Month: September 2018

Sensational Afro-jazz singer, Adomaa spoke about perceptions about her music. She debunked rumours that her type of music – afro-jazz and afro-soul does not sell in Ghana.

She stated that contrary to popular opinion, the afro-jazz and soul music space in Ghana is very vibrant. However, Ghanaians need to catch up with the wave.

She made these statements on Pluzz FM’s Drive with the Area Gang. Also, she was there to talk about her much anticipated Adomaa vs. Adomaa EP. The Tempo singer called on the media to give more of their platform to Afro-soul and jazz artistes. The artistes include herself, Cina Soul and Efya.

Adomaa on afro-jazz

“Radio stations like Pluzz FM should give more opportunity for people to know that because most of the time, I feel like people know what they hear.” 

She spoke about the double EP. Also, she stated that she hopes the project would help change her reputation in Ghana as a cover artiste.

Ghanaian musician, Kidi states that Sonnie Badu is his spiritual father. He made these statements in an interview with SVTV Africa.

This came about when the host asked him about gospel singers. He stated that he talks with the gospel singers sometimes. Also, he revealed that, they share the same whatsapp group where they even pray together.

Kidi talks about Sonnie Badu

‘’I have been talking to him. He is like my spiritual father, he created a WhatsApp group with me and my brother, we talk sometimes and he prays with us which l appreciate a lot.’’

Also, he stated that he will never reject the offer if Sonnie Badu wants to do a gospel song with him. This is because he can sing gospel when he is touched by the spirit.

‘’How dare me say no if Sonnie Badu wants to do a song with me, I don’t mind if it is gospel”.

“I equally can sing about things if I am touched by the spirit. Hence, I would be very honoured if today he says we should do a song’’.

Moreover, he mentioned that he would like to collaborate with, he mentioned Joe Mettle.

‘’Joe Mettle is another person l listen to a lot. He is another spiritual brother whose songs touches my heart in the deepest places’’

Video of interview

Ghanaian gospel musician, Brother Sammy reveals that he regrets his actions against Cecilia Marfo. Therefore, he wants to make amends with the gospel musician and prophetess.

He spoke about this in a little chat with Kwamena Idan of Adom FM. This happened during a reconciliation performance at this year’s iYes conference organized by the Pastor Brian Amoateng Ministries.

Brother Sammy about Cecilia Marfo

“I am waiting for Cecilia Marfo to sing together with her so that enemies will be put to Shame”

Earlier this year, he did in an interview with Delores Frimpong Manson on the ‘Delay Show’. On the show, he made the allegations that Cecilia Marfo made-up a plot to embarrass, disgrace, and kill him.

In the viral video, he revealed that the information that Marfo delivered him from occultic spirits was a lie. Therefore, it is rather Cecilia Marfo who needs deliverance because she is full of evil spirits.

Furthermore, he recounted how Cecilia Marfo trapped him and intentionally performed that act to give the impression she delivered him of evil spirits.

Also, he used the same platform to clear the air about any form of perceived bad blood that existed between himself and Ernest Opoku as he performed songs with him on the same stage.

Comedian, DKB explains his failure to make patrons laugh at the second edition of Glo’s Laffta Fest.

According to him, the comedian who performed before him extracted all the laughter out of the audience.

Therefore, he apologised to the audience for not lifting up his game on the night.

According to reports, all the jokes he shared were unimpressive and some of the patrons booed him.

He explained what happened on the night on Hitz @1 on Hitz FM. Acccording to him, Dan D Humurous, who performed before him, exceeded his time of performance. Therefore, this made the audience tired.

DKB talks about his performance and tiredness of audience

“I always respect the opinion of the audience. I try to appreciate the fact that they made an effort to come and see me perform but unfortunately, it didn’t go as planned. They were laughing but the standard of response I was expecting, I didn’t get it.” 

“I’m the type who doesn’t like sharing blame. I always believe that I’m responsible for the spot I’m given and have to take full charge of it but what happened was that, the comedian before me overstayed his time twice. He stayed for a pretty long time so he drained the laughter out of the audience so when I came in, it looked like the people were sort of tired.” 

“The energy was a bit low. However, at the end of the day, I was given that spot as a comedian. Therefore, I must be a magician and that’s why I decided to apologize to the audience.” 

Also, the comedian denied reports that the audience booed him offstage hence his apology to the audience.

“No no, nobody booed. When I noticed the energy was not coming as expected, it got me a little anxious on stage, I had some serious anxiety. I felt pressed and pressured so I decided to call the elephant in the room (by asking what the problem was) and it gave some people the opportunity to boo but I shut them up.” 

Kumawood actress, Vivian Jill celebrates her birthday today. Vivian has been in the Movie Industry for a very long time. She cemented her place as one of the most cherished actresses from made in Kumasi movies.

The beautiful actress is a mother of two. She has starred in over 50 movies in and outside the corridors of Ghana.

The beautiful mother of two released photos on her social media pages to mark her birthday. There were several well wishes from her friends and followers.

Vivian Jill Lawrence was born on September 11, 1983, to a Scottish father and a Ghanaian mother. She is 35 years old today.

See the photos of Vivian

Ghanaian musician, Joey B says he would love to collaborate with ace gospel musician, Joe Mettle.

According to him, Joe Mettle is a trailblazer who inspires him in the music industry. Therefore, jumping on a song with him will boost his craft.

He made these statements during an interview with Andy Dosty on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM.

Joey B on possible collaboration between Joe Mettle

“I would love to record with Joe Mettle. He is a super artiste. He has a new one, he is always on the top chart. He has solid music. I was with him two days ago. I will like to work with him so much.”

Also, Joey spoke about how religious he is. He stated that he attends church every Sunday.

Ghanaian ex-midfielder, Derek Boateng sues ex-playmate, John Paintsil. The suit is over failure to pay $20,000 he borrowed from him in camp during 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.

In the writ, Derek demands the principal amount ($20,000) with an interest at commercial bank rate from John Painstil. This is from the date of collection till the date of final payment.

Legal case between Derek Boateng and John Paintsil

Also, Derek asks his colleague to bear all the legal fees and cost over delays in the payment of his $20,000.

Justice Akua Tagoe, the presiding Judge on August 16, 2018, ordered the posting of a copy of the writ of summons at one of the known residences of Paintsil after several failed attempts since May 15, 2018.

The court also instructed the plaintiff to leave a copy of the writ of summons to any adult of sound mind at the defendant’s residence and also post a copy on the notice board of the Court.

According to Boateng, Paintsil denied owing him money because he used the $20,000 he borrowed from him to gamble at the camp and since he lost in the gamble, there is no way he will refund the money.

Derek Boateng on the other hand, indicated that since he wasn’t part of the gambling, John Paintsil should at all cost ‘cough’ his $20,000 with interest to him.

Ghanaian sound engineer and singer, Danny Beatz disclosed that his first professional work as a beat maker was for Guru. It was for the song ‘Nkwaada Nkwaada’ and that was his breakthrough after five years.

He spoke about this in an interview with Kojo Preko Dankwa on Kasapa Entertainment. He explained that he mixed Guru’s song which featured Dobble without a studio monitor.

Danny Beatz about music engineering and his breakthrough

“I recorded Guru’s popular song ‘Nkwaada Nkwaada’ without a monitor. After making that for Guru, I wasn’t sure if I got what he wanted right but after he released the song and everybody jammed to it, I was surprised. I was expecting Guru to criticize the beat or give it an experienced sound engineer to work on the beat again but he never did. He called to tell me that the song was enjoying massive airplay.”

Also, he revealed how he never gave up on his dream of becoming one of the top beat makers in Ghana. However, he received discouragement from friends and family. Therefore, his focus was to prove to critics that he can thrive with his talent.

“I started making speakers with plywood. When I started as a young sound engineer following Kawywa, Richie Lynx, Appietus and Hammer.

I was never disappointed when people around me failed to believe in my dream to become a sound engineer.” 

The Federation Of Concerned Arts Professionals (FOCAP) calls on the president of the country. FOCAP is an arts-based pressure group.

They want the president to dismiss the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dr. Ziblim Barri Iddi.

FOCAP talk about the need to sack Deputy minister of Tourism and creative arts

They expressed their sentiments in a press release. They spoke about their worry over the recent comments Dr. Ziblim made about the arts industry. They described his utterances as shameful.

They stated that the 60% completion of the Koforidua Cultural Centre is false.

Furthermore, they pleaded with the president to sack Dr. Ziblim Barri Iddi with immediate effect. This is because they believe he is not the right person for the position.

Gospel music star, Joe Mettle to embark on a European tour dubbed “God of Miracle European Tour”.

The tour starts from Belgium on September 28 will continue on 29th and 30th of this month.

The three-day event starts at Anderlecht Brussels- Belgium, Mantova Via Alessandro Volta 5 in Montella, Italy. Also, Wort Des Glaubens e. V Olmuhlenweg4 in Hamburg, Germany.

About the God of Miracles Tour by Joe Mettle

The ‘God of Miracle tour’ has names like Evangelist Lord Kenya, Noble Nketiah. There is a guest artist Emmanuel Smith.

Joshua Generation Conference puts the tour together.

Joe Mettle in a video stated that he is ready to thrill fans who will come to their various stops together will all the other acts who are on the bill for the show.

Currently, he is on a radio tour promoting his latest single ‘My Everything’. ‘God of Miracle’ is the title for Joe’s album he released months back.

BET Award Winner and Zylofon Music signee, Stonebwoy talks protection.

Livingstone Etse Satekla spoke about this on Hitz FM with King Lagazee.

He stated that he walks around anywhere he goes with a properly licensed gun for personal protection. This is because of the kind of industry he finds himself in.

He made these statements during a conversation that included other talking points. A while back, the dancehall kingpin was in a controversy with the A&R manager of Zylofon, Bulldog. During the altercation, there were allegations that he pulled a gun on him.

The interview which has been described by many as a very ‘heated’ one. This is because the musician and the show’s host discussed a lot of issues from his musical career, affiliation with VP Records, his 2017 Album Epistles of Mama, Zylofon Media, how much he charged per show and particular Shatta Wale.

Wizkid makes plans for education in Africa. According to him, he has plans to build schools in Ghana and other African countries known.

The 28-year-old musician made these revelations in a series of tweets. He stated that he has an agenda to provide education for kids on the African continent. Also, aside from Ghana, he mentioned Benin and other States in Nigeria as the places he will be starting his school building projects from.

He also spoke about how he will finance the planned project. The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker mentioned that he will use part of his proceeds from his newly signed Nike deal.

Wizkid about his plans to build a school

“Using my own profits from this business partnership with Nike to build a school back home in Lagos. #Educationforeverychild.

“I’ll need help from fans to pick where we start this. Trying to build a school in every country in Africa. That’s my dream. Surulere, Lagos, Ghana and Benin Republic,”

There is no doubt that Sark is on top.

Over the weekend, Ghanaian rapper, Sark shared a video displaying gifts he received. The gifts were from Medikal and Old Rock.

He posted the video on his Twitter and YouTube page.

The past couple of moths have been amazing for the rapper. He married to his longtime fiancee and he still does music.

Also, the rapper started sharing sneak peeks into his life. He shares videos whereby he talks about his various projects.

Rapper, Medikal gifted him with two sneakers from Nike and Adidas. Also, he got socks from Old Rock. They are a Ghanaian owned brand that does socks. The rapper shared his appreciation for the gifts.

Sarkodie shares video of gifts from Medikal and Old Rock

And @AmgMedikal just made my morning 🔥🔥🔥🦅🦅🦅 big ups @OLDROCK_ 😊🇬🇭🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/oOczYOxJWA

— Sarkodie (@sarkodie) September 8, 2018

Afia Schwar talks about politics.

Comedian and television presenter, Afia Schwarzenegger talks about the current NPP government. She mocked the government for being the most promise and fail government in Ghanaian history.

According to Afia, they made several promises to Ghanaians. However, ever since they won they haven’t been able to follow through on any of them.

Also, she included some of the promises. The numerous promises included ‘1 District, 1 Factory, ‘1 Constituency, 1 million dollars’ and many other ‘1 this, 1 thats’.

According to Afia, government failed to fulfill these promises. However, the only thing they have been able to do is implement ‘1 man, 1 demon’.

Afia passed these comments in a video uploaded to social media. She was at the Ghana Event Awards.

Watch Afia Schwarzengger talk about NPP and promises

https://www.instagram.com/p/BndrX-WnwJn/?taken-by=queenafiaschwarzenegger

Joey B rubbishes claims that he has a bad relationship with his former boss, D-Black.

He spoke about the relationship in an interview on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz. He stated categorically that there is no such feud as claimed by the majority.

Also, he revealed that he stayed with D-Black for over 18 years. Also, it was D-Black who introduced him to the music industry. Therefore, he cannot hate such a person.

Joey B on relationship with D Black and Black Avenue Muzik

“I love D Black too. I don’t know why people think we have a fallen out and I stay with him for over 18 years. He is like Jay Z to me. Forever in my heart. He is the reason I went mainstream. I don’t joke with him”

The host asked why he left Black Avenue Music where D-Black is their headliner. He answered

“I wouldn’t say there was ‘beef’. There was a misunderstanding. I wanted to be on my own. He had a plan but I also had one. I was creative and being stubborn.

I heard handling a genius isn’t easy. Look at Kanye. We sometimes misunderstand him”