Ghanacelebrities.com caught Wanlov, The Kubolor this morning (6th October 2008) for a chit-chat and asked him a few questions. Below is the transcript of the Interview.
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9:25amGhanacelebrities.com
‘Sup Wanlov
9:26amWanlov
chale cool
how far
9:26amGhanacelebrities.com
Cool man,
Whats new out there? Are you still in Ghana or out of Ghana at the moment?
9:27amWanlov
out of ghana till nov 9th
9:28amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh i see, on some tour or just personal holidays?
9:28amWanlov
mix. shows, promo, visitin, networkin 4 romania and london
9:29amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh interesting, so where are you now this morning? Romania or Ghana? We’re gonna use this as a small interview for your fans,(laughing)
9:31amWanlov
back in london from romania. will be in uk till nov 9th then back to the original ice kenkey and togbe
9:32amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh, that is nice, so from November in Ghana, any shows your fans should expect?
9:35amWanlov
yes but no confirmed dates so tell promoters mek dem make wild
9:36amGhanacelebrities.com
Really? Will put it out there now cause you’re hot and promoters will swam throuhg for your show, trust me.
So, how did you get into music and what was your first break, Wanlov?
9:38amWanlov
ma first solid break was in los angeles
i was on a radio show called afrodicia radio
and gyedu-blay ambolley heard me
so he came to myperformance that night and we hooked up
9:39amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh that is nice, so which African musicians did you listen to growing up?
9:40amWanlov
ambolley, reggie, obrafuor, antwi, ampadu, …
9:41amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh, you seem to have a good connection with Reggie, what is so particular about him and the kind of music he makes that you like so much?
9:42amWanlov
the energy, enthusiasm, vim, beats, lingua, skills, wit, flow,…all dey der
9:42amGhanacelebrities.com
Which African musicians do you admire (presently)?
9:45amWanlov
ayisoba, kwaw kese, scooby selah, kochoko, macho rapper, kwabena jones, k’naan, akon, ayetoro, seun, tuface,…
9:46amGhanacelebrities.com
Yea, fans been wondering about your choice of names for songs, from Konkonsa to Smallest Time, why these names?
9:47amWanlov
i use everyday terms 4 ma titles so the people fit relate more
9:48amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh i see, saw you wearing a rather odd attire, if i may say on the Ghana Music Awards Night, what made you dress that way, and who designed it for you?
9:51amWanlov
e b ma own mind make i dress like dat. wen da weather warm, dat b how i dey dress
9:52amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh so if the weather gets cold like you’re in London now, you change the way of dressing, right?
9:53amWanlov
yes 4 outside, but indoor shows i still dey commot ma foot den wear ma skirt
9:54amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh your fans will be happy to know this.
Heard you went to Adisadel College, was there too, in Elliott House, can you confirm this for Ghanacelebrities.com that you really went to Adisadel College, and tell us a bit about your educational background?
9:56amWanlov
UP SANTA! 95-97 Knight House…i did ad maths in sss then computer science n business admi in uni at a vars in texas, but by junior year i drop out start do music
9:57amGhanacelebrities.com
So Kubolor is also a school drop out, (laughing)
Tell us about your first album? Where was it recorded?
9:58amWanlov
texas, mississippi, jersey, and california over a 2-year stretch
9:59amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh so how many albums do you have to your credit?
10:00amWanlov
1 official solo release
Green card
10:01amGhanacelebrities.com
So Kubolor, have you featured on any other albums?
10:01amWanlov
but hav done compilations n unreleased albums with other artists
10:01amGhanacelebrities.com
Yeah, that is what i wanted to find out, can you give us some names if possible?
10:01amWanlov
yeh. i did gentleman with m.anifest on his manifestations album
was on a compilation called “feel ma talent” with pureafricanz
10:02amGhanacelebrities.com
Yeah and what about you and Ayisoba?
10:03amWanlov
another album “wanlov & boya dunn” – “dey don’t know!”
rapskallyonz – illegal immigrantz
yes yes
look ma show with ayisoba mokin and kwaw kese on ayisoba’s africa album which is his 2nd one
10:04amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh, that is great!
Yeah, like the name Illegal Immigrants, they’re everywhere, we have some in Ghana even, (laughing)
Before i let you run away, Fans will be pissed if i even forget to ask you this;
Which musicians would you like to work with but haven’t gotten the time or chance to work with?
10:07amWanlov
Obrafuor, As3m, Wyclef, K’naan, Akon,
10:08amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh okay, what is your take on Hiplife lyrics and content? Legends like Reggie and co have expressed concern, saying lyrics are not very deep, these artists are not saying too much and that people just want to make ‘booty music’.
10:11amWanlov
You just have to master mixing depth with shaking bottoses.
10:12amGhanacelebrities.com
(laughing)… I see, and that will sell?
Who are your five favourite Hiplife artists right now, and what do you think is the future of pidgen music?
10:14amWanlov
Wut will sell is wut is promoted well. Hiplife…macho rapper, Kochoko, Sarkodie, Scooby Selah, kwaw Kese
10:14amGhanacelebrities.com
Is Wanlov the Kubolor married? I know the female fans will love to know this.
10:14amWanlov
Pidgen music will soon reach it’s prime both in music and cinema
there is no yes or no answer to that. Stop the kokonsa!
10:16amGhanacelebrities.com
(Laughing), so apart from Music, is Wanlov looking to do other things like movies with pidgen music? As you have just mentioned about the future prospects of pidgeon music, any projects you working on apart from music?
10:18amWanlov is offline.
Wanlov is online.
10:23amWanlov
yes. workin on a pidgen musical with mensa
10:23amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh good, i thought we lost you, thanks for coming back to us.
What challenges do you face in the Ghanaian music industry?
10:23amWanlov
we are recordin the vocals in london and we will start shooting in ghana by january
also workin on a african super hero comedy
challenges
hmm
10:24amGhanacelebrities.com
Hmmmm paaa….
10:24amWanlov
distribution
and better pays at shows
10:25amGhanacelebrities.com
What is the problem with distributions, can you fill us in?
10:25amWanlov
kantamanto just burnt down
it was far from being effective but the main way artists got their music out
so we are setting up a company that wil get films and music to most stores across the major cities
10:27amGhanacelebrities.com
Wanlov is no longer online. The following was not sent:
we? who is we in that sentence, is it pidgin music or the entire music industry? (send as a message)
Wanlov
u dey?
10:40amGhanacelebrities.com
Yeah Kubolor, i thought we had lost you again, was just trying to publish the few we had, but thanks you’re back now.
10:40amWanlov
i no plug da laptop wey da battle die
10:41amGhanacelebrities.com
(Laughing) Wanlov paa, why you forget to plug your laptop, i thought you got ‘light off’ for your house in London too.
10:41amWanlov
ha!
Ghanacelebrities.com
So back to the question of problems in Ghana music industry, how far with Payola now?
10:50amGhanacelebrities.com
Kubolor you dey? Or e be light off again?
11:11amWanlov
artists like asem are beginning to emerge dat use ingenuity n creativity to bypass payola
i never saw payola as a problem
it makes u creative if u don’t hav money to go the easy way
and it moulds u into a better artist unless u alow it to make u a bitter artist
11:12amGhanacelebrities.com
Oh so in other words, Payola makes artists strong and to step up their game, right?
11:13amGhanacelebrities.com
Wanlov, last words to fans so we can leave you to continue what you were doing…
11:16amWanlov
ma last show in uk dis yr b nov 5th for shoreditch. mek all da london fans com. whether standing fans, ceiling fans, coalpot fans, or fanspot.
11:16amGhanacelebrities.com
(Laughing) all the fans will come, even the car fans. What about your last words to those in Ghana and other parts of the world?
11:18amWanlov
i dey 4 dem so dey fit count on me like abbacus….
CATCH WANLOV THE KUBOLOR LIVE ON
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Time:
8:00pm – 11:00pm
Location:
CARGO
Street:
83 Rivington Street
City/Town:
Shoreditch, United Kingdom
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