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Daniel Agyin eyes Greater Accra Musiga Chair

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The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) on Tues­day, August 8, will hold the regional and na­tional elections of the union’s National Election Committee (NEC).

With a few months to the elections, one of the contestants who is a gospel artiste, Daniel Agyin, has appealed to members of the music community to vote for him as the Greater Accra Musiga Chairman.

In an interview with The Specta­tor Agoro, Mr Daniel Agyin, who is also known in showbiz circles as Goldmann, said he has been nominated in the same category with one of the Tagoe Sisters and other contestants.

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“This is a competitive group, there­fore, I plead with the union to throw its support behind me to help me secure this position,” the official ambassador of Texas Gospel Music and Excellence Award for Africa, pleaded.

The aspiring Greater Accra Chair­man said, during his tenure as the Deputy Director of Gospel Music, he managed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ghana National Gospel Music Awards (NGMA) and Texas Gospel Music Excellence Awards (TGMEA) to have exchange programmes for the two groups.

“I have served on several awards boards around the globe, was part of the selection committee for An­nual Antigua Barbuda Gospel Music and Media – Awards (ABGMA),” he stated.

Goldmann has won many awards, including the 2020 International Singer Song­writers Association’s Male Rising Star of the year, Best Male Vocalist and Best Songwriter of the year in 2019 at the Ghana National Gospel Music Awards.

He is the first African Gospel artiste to appear on the cover of the June 2022 edition of the official magazine for the Gospel Choice Music Awards, GCMA XChange.

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Goldmann has also had many nominations in the USA and has been nominated twice for the Inde­pendent National Gospel Music Awards (INGOMA).

According to the Gospel artiste, he is the only Ghanaian musician on AMC, Alternative Man­agement & Marketing Group reaching the world one. (A Chicago based manage­ment group).

“This is a deal I have signed for 2 years and there are other artistes such as Detroit Youth Choir that has appeared on the American Got Talent Show,” he said.

Goldmann who hails from the Eastern Region said he was saved through music in 1996.

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“I was in the choir from then till 2000 when I produced my maiden album, ‘Captain Jesus’ which was launched three years later,” he recalled.

According to him, his music has paved the way for him to par­ticipate in many projects, some being part of a drug abuse cam­paign, a project aimed at funding world hunger organised by the International Singer Songwriters Association amongst others.

The Gospel artiste has also released interesting songs like Ayeyindwom, Asem and Nyame Adom among others

 BY YUNUSAH ESSANDOH

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All set for Ghana Comedy Awards 2026

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Ghana’s comedy industry would take centre stage today, when the sixth edition of the Ghana Comedy Awards is held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Ridge, Accra. 

The event, which has become the country’s premier platform for recognising excellence in comedy since it rebranded from the Comedy and Poetry Awards, would celebrate comedians whose performances and contributions stood out between January 1 and December 31, 2025. 

This year’s ceremony would begin with a red-carpet session at 7:00 p.m., followed by the main awards event at 8:30 p.m. 

Organisers have promised an evening of entertainment featuring some of Ghana’s foremost comedy talents, including Lekzy, Jeneral Ntatia, Kojo PJay, Oh Joo, Alo Wess, Ranzy Ray and Jerry Ashinyo.  

Musical performances are also expected to complement the comedy acts. 

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Media personality Kwame Dadzie would play host for the event, which is expected to attract comedians, entertainers and fans from across the country. 

Tickets for the awards are selling at GH¢200 for the silver package and GH¢300 for Gold. 

The organisers have also urged the public to support their favourite nominees by voting before polls close at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 1. Voting can be done by dialling 71333*009# and entering the nominee’s code.  

Beyond honouring outstanding performers, the Ghana Comedy Awards seeks to celebrate the growth of Ghana’s comedy industry and the talents who continue to entertain audiences nationwide. -GNA 

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Ghanaian film ‘Eco Reach We All’ secures world premiere at 79th Locarno Film Festival

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After years of development, funding, and creative grit, Ghanaian feature film “Ego Reach We All” has earned an official nomination to make its world premiere at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland this month.

Formerly titled Vagabonds, the 105-minute drama was written and directed by Amartei Armar and produced by Yemoh Ike.

 It marks one of the biggest international breakthroughs for Ghanaian cinema in recent years.

The film was shot entirely in Ghana with a Ghanaian cast and crew, grounding it in authentic local culture.

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 Post-production was completed in France, a collaboration that Director Amartei Armar says reflects the film’s spirit, “A Ghanaian story told with the world.”

The journey began in 2018 when the short film version won at the Montreal World Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying event.

 From there, ‘Ego Reach We All’ grew into a full-length feature backed by some of the most respected names in global film development: Winner – Cannes Focus CoPro, Recipient – Red Sea Development Fund, Honoree – Red Sea Souk Award and Backed by – Red Sea Productions Fund.

Industry watchers have called it one of the most promising African film projects to emerge in the last decade.

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Beyond awards, the project was shaped in top international labs.

Armar was selected for the Heyazah Screening Lab in Doha, Qatar, to refine the film’s narrative. 

Producer, Yemoh Ike joined the prestigious, 2023 EAVE Producers Programme under a CNC scholarship, with training sessions in Luxembourg, Austria, and the Netherlands. 

Most recently, the film was chosen for the 2025 Atlas Workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco, cementing its place in global cinema circles.

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Casts include, Idrissu Tontie, Dorothy Adobea Tandoh, Emmanuel Wilberforce, Barbara Yong Jin, Emmanuel Owusu Ofori, O’Bryan Kwame Enyan, Gabriel Narh Addo, Nelly Bilson, and Kwame Brenya.

For the team, Locarno is not just a festival slot. It’s validation that Ghanaian stories, told by Ghanaians, can compete on the world’s most respected stages.

“Principal photography was done entirely by Ghanaian creatives,” the producers noted.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

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