Okyeame, the rap linguist

2009-03-24 06:38

So who will win the Ghana Music Award for the Song Writer of the Year? Okyeame Kwame has already declared that he fits the bill and that would is the award he is looking forward to the most. This year, one of the giant nominees of the Song Writer of ...

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Mzbels serves it hot at JD Restaurant

2009-03-24 06:26

Arguably, the most successful female hiplife artist, Mzbel always 'brings it' whenever she performs on stage. Last Saturday, she proved that she can even perform in the kicthen, when she literally set the JD Fast Food on fire with a live musical concert.The event which was organised by the management ...

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If you fit the part you can play the par

2009-03-24 06:10

Shirley Frimpong-Manso, producer/writer/director of hit movies such as ‘Life and Living It’ and ‘Scorned’ says that in spite of her seeming preference for not so regular actors in her movies, her choice of casting is not deliberate but rather based on the capabilities of the actors. ‘I wouldn’t say that ...

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Counting down to GMA

2009-03-23 06:16

Over the past nine years, musicians in Ghana have been tasked to bring out the best in them through the very prestigious Ghana Music Awards (GMA) Festival. Although the award scheme has received a lot of criticism from a section of the stakeholders, it continues to reign as the only ...

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Lydia gets AMAA nomination

2009-03-23 05:50

The bubbly up and coming actress, Lydia Forson will join threes other Ghanaian actors in search of Africa Movie Academy Awards glory in Bayelsa State, Nigeria on April 4. Lydia joins Nadia Buari, Majid Michel and Ruffy Samuel on the list of nominations. Lydia Forson has been nominated ...

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Reggie remembers Terry Bonchaka

2009-03-23 05:04

The dynamic and unusually talented Terry Bonchaka passed away just when his music career was about to set off and although greatly loved, it appears that many have forgotten about this young icon in his own right. This was the underlying reason why the originator of hiplife, Reggie Rockstone dedicated ...

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Mugeez recovering well!

2009-03-23 05:00

Mugeez, one half of the sensational hip-hop/hiplife duo, R2bees is said to be recovering smoothly from an appendectomy. This was made known by Paedae, the other half of the duo during a live performance at the just ended 4syte Music Video Awards, where Mugeez was conspicuously absent. Paedae performed with ...

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Matilda Asante gets hitched

2009-03-22 09:06

The hard-probing, no-holds-barred inquisitor, Matilda Asante got married, finally yesterday to Larry Asiedu, a giggling, all-smiling Marketing Manager of Unique Insurance Compan. Tilly was all singing and dancing in front of hundreds of family members, friends, work colleagues and well-wishers. Larry and Matilda were married jointly by the trio ...

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Kojo Antwi soars at Vidoe Awards

2009-03-22 07:16

The maiden edition of the 4syte Music Video Awards came off last night at the Accra International Conference amidst fantastic musical performances and cheerful jubilations. The maestro, Mr Music Man Kojo Antwi took the ultimate prize of Best Video for his poignant ‘Bra’, which was set in some ...

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Ghana films need cleansing

2009-03-21 06:59

The Ghana Actors' Guild President, Samuel Odoi, has descended heavily on some film producers who extort monies from people who come for auditions with the aim of roping them in to their stables, saying the act is against the principles of the association. He says the practice is gradually gaining ...

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