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Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong honoured
Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong, a multiple award-winning media practitioner and an accomplished entrepreneur, has been honoured at the 2020 Forty Under 40 Awards event held last weekend in recognition of her excellent Consultancy Services.
Her honour was under the category of Consultancy and Professional Service.
The 2020 Forty under 40 Award scheme announced its winners on Friday, September 25, at the plush Kempinski Hotel, Accra.
The award scheme organised by X-odus communications was aimed at identifying and honouring a cross-section of the nation’s most influential and accomplished young business fellows under the age 40, who were making impact in the industry they operated.
It also sought to place emphasis on these individuals’ impeccable results through commitment to business growth, professional excellence and community service.
Nana Yaa dedicated her award to all those who have contributed to her journey of excellence in media and entrepreneurship including her esteemed clients.
According to her, one could achieve anything on earth once he or she believed in his or her dream and took that bold step which brings it all into fruition.
Her long and distinguished career in television started back in 1999 with Fontonfrom TV. The astute media professional is multi-talented, highly skilled, and for 21 years of her media career, had been passionate about using entrepreneurial approach to manage the brands in her care to achieve sustainable and profitable results.
During her media career, she oversaw the set up, design and management of several TV stations including all three Crystal TV Channels, Multimedia Group’s Cine Afrik, 4kids and The Jesus Channel as well as Joy Prime Channel which she set up and managed until September 2019.
Nana Yaa continues in her media leadership and entrepreneurship stride through industry consultancy. Nana Yaa’s journey in entrepreneurship started in 2007 and spans numerous business investments in fashion, marketing, FMCG, Telecom, etc.
As an accomplished entrepreneur, Nana Yaa is a firm believer, that when you make room for the good stuff, great stuff would come in abundance. She is the owner and CEO of the front line business and consulting firm, Elohay Group which specialises in Marketing, PR, Branding & Advertising among others.
As founder of the NGO, League of Extraordinary Women, Nana Yaa leads an incubation programme that nurtures the youth and women through enriched development programme that offer insights on business, entrepreneurship and coping with life’s challenges.
Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong holds a BSC. Business Administration Degree from the University of Ghana Business School, Chartered Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from CIM UK and an MBA International Trade from Anhalt University, Germany and GTUC, Ghana. Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong is currently pursuing LLB Laws Degree.
Award-winning Ghanaian musician, Wendy Asiamah Addo, known in showbiz circles as Wendy Shay, is poised for Artiste of the Year crown this year.
Through her hard work last year, the musician has earned about seven nominations for this year’s Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
Wendy Shay was nominated for Artiste of the Year, Album of the Year, Afrobeats Song of the Year, Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year, International Collaboration of the Year, Collaboration of the Year and Most Popular Song of the Year.
Speaking exclusively to her management, they said Wendy Shay last year graced over 40 shows, including her successful Shay Concert held at the West Hills Mall in Accra on November 22, 2025.
Additionally, they noted that through her hard work, she had international features with Movado (Apology), Phina (Too Late Remix), Bedjine (Too Late Remix), Guchi (Too Late Remix) and Niggy Boy (Weed & Wine).
They further told the paper that her ‘Ready’ album garnered over 25 million streams across all platforms, including massive airplays, adding that most of the songs featured prominently at parties and diverse events in Ghana and beyond.
Her management concluded that the hard work made her brand very attractive for Corporate Ghana, a feat which led Wendy Shay to secure ambassadorial deals with Peeva and Hisense.
Against this backdrop, they are optimistic that Wendy Shay is in pole position to win the coveted Artiste of the Year crown this year, and therefore called on industry players, all and sundry to vote for her.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Ghanaian highlife and Afrobeat musician Berima Amo has signed a new international recording deal with UK-based world music label ARC Music, a move seen as another boost for the global recognition of West African music.
Known for blending traditional highlife with Afrobeat, jazz and other global influences, Amo has become a strong advocate for preserving and promoting authentic African musical heritage while introducing it to new audiences around the world.
The announcement comes ahead of the release of his much-anticipated album “Rhythms of Love,” recorded live at Studio 150 Bethlehemkerk in Amsterdam. The album will be released worldwide on May 24, preceded by two singles: “Fake Flowers” on May 1 and “Yaba” featuring Tallulah Rose on May 8, 2026.
The new project is expected to expand Amo’s reputation as both a cultural preserver and musical innovator, pushing the boundaries of African sound through powerful rhythms and cross-genre fusion.
With five albums, two EPs and ten singles already available across major streaming platforms, Berima Amo continues to grow his global audience.
Berima Amo, a singer, trumpeter, composer and bandleader originally from Ghana and now active in Europe, has built a reputation for preserving the roots of highlife while reimagining it for modern audiences. Through performances, collaborations and educational initiatives, he has championed traditional African rhythms and instruments while blending them with Afrobeat, jazz, soul and orchestral music.
Many in the industry now view Amo as a torchbearer for authentic West African music, continuing the legacy of legendary figures such as E. T. Mensah, The Ramblers International Band, Rex Lawson, Ebo Taylor, Nana Ampadu, King Onyina, Osibisa and Fela Kuti, helping to carry the sound of West Africa to the world.
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