Afrobeats is taking over the world. Burna Boy to perform at the UEFA champions league finals kick-off show.

After a stunning performance at the NBA all-star games, Burna Boy is set to make another grand appearance at the UEFA Champions League finals kick-off show. 

The Last last hitmaker has announced his performance at the games. With the world’s eye on such a big sporting activity, Afrobeats is receiving the right attention and has become the centre of attraction in music and sports. 

What are your expectations for this performance?

Stonebwy has appeared on HOT 97 with Ebro in the US as part of laying the pipelines for his incoming album. 

The Defjam signed artist is making relevant moves in the US ahead of his album release. After a private listening at SoundCloud, Stonebwoy seems to have started a media tour in the US. 

This has whipped up more anticipation for the project. It also begs the question, is this project by Stonebwoy targeted the international Market than merely serving his core fans back home?

Comment below; what do you think?

Stonebwoy has been one of Africa’s best Reggae Dancehall act in recent times. 

While the artist has had some grooming from Reggae artists like Samini, Stonebwoy has, on the Hot 97 show with Ebro, revealed how he first got hooked on the genre and some names that inspired him. Guess who your favourite was listening to:

Considering how Stonebwoy is growing, do you think his career is headed to that of his mentors?

Stonebwoy on Hot 97 revealed how he feels about people comparing sounds from Africa and the Caribbean.

According to Stonebwoy, these continents have some similarities that should be celebrated. He also speaks on what Afrobeats is to the African continent. Here is what he said:

Do you agree with Stonebwoy? Comment below.

Stonebwoy, ahead of his incoming album, has spoken on some similarities between the Ghanaian Twi Language and the Jamaican patois.

Emphasizing how the tone and accents of both languages sound similar, here is what Stonebwoy said:

Do you agree these two languages have some similarities? Comment below.

Brada Yawda and the Blemakadi Music group renovated and donated some medical items to the children’s ward of the Magaret Marquart Catholic Hospital, Kpando, on Friday, 30th December 2022.

The Music duo Brada Yawda made a generous donation to a hospital in Kpando to wrap up the year 2022. The Godo Godo hitmakers decided to end a good music year with love, supporting people who could not be home to celebrate the season with their families. To spread the love and joy that comes with their work, they visited the children’s ward to help put a smile on their faces.

Brada Yawda, through their songs, has preached love, support for each other, hope and a better tomorrow for the young people in Ghana. This charitable act by these artists is just a springboard to accomplishing their fantastic plans for the new year 2023. 

They projected that “the year 2023 is going to be a very vibrant one for us; we will send hope, happiness and smiles to the world through our music this year. As part of spreading the joy, we decided to put smiles on the faces of children in a hospital at Magaret Marquart Catholic Hospital. Children are the nation’s future, and influential people have to impact them positively and teach them love and positivity. We are glad we did this, and we hope to continue to spread the love.” They said.

The hospital staff were very excited about this kind gesture from Brada Yawda; they expressed gratitude for what the musicians have done for the children and the ward. The team thanked Brada Yawda for ending the children’s 2022 on the right foot. They encouraged others to follow suit and support the hospital with equipment to help provide the best health care for their patients.

Brada Yawda also sent a message of love to their fans worldwide and told them to expect more bangers in the new year. They also urged Ghanaians to intensify their support for them so that they could enjoy all the good songs they have for them.

Did Jay Bhad of the famous Asakaa Boys, at the just-ended Wizkid Concert in Accra, attack colleague Kumerican Artist Kofi Jamar backstage at the event?

Covered by the whole Wizkidlive show debacle, the incident between the two artists at the event did not catch the attention of the masses until Jay Bhad admitted to the attack on Kofi Jamar in a radio interview on 3TV network that he ‘checked on him’.

Before the incident at the Wizkid Concerting, the Ekorso hitmaker, in an interview on ABN Radio, Kumasi, posited that he birthed the drill genre in Ghana. The kerfuffle at the event was how the Asakaa Boys expressed their displeasure with the comment.

Contacting Kofi Jamar on the incident, he refused to comment on the incident, as he is currently promoting his new song, Plan B and preparing to drop another project. He mentioned that his team had contacted their lawyers and had advised them appropriately.

Kofi Jamar has released Plan B, enjoying rotation on radio and all other streaming platforms.

A claim of the Asakaa title should not start any unnecessary friction among the front runners of the Kumerica movement.

An Album from Ghanaian Music Icon, Kwabena Kwabena, is one the younger generation of musicians need to pick up and study track by track as a course outline, “A guide to making classical music 101”. Each song on the 14-tracked “Famesaa Album” bridges the seeming gap between the new and older generation of Musicians. From the Sound, Genre, Features and even Sample choices on the project, Kwabena Kwabena with the Famesaa album, which means “Take me as I am “, proves that the generational gap doesn’t equate to the creativity gap.

Beginning with the first track, Sweety, Willis Beats, hailing from the Western region of Ghana, Takoradi, seized the opportunity to share a bit of his culture and heritage through Sweety. The brass-band experience during festive seasons in Takoradi is precisely the feeling the Taking Over, Forgetti and Samba hitmaker, Willis Beatz, was replicating. Anyone who has attended these cultural events immediately has a flashback to the region’s 25th and New year festivities. It embodies one’s culture and connects people to their roots. Kwabena Kwabena rode the beat smoothly with a love story consciously delivering in English, Fante and Twi, which are also the main dialects of Takoradi.

No one can preach true love on a project like Famesaa without sharing the need for gratitude and FOCUS in life’s journey. Trigmatic, with his sage verses and biblical references, was a good fit for track 2, Focus, produced by celebrated Ghanaian beat maker, DatBeatGod. The song shares advice that, if heeded, can help everyone.

Sharing a comment on the sound they were aiming at, DatBeatGod commented, “we didn’t plan on producing highlife of hiplife tunes, I played some sounds I had on my machine, and he just connected with it instantly, and we recorded on the spot.”

To kick the party a notch higher, the reigning Artist of the year at the VGMA23, Kidi’s feature on track three, Asa, puts the right amount of sugar in the project. Kwabena kwabena surrenders himself to love, wearing his vulnerability and fears on his sleeves, hoping that his lover will do the one thing the entire 14-tracked album is asking for, “Famesaa”. (Take me as I am).

Following Asa is Track 4, Famesaa, produced by 2021 IRAWMA Instrumentalist of the year, Kwame Yeboah. No one would be wrong if they tipped this track as the theme sound of the album; it is a perfect amalgamation of drill and highlife instrumentation. The intro sound gives off the usual intro of a hard drill song but suddenly sways into a much better drill-highlife experience. Preaching total acceptance for himself and unconditional love for others, Famesaa enforces the biblical instruction of loving each other as ourselves. However, as human, as we are, Famesaa cautions everyone to be careful and be astute enough to decipher between unconditional love and what purports to be one.

“Romantic places in mind” One of those places was definitely in the 90s. Love expressed in various eras, track 8 produced by Bie Kwan hit maker, Ceedi3, time travels the new school generation of Hip-hop acts featured on Yenpie (Let’s step out) to the 90s, testing their creative talent as rap acts. On Yenpie, Kwabena Kwabena went back to the first genre he kicked off mainstream hit with, putting rhythmic poetry on a highlife beat giving listeners a nostalgic feeling of the Hiplife moments. The Sore hitmaker, Yaw Tog, nailed the assignment without breaking a sweat; Ekorso hitmaker Kofi Jamar, after his performance on his song, Balling, took this as a walk in the park. He seemed very conversant with the 90s style and left a mark with his verse. Quamina MP didn’t have to do too much; he delivered aptly in both eras! The stubborn boy at the back, Tulenkey, will leave an impression on you with his bad-boy steeze. 

Commenting on the production, Producer, Ceedi3 revealed that “we were looking at a 90s club feel with new school rap. Kwabena Kwabena asked for an old Hip hop feel with scratch. I felt the guys did well because I was shocked with some of their lines on the songs; I wasn’t expecting that level of dexterity; they all killed it.”

Kwabena Kwabena’s ability as a highlife Artist to collaborate with talents from other genres and generation reflects in the following song 50/50 with Sefa. The two melodic voices complement each other perfectly, so much so that you could ignore the message of the music and still experience that 50/50 split from both parties. Another 50/50 effort to ensure the song’s success was the lyrics and the solid highlife tune produced by Ghanaian producer Mantse. Kwabena Kwabena and S3fa took turns expressing the type of effort they expect from their partners to have a beautiful relationship; it always takes two parts doing equal work. Although the song is a healthy relationship personified, it reflects the commitment each contributor to the project had to make to ensure its success.

Track seven on Famesaa, Regina, epitomizes a true African beauty. Eulogizing her qualities confirms Kwabena Kwabena’s support for feminism and anything that empowers the Black Woman to feel confident. DatBeatGod did justice to the mid-tempo sound.

“It’s always amazing creating something out of thin air and bringing music to life. I have always looked up to Kwabena Kwabena as a musician and a producer for years, and it was amazing recording him for this project.”  DatBeatGod added.

“Another Adult music” is what Minpina (Mistress) with Dblack is! 9 out of 10 of Kwabena Kwabena’s female fans love his highly sexual songs like Adult music. His ability to give the entire ride of the horny tree just through his music, delicately laying each word over the other in the 69th way shrouded with sexual anecdotes, is simply admirable. No one but the enjoyment minister hitmaker, DBlack, could have been the perfect recruit for the mission Minpina wants to achieve anytime someone pressed play. The appreciation of Kwabena Kwabena’s versatility as a musician shoot through the roof with this 8th track, Minpina. His decision to infuse Fortune beats Amapiano into his project only proves that the Asor hitmaker can adapt to the changes in the global music scene. 

Religious incompatibility in Interfaith relationships has been one of the most significant issues most lovers with different religious backgrounds face. While most are willing to switch religion, others do not see the sacrifice as worthwhile and let go of their love for the faith. The Award-winning musician Adina with Kwabena Kwabena on Awero, produced by DatBeatGod, creatively captures lovers’ woes with such injunctions. In a narration of one of the truest occurrences in African society, both Kwabena and Kwabena defy the odds of choosing love and their relationship over religion. Forbidden love is another type of love a project like Famesaa needed to capture.

Sampling brings to memory forgotten songs. Alaji K Frimpong’s hit sound Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu is brought to life in memory and introduced to the young music audience through the 10th track on the Famesaa album produced by Klasikbeats. Ride or die by Kwabena Kwabena is a song for all lovers who are reaping the fruits of the love they have sowed in each other. 

The Ghana Music Awards UK, 2019 Reggae Dancehall Artist of the Year, Shatta Wale, fits perfectly on a song that speaks against bad energy like “Konkona” (gossip) Konkonsa did not only bring out the diversity in Kwabena Kwabena but in Shatta Wale. The tempo of the song produced by Jessy King gave room for the message in Track 11, Konkona, to be easily absorbed. The type of song that builds the mental capacity of a nation and generation.

In 2021, Kwabena Kwabena gave the world a taste of what is to come with a single release, Kwadede, off the Famesaa project. While he may not have done the incoming project known to the world, the storyline of Kwadede gave fans of Kwabena Kwabena something to hold on to until the birth of Famesaa. The low-tempo highlife tune produced by DatBeatGood did the job. Also, the sexual tension in the video of Kwadede between the two main characters was a direct reflection of that pent-up unquenchable desire for a Kwabena Kwabena project like Famesaa.

“Kwadede was a take, I played the sound to him, and he created Kwadede on the spot. Music comes to him; naturally, he knows what he wants, so once he hears it, it flows, I’ve worked with many artists, but Kwabena Kwabena’s music creation is amazing.” DatBeatGod reveals the creative process of Kwadede.

At some point, moving from this track to the last one will become an internal struggle everyone may have to endure if they want to stream the entire Famesaa Album; that never letting go desire of Track 13 truly gives that “Afraid to lose you” feeling. Everyone has a place there, an eclectic approach to producing a masterpiece. The hopeless romantics have their share, and Afraid to lose you satisfies that insatiable yearning. A smooth jazzy tune produced by Kwame Yeboah will be the theme song for every romantic setting before and after the season of love. The love a man shares with himself or another is captured in Afraid to lose you. To those not expressive of their feelings, “turn up the volume and let Kwabena Kwabena serenade Babe.”

Finally, Kwabena decides to bless the world with more than just his vocals, a full display of his creative ingenuity, having produced the last track on the album, Fingers. Those magic Fingers of his don’t only invoke bedroom stimulations as the song says but fingers the keyboard to stimulate the ear. Fingers, coproduced by Akwesi, is the utmost love-making song that sets the ambience and mood for a perfect romantic night. His nutty side is at its peak; no lady can complain here! Fingers could easily pass for volume 2 of Adult Music. 

 A glance at the artwork of Famesaa shows a man surrendering to nature. The river in which he stood naked with his hands wide open may mean that in this project, Kwabena Kwabena is giving us a full view of his true self, flaws, strength, beauty, and ugliness without holding any of it back. Hopefully, the peaceful and accepting nature of the river will be how each listener of this project will wholeheartedly accept Kwabena Kwabena for who he is. The gold borders of the artwork are simply an announcement of how rich in content and classic the project is.

Yenpie, Minpina, 50/50, and each track on the Famesaa project shows that the younger generation of musicians is competent in collaborating with highlife legends to produce Classic songs. Famesaa also proves that highlife legends boxed into a particular era and sound can quickly adapt to change and equally hop on new trends as Kwabena Kwabena did with the Drill and Amapiano sound. Finally, love can be expressed in various ways, whether through Biblical approach, adages, proverbs, Hip-hop, highlife, brass band, high tempo, mid-tempo, low tempo, love for oneself or another. Famesaa encapsulates all these types of love in their purest state, and all 14 primordial forms of love, according to Famesaa, should be celebrated.

The world will testify that, one of Ghana’s best characteristics is its hospitality. Ghana has always welcomed relationships with other nations opening its doors to exchange culture and ideas for development. Today, Wednesday 16th November, Ghana- Mexico Day was launched at Accra Tourism information Center to strength the friendship between these two Nations. 

The launch was only the beginning of a bigger event to happen in May 2023 that will bring Ghana and Mexico even closer. The relationship between these two counties aims to strengthen cultural exchange and to help export and import each others culture to help grow the nation. The Mexico Ambassador is aware of this relationship and promises to contribute any way they can to ensure this relationship blossoms.

The main aim of this collaboration is to  promote, music, tourism, arts and culture in both countries. In this regard, the Acting President of the Musician Union of Ghana, Musiga, Bessa Simones, who was the chairperson of the event made all invited guests aware they are willing to do all they can. As an individual and as an entity, Musiga is ready to contribute to the sustenance of Ghana- Mexico Union and how it can benefit the well being of the Musicians.  

Additionally, Award winning Ghanaian Musician, Edem, spoke at the launch on behalf of musicians and how this relationship can foster the growth of the Creative industry within these two nations.

Edem expressed his excitement for this relationship at the event saying that:

 “Anybody out here who has never experienced Mexico and would also want to go to Mexico, you should know that next year May, we will be headed to Mexico to showcase Ghana in a grand style under the auspices of the Ghana Tourism Authority. We wanna say a big thank you to the Tourism Authority”.

Also, the Head of corporate affairs at GTA, Mr Jones Haruna Nelson mentioned that   “Ghana sits with what we call “An eclectic experience” by visiting the arts, the music and entertainment and Ghana has it, and i believe that we have the talents and we need to showcase it out there for the world for it to bee that Ghana is not just the center of the world but also has a lot to offer.”

In anticipation of the big events, the Creative and Tourism industry is excited about any initiative that gives the platform to showcase the Talents and places in Ghana to the rest of the world and has its arms opened for more of such relationships.

To say some young people are horny is an understatement, the main idea of the retreat was to teach these young people who have difficulties connecting and building true connections with anyone to learn otherwise. So instead of just hookups and One night stands, try something different, build a connection, friendship and a possibly long term relationship. 

This plan went to hell when very sexy ladies in bikinis were introduced to these young horny men. Well to be fair, both parties were horny! Pulling up in an almost naked outfit, these young ladies were glad to have the opportunity to put their bikini season bodies on full display. The guys whose rock hard abs looks as though they’ve lived all their lives in the gym could not hide their toned legs and their speed-rums abs, I hope i didn’t forget their tattoos which got the ladies drooling over them.

For some funny reasons these horny millennials thought this retreat was going to be an all you can eat buffet, One of them said its like he died and went to heaven, only this time, instead of angels there were model figure flawless caramel tone ladies. $100000 dollars as the winning price for not having sex with a walking sex machine in an arms reach should have been a good motivation to keep it in their pants. Masturbation, Kisses and any form of amorous activities will take a hug dig into the winning price. If one person broke the rule it was going to affect the money that belonged to the group, so they were determined to be their brothers keep, “if i cant keep it in my pants for myself, lemme just take one for the team” kind of vibe.

Without knowing what a kiss will cost the team, there was a plummeting in the winning prize when two of these campers snuck out to break the rule. I mean rules are meant to be broken ain’t they? The sexual tension between these two cannot be mixed by a satellite in space how much more these two sitting close to each other with their eyes locked and their heart beating for one another, the desire to rip each others outfit and risk it all for lust was so intense, no wonder they did. The kiss was magical, but was it worth it?

Revenge is a dish best serve cold, but is it worth it when innocent bystanders suffer the painful consequences? Horny and Anger is a bad combination, the only way to pay the team back for taking sides was to recruit an equally horny accomplice to help execute the perfect plan. Make out! I mean an expensive kiss that cost the team $3000, yup, each kiss costs $3000. Their decision to act dumb when it was revealed that the team had lost money was hilarious, but clearly “hell has no fury as a woman scorned.”

$94,000 left as the prize money for these thirst trap millennials and the shower moment between this dark chocolate stud and Angelina Jolie like instagram model might empty their coffers because mind you the penalty for sex has not been revealed yet, how much more a steaming dopamine filled shower sex with perfect human beings, I bet it’s gonna cost $50000. 

$16,000 lost when the two love birds were put in a suite that is basically the utmost sex dungeon. They didn’t go all the way to sexland but they clearly left with the most expensive bill and the fact that the others had to pay for someone else’s enjoyment was extremely funny and painful to watch.

I feel like I need to release some sexual tension, and that quick tongue lock cost the group another $3000. 

At the end of the reality series i learnt that people will chose experiences over money. Too hot to Handle is a must watch series on Netflix, but i recommend you watch with a partner, because you both may not lose anything when your tongues lock up from the pent-up sexual tension on your screen. Hahaha