Month: December 2018

Ghanaian-British Afrobeats singer, Fuse ODG launches his own line of dolls. Moreover, these dolls are darker-skinned models. He encouraged parents and guardians to desist from purchasing white dolls and get dark skinned ones for their daughters so as to promote Africa.

Furthermore, Fuse stated that African parents with dark dolls ignite the feeling of self-love. Also, they ensure their kids appreciate their race while they grow into adults.

He launched the ‘Nana Dolls’, at the GAME shop in the Accra Mall. Fuse ODG observed how white dolls prominently feature in toy shops all over the world.

Moreover, he bemoaned that Western culture dominated the world that led Africans to abandon their values due to inferiority complexes.

He explained that the lack of black dolls indirectly and directly promote a self-hate agenda

“It’s nice for our kids to see these kind of toys that look like them and feel like queens, princesses and feel like they are beautiful as well. This is why these toys are so important. They promote self-love” 

Fuse revealed that the dolls named after some prominent female African leaders such as Yaa Asantewaa, Nehanda, and Miriam Makeba.

He expressed his excitement

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale talks about death prophecies about his life. Moreover, Prophet Adom prophesied about his death on 24 December 2018. However, it failed to see the light of day.

Therefore, the Zylofon signed made a celebratory post on his Facebook wall. He blasted people he describes as fake Christians and all those prophesying doom for him, in particular, Prophet Stephen Kwadwo Adom, the founder and leader of Zion Miracle Worship Center (ZMWC).

According to Shatta Wale‘s post, he titles “Fire Burn Fake Christians this Christmas” he is too hard to be killed by some fake Christians. He makes the point that no form of machinations of the evil ones against his life will see a successful end

Check out his full post below:

“Fire Burn Fake Christians this Christmas
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You go fi go mallam for medicine
But you for kno say this whole accra me I get that pharmacy …

Shatta movement be talk and do and we go do am p3333 !!!!! ?????

Ghana needs to know God otherwise most of the youth will fail in their quest to make this country a better one ..

Think say u get medicine ,noooo
Me Ade drink blood and bath blood and also keep blood …
If you don’t know me don’t play wrong card cuz am very scary ..

I AM DA BEAST THAT THIS WORLD HASNT SEEN BEFORE ,I AM TOO BLESSED MY NIGGA TOO FUCKEN BLESSED …”

Grammy award-winning group, Morgan Heritage are in Accra. Moreover, they arrived ahead of Stonebwoy‘s mega Bhim Concert 2018.

This year’s concert is at the Fantasy Dome, Trade Fair Center, Accra. Morgan Heritage will perform at the concert and support a brother in the dancehall fraternity.

The group, Morgan Heritage are currently on their “Africa Jamaica Tour”. Furthermore, African countries like Kenya and Tanzania are next on their tour. They already played Zimbabwe and Zambia on the tour.

The Grammy Winning Group scored a major success with their “Africa Jamaica” single released earlier in October 2018 featuring Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania and Stonebwoy from Ghana.

Other notable Ghanaian Musicians like Sarkodie, Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Kuami Eugene, Kidi, and many others

High life legend, Kojo Antwi talks about young musicians. According to him, young musicians should desist from recording songs with sexually suggestive words. However, they must focus on songs with good lyrics that transform lives.

Moreover, according to Antwi, the new school artists consistently write songs about a woman’s body. However, they never consider their listening audience.

Furthermore, he admitted that the new crop of musicians have their own style. Also, he said it was important that they draw inspiration from the older generation in the industry,.

He made these statements in an interview on Onua FM.

“The words, the lyrics are the most important. People are listening, children are listening. Those outside Ghana teach their children the local dialects with our songs but most of the lyrics are about a woman’s body” 

“Songs of today are more-self centered; it is just ‘baby, I will buy you that, I will buy you designer wear, just give me your body. I feel there are older musicians who taught the young ones better than they are doing.

“We have older ones like Fela, Nana Ampadu and co who taught us that we have a struggle, and struggling people think more us, instead of just me” 

He also said social media has made it easy for young artistes to get away with some of such profane songs. This is because there is not so much censorship on those platforms as compared to the mainstream traditional media platforms.

MTN presented their MTN Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. It happened at the Fantasy Dome of the Trade Fair Centre. Moreover, it was a fun-packed night of music and laughter.

Comedian, Foster Romanus hosted the show. Furthermore,like any MTN Festival of 9 lessons and carols, there was a a mix of comedy, music, as well as the readings of the nine lessons and carols. The nine chosen Bible verses for this year were read by celebrities and business leaders. They included Slip Music CEO Mark Okraku Mantey, Black Stars assistant manager Maxwell Konadu, celebrated lawyer Kofi Abotsi, among others.

After every Bible reading, a top Ghanaian music star joined the choir to cheer the crowd with a chosen carol. The biggest cheers of the night went up when Kuami Eugene, Kwesi Arthur, and Patapaa. Past MTN HItmaker winners Freda Rhymes, Koo Ntakra, Togbe, and O.V teamed up to give a powerful performance.

Kaakyire Kwame Appiah also spiced the night with his legendary Christmas song ’24.

AMG business boss, Criss Waddle talks about the news of Daddy Lumba Jnr, Anokye Supremo. Moreover, he calls on his fellow musicians to come together and save the sight of the musician. The news of his sight-loss to a tumor is a disturbing one.

Waddle made these statements while speaking to B Ice on Kumasi-based Agyenkwa FM. Furthermore, he chastised the current MUSIGA president, Obour. According to him, Supremo is in this current predicament because the MUSIGA president relents on his duties.

Also, he revealed that Obour could have helped him by calling on other musicians to contribute some monies for him. However, because he (Obour) won’t get any money from such a charitable act he is not enthused about it.

Therefore, he called on his other colleagues to try and come together and probably organize a concert to help Lumba Jnr. out. He also suggested that they can even just decide to do a donation concert as soon as possible to save the sight of the talented musician, Anokye Supremo.

Multiple award-winning singer, Efya headlined this year’s ‘Vitamilk Girl Talk 2018’. Moreover, this was “the Loud Concert”. The event came off at the National Theatre. The concert saw fans and music lovers who danced throughout the night.

Aside Efya as the female headline act, Sister Derby was also on stage to perform her popular ‘kakalika love’ song. Also, Zylofon music signed artiste, Joyce Blessing stepped on the big stage to perform her great gospel hits. Even though it was an all-girl event, reggae and dancehall superstar, Stonebwoy also passed through the all-girls show and gave a dose of a splendid performance.

Others performers included King Promise and Kuami Eugene.

Furthermore, highlife legend, Abrantie Amakye Dede was on stage. The highlife maestro performed some of his great hits with the headline act, Efya.

Fast-rising rapper, Kwesi Arthur spoke about his struggle. Moreover, he shared a little part of the sad realities he went through growing up in Tema.

He made these statements on the latest episode of ‘Celebrity Ride With Zionfelix Show’. The rapper revealed that at some point in his growing life, his dad didn’t have the means to provide for him and his three other siblings the money to take to school.

Therefore, in the his dad couldn’t afford to give them money, they had to walk from community nine(9), where they were living at the time to a different community just to make it in the time for class. He emphasized that the journey didn’t just end with them walking to school in the morning as had to do the return journey back home on foot.

AMG business boss, Criss Waddle talks about the rumours of him as a fraudster. Moreover, many people like Shatta Wale and Showboy claim that is his profession.

However, he stated that contrary to the claims of many people that his wealth is from scamming innocent people, he is actually into real estate. He made these revelations in an interview with B Ice on Kumasi based Agyenkwa FM.

Criss Waddle revealed on the entertainment show that the return of investment in real estate is unbelievable. Moreover, he dared everyone out there with money to take his advice.

He again went on to assure such people that they will get a lot of profit. Therefore, they certainly would come and thank him for the advice.

Also, he revealed that contrary to the perception of many people that he had it very easy growing up, there were times he slept outside in someone’s dilapidated shop.

Ghanaian actress and television host, Yvonne Okoro talks about rumours of her dating life. Moreover, she denied rumours that she had an affair with rapper, Sarkodie. She made these statements in her latest interview on Okay FM.

Host, Abeiku Santana stated that she wasn’t at Sark’s wedding because of these rumors. Also, because she didn’t want their alleged secret affair to cause any drama at his wedding.

However, Yvonne expressed shock and said she didn’t think that was the case.

“I think the wife should know and will know that definitely there was nothing ever between Sarkodie and I”

She also mentioned that she and Sarkodie were cool,

“we are cool, I met him once, I believe, a long time ago at KOD’s event that’s it but I never met him personally again since that time”

The actress also added that she only chats Sarkodie once a while via WhatsApp conversations and that only happens once a while when she hears some positive news about the rapper, where she sends him a congratulatory message.

Actors’ Guild in the Garden City, Kumasi write a letter to the Creative Arts Council of Ghana and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Arts. Moreover, the letter expresses their total displeasure about the manner of treatment in recent times.

Furthermore, they stated that the council always neglected them in everything they do. The Kumawoods actors used the recently held end of year town hall meeting of the council as a clear example to back their case.

Also, they made the point that they are very important stakeholders in the arts industry. However, the ministry and its council turn a blind eye to them on other important meetings as well.

Therefore, the Actors’ Guild in Kumasi warned the council to be wary about the manner they are treating them. They reiterated the point that this is the last time they would sit idle and allow the Creative Arts Council to treat them like some nobodies.

Also, they urged the NPP government and ministry to try and fulfill their manifesto promise. This is the one to build an ultra-modern theater for the Ashanti Region.