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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
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Sparqlyn reminisces as he congratulates Shatta Wale for winning two awards at 43rd IRAWMA
Ghanaian musician and former member of musicial gorup, Dunsin, Ahmmed Kanneh Larweh, popularly known as Sparqlyn, has congratulated Ghanaian music heavyweight, Shatta Wale following his impressive double victory at the International Reggae and World Music Awards.
Shatta Wale recently made headlines after winning two major awards at the prestigious event held in Florida, USA, securing Best African Dancehall Entertainer and Concert of the Year for ShattaFest.
Reacting to the achievement, Sparqlyn could not hide his excitement after sighting news of the awards on Monday, May 18, 2025.
According to him, the one thing that caught his attention was the plaque presented to Shatta Wale. He noted that the design looked strikingly similar to the one Dunsin received when they won at the MUSA Awards over a decade ago.
The resemblance, especially the upper part of the plaque, instantly brought back memories of his former group’s historic moment on the African stage 13 years ago when the group represented Ghana proudly in South Africa.
It will be recalled that back in 2013, Dunsin achieved international recognition after winning Most Exciting Group in Africa and Most African Video at the MUSA Awards held in Pretoria, South Africa. The awards came on the back of their global hit project “Ɔyɛadeɛyie,” a song that helped elevate the group’s profile beyond Ghana.
At the time, Sparqlyn, then known by many as Kele within the group, was the one who represented Dunsin at the event to pick up the award.
Ghanaian dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, known as Shatta Wale, has won two awards at the 43rd International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) held in Florida over the weekend.
He picked up the Best African Dancehall Entertainer award as well as Concert of the Year for ShattaFest.
In a statement, Shatta Wale’s management expressed appreciation to the organisers and supporters of the awards.
“Management would like to sincerely appreciate the organisers of the IRAWMA awards for the recognition and continuous support for African music on the global stage.
“We also extend our deepest gratitude to fans across the world, especially the Shatta Movement fraternity, for their unwavering support, votes, and dedication throughout the years,” the statement said.
The statement added that the latest wins reaffirm the artiste’s position as one of Africa’s leading musical exports and a prominent figure in global dancehall culture.
The awards bring Shatta Wale’s total haul at the IRAWMA to 11, highlighting his continued presence on the international reggae and dancehall scene.
At last year’s edition, he won three awards: Best African Dancehall Entertainer, Best Music Video for “Killa Ji Mi”, and Best Crossover Song for “Commando” featuring Bounty Killer. -GNA
