. A day after the event, he visited the Ho municipality to show   appreciation for those who turned up to show their support for him.

However, the young kids were not exceptional; they hail him as he walk through some suburbs of the town. He shared some good memories of his childhood days with the kids and also urge them to respect their parents and make education their priority. Below are some of the pictures from the hang out with the kids.