Folks, I have been busy preparing for an examination and as such could not bring you the celebrity spy in video. Several questions have come in and I have decided to answer them briefly as to keep the column going in the midst of my temporal busy life. I will put the questions, names and locations of the submitted individuals in red and my answers in black.
From Lynn, Chicago: Chris, Who do you think recorded the Confidence Haugen & Ayibe Edem Conversation?
Osei Bonsu, Counsel for Ghanaian Football superstar and Chelsea midfielder, has categorically denied media reports that his client, Michael Essien, has shirked his responsibility by not supporting the father financially, stressing that his client has been playing his role as a son accordingly.
Lawyer Osei Bonsu has therefore called on Opanyin James Kwaku Asiedu (Essien’s father) to be “grateful to his son” for “his benevolence”.
A couple of weeks ago, PEACEFM had an exclusive interview with the Chelsea midfielder’s father, where he accused the son, among other things, of neglecting him and also refusing to cater for his up-keep.
‘Ayalem loo, ayalemaa,
Ayalem loo, ayalemaa,
Nyedeka mechi agbedome, ayalem loo,
Nyehola lenyeyome
Menya be elavanyo
In English it means…
‘Am suffering, am suffering
Am suffering, am suffering
Left alone to face daring challenges of life
Am suffering
But behold my redeemer liveth
I know therefore it shall be well
How soon this motivational lyric has found its way onto the lips of Ghanaians, young and old, both Ewes and non- Ewes. On the lips of many, the track Elavanyo is currently rated Ghana’s number 1 traditional Ewe song. Tigo color ring subscribers can now also download the track as color ring by simply texting d0003010210 to short code 555.
The inevitably spread of music genres across the globe has spawned some excellent musicians and Ghana is no exception to this feat. As the originator of the highlife genre which spread to other African countries such as Nigeria, Sierra-Leone, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia and others in the 1900s, Ghana set a musical trend that still survives to this day. But it seems that the role has been reversed: now popular Nigeria artists have set a trend that Ghanaian artists are aspiring to follow.
No one can doubt the popularity of Nigerians artists such as D’Banj, 2Face Idibia, P-Square, Wande Coal and 9ice here in the UK. Their music continuously graces our dance floors at many Ghanaian parties as well as clubs. The obvious success of Nigerian music overseas has prompted some prominent Ghanaian artists to learn from their Naija counterparts, and this is being done through a series of collaboration between Ghana and Nigerian artists.
The recent news item in the daily guide about Ghanaian actor just returning from Hollywood has kept me wondering – DID WE SEE THIS COMING THIS SOON?
The Ghanaian actor David Osei who is said not to have anticipated going to Hollywood didn’t take the audition seriously. When told he was shortlisted he was more than gobsmacked. David who is pretty new on the Ghanaian movie scenes has to his acted in ‘Heartz of Men’, ‘Kiss Me If You Can’ and ‘The Supremo.’
On Saturday, 15th May, 2010 at exactly 2 o’clock all roads leading to the Silver Bird Lifestyle Stores for the launch of Richie’s second album titled “U.K.N.R. – U Know the Name Right” from the stables of Lynx Entertainment.
U Know the Name Right, shorten U.K.N.R. is Richie’s signature tune. It identifies his works, Richie; the brain behind ‘It’s a hit’ is coming out as a singer for the second time.
Already, four songs on the album are in the public domain and the responses are quite encouraging. The tracks are ‘Yaaro’, ‘Ma Nim Tonn’, ‘Intoxicated’, and ‘Asa Fofro’.
