Music
Bogo Blay: “The Music Scene Hasn’t Been Quiet This Year”
The Goaso-born rapper behind Medicine and Achi Guda says Ghana's music year has been busier than critics claim,…
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Jewel Ackah: the Prince of Highlife from Axim who wrote “Arise, Arise”
Jewel Ackah, born in Axim in the Western Region, sang with C.K. Mann's Carousel Seven and the Sweet…
Music
Nana Tuffour: the “9-9-2-4” highlife romantic who learned his trade with King Sunny Ade
Nana Tuffour, born James Kwaku Tuffour in 1954, started as a keyboardist, worked with King Sunny Ade in…
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Gyakie’s “Forever”: the Kumasi love song that conquered Lagos
Gyakie's "Forever" appeared on her 2020 EP Seed. Its March 2021 remix with Omah Lay topped Nigeria's TurnTable…
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A.B. Crentsil: the Prestea highlife man who made Ghana laugh and blush
A.B. Crentsil, born in Prestea in 1943, led the Sweet Talks in the 1970s and later formed Ahenfo.…
Arts + Culture
Hugh Masekela came to Accra looking for a band. Hedzoleh Soundz became his partners on a 1973 classic
In the early 1970s, the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, living in exile, travelled to West Africa and…
News
Ghanaian Singer Akuvi Drops Emotional New Single ‘Poison
Ghanaian singer Akuvi's emotional new single 'Poison' is out now, a poignant reflection of love and heartache.