Music
“The Foundation of Music Is the Message”: 8 Things to Know About Pure Akan
Who is Pure Akan? The Kwahu hiplife rapper's real name, why he changed it, his Nyame Mma album,…
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Arts + Culture
Azonto: the Accra dance craze that spread across the world in 2011 and 2012
Azonto, a dance from Accra built on mimed everyday actions, became an international craze in 2011 and 2012.…
Arts + Culture
A law student, a young beatmaker and a record that set the standard for hiplife: Obrafour’s Pae Mu Ka
Pae Mu Ka, the debut album by Ghanaian rapper Obrafour, was released in November 1999, produced by Hammer…
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Was the first rap record made in Ghana in 1973? Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and “Simigwa-Do”
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley recorded "Simigwa-Do" with Ghana's Uhuru Dance Band in 1973, delivering fast, spoken Fante lyrics over highlife…
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Reggie Rockstone rapped in Twi over hip-hop beats and called it hiplife. Ghanaian music has not been the same since
In the mid-1990s, Reggie Rockstone returned to Ghana from London and New York and began rapping in Twi…