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“Son of Africa” album showcasing Africa’s cultural heritage to the world – Kuami Eugene
Reigning Artiste of the Year, Kuami Eugene, has disclosed that his “Son of Africa” album was focused on showcasing the rich African cultural heritage to the rest of the world.
According to him, his maiden album, which was Rockstar focused on Ghanaian music genre, the hospitality, and how people empowered one another in the country.
Speaking to The Spectator, he said, the new one, “Son of Africa” album threw light on the African cultural heritage and what the continent stood for.
He stated that the songs dwelt on the love for each other and projected the sweet melodies of African music to the world.
For him, he would recommend it to lovers of African music, because “it is a representation of all the subregions of the continent, It has a bit of East Africa, West, South Africa, and all other areas of the African continent.”
This, he said, would further sell the continent’s music on a global stage.
Touching on the period of the recording, he said, “Working on it was smooth, that’s when Coronavirus had taken the world by storm and every country was on partial lockdown, it was the period within which I recorded most of the songs.”
Kuami Eugene told this paper that the situation made it smooth, however, the only difficulty was some of those who got featured had to be sent the song for them to record their part and resend, because they were not available as a result of the border closure across the world.
On the reception of the album, he said he had been amazed at the messages he received from Industry players among others expressing their approval of the quality of work done.
“The album was released few days ago, but it is doing great on all music digital stores, the reception has been quicker than my expectations,” he said
The musicians featured include Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Obaapa Christy, Samini, Prince Bright, DJ Mensah, Nigeria’s Zlatan and Falz and Eddy Kenzo from Uganda.
The album was produced by Richie Mensah, Wilis Beatz and Kuami Eugene himself.
The 14 songs on the album include, Scolom, Amen, Ewurade, Beifour, Ghana We Dey, To Me, Mama, Will You among other amazing songs.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Organiser of Ghana Music Awards (GMA)-USA has honoured Founder of Reign House Chapel, Prophet Eric Boahen Uche, for his enormous support to the music industry.
GMA-USA, led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Denise Boafo, affectionately called Don, made the presentation on Sunday, October 12, at the Chapel.
Presenting the citation, Mr Boafo said Prophet Eric Boahen has been a support system for various sections of Ghana’s music ecosystem.
This, he said, has gone a long way to keep many gospel artistes in business regardless of challenges confronting the industry.
“This is in recognition of your remarkable contribution to the gospel music industry in Ghana and beyond,” he said.
He revealed that the Man of God substantially supported this year’s GMA-USA, a gesture which cannot be kept under the rug.
On his part, Prophet Eric Boahen expressed his appreciation to the organisers for the gesture.
According to him, the gesture was a motivation to him and others to continously support the cause of GMA-USA.
He charged the organisers to work assiduously to promote Ghana Music in the diaspora.
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Renowned Ghanaian music heavyweight, Empress Gifty, has dedicated her seven awards won in 2025 to President John Dramani Mahama.
The musician and her management, led by Edem Mensah-Tsotorme, together with her husband, Mr Hopeson Adorye, called on the President at the Jubilee House on Thursday, October 9, 2025.
Empress Gifty, in her remarks, said the visit was to officially congratulate the President, who has been a father figure for her for many years, and also update him on successes chalked in her career.
She thanked the President for his guidance over the years and promised to even do better in the years ahead, as she prepares to release her new song for the year.
The gospel musician also appealed to President Mahama to consider building a large seating auditorium for the creative arts industry.
She appealed to the President for a 10,000 to 30,000 large seating auditorium to improve the fortunes of the creative sector when it comes to events in the country.
This, she said, would go a long way to help the sector flourish and position the country for other international events in the future.
Additionally, she urged the President to ensure the creative sector gets substantial allocation in the next budget.
The President, on his part, thanked Empress Gifty, who he calls his daughter, and the team for the visit, expressing how proud he was of her growth.
Again, he charged her to continuously work even harder for more laurels.
President Mahama pledged his commitment to the growth of the creative arts industry, adding that with regard to a large seating auditorium for the space, he has received some designs and suggestions for a convention centre which are under consideration.
According to him, once suggestions were approved and issues of funding are addressed, this would serve a multipurpose function and host many activities throughout the year.
The President further pledged his unflinching support for the creative arts sector and assured of budgetary support in the years ahead.
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