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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
Award-winning Ghanaian musician, Michael Owusu Addo, affectionately called Sarkodie has described his annual event, Rapperholic concert as bigger than just a music event, highlighting its significant economic impact.
In a post after a successful Rapperholic edition in Kumasi, the rapper noted that the concert stimulates economic activity across Kumasi, Accra and the wider Ghanaian economy.
According to him, this is driven through tourism, hospitality, transportation, food, fashion, media, advertising, employment and the creative supply chain.
“The economic value of this concert extends far beyond ticket sales. It includes visitor spending, revenue for local businesses, temporary jobs created, suppliers paid and the future tourism and commercial opportunities generated by the event,” he stated.
Sarkodie called on government and the private sector to seize the opportunity to build an ecosystem where Ghanaian entertainment generates measurable economic value, supports businesses, creates jobs and attracts visitors.
“Let’s invest in our creative economy. The potential goes far beyond the stage,” he added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Multiple award-winning dancehall artiste Emmanuel Andrew Samini popularly known as Samini is set to return to his Dansoman base with the much-anticipated Samini Experience on December 24.
The musician, who has nurtured top talents from the community in the past, says this year’s edition will be held in collaboration with the Dansoman Homecoming Carnival, to make the event bigger.
Speaking to the media at Kegali Hotel during a press launch on Friday, October 16, Samini said activities including a clean-up exercise, health walk, Children’s Day and games will take place from December 18 ahead of the main event.
According to him, the choice of Dansoman is to give back to the community where it all started.
He added that the event was also aimed at nurturing future talents by giving them a platform to showcase their abilities.
He disclosed that some music legends from Dansoman and other big names in the music industry will be on the bill to thrill patrons.
Samini also revealed that the Dansoman Exhibition streets will be blocked to make way for the unforgettable night of music.
He expressed appreciation to the Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly for their collaboration to ensure the success of the programme.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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