blank
search-icon

Habiba, Ben Brako, Shamima Muslim, Akorfa Ejeani-Asiedu & Others Made WASH Ambassadors!

 

blank
Habiba, formerly Mimi

Musician Wilhelmina Abiba Abu-Andani who recently changed her showbiz name from Mimi Divalish to Habiba has been appointed ambassador of WASH.
WASH is an initiative is from Water Aid In Ghana [WAG], an international non-governmental organisation dedicated to the providing and making accessible safe drinking water, basic sanitation and hygiene [WASH] to the underprivileged people in deprived districts and communities in Ghana.
WAG believes that access to these basic social services is a catalyst to poverty reduction. In line with their vision and mission, they are partnering with the ambassadors who have all agreed to help champion the cause by volunteering their time and efforts to become WASH ambassadors through a new fundraising and campaign initiative being undertaken by the Country Program.
Also appointed as ambassadors are Highlife musician Ben Brako, broadcasting journalist Shamima Muslim and actress Akorfa Ejeani-Asiedu. The rest are PRO of Musicians Union, Okyeame Kwame and Nana Kobina Nketia V, the Paramount Chief of Essikado [Sekondi] Traditional area.

Read more

MI, Ice Prince, Cabo Snoop, Buk Bak, Sarkodie, Guru & Others Confirmed For Ghana Music Awards 2012!

blank
MI, Ice Prince, Cabo Snoop, Buk Bak, Sarkodie, Guru & Others Confirmed For Ghana Music Awards 2012!
Charter House, the organisers of the annual Ghana Music Awards has confirmed musicians for the upcoming thirteenth edition of the awards.
The awards show slated for Saturday April 14 at the Dome of the Accra International Centre will feature the very best from across the continent. The artistes include South Africa’s HHP, Angola’s Cabo Snoop of ‘Windeck’ fame, Nigerian’s Brymo and Jesse Jagz.

Read more

R2Bees Still Venting Over ‘Ajeeei’ Disqualification From Ghana Music Awards!

blank
R2Bees with Jemerie of YFM

Before this year’s nominations of the Ghana Music Awards were unveiled, many expected R2Bees’ smash hit ‘Ajeeei’ featuring Sarkodie and Nana Boroo to grab many nominations. Nonetheless, the track which has made waves since its release was axed from the list.

The awards’ Board disqualified the song because after voting, they came to a consensus that the song contains sexually explicit lyrics and violence. According to the same Board which is made up of industry professionals, several songs which contain sexually suggestive lyrics were not axed because they were not explicit.
However, R2Bees as artistes have been nominated in the awards. They were nominated in the ‘Group of the Year’, ‘Hiplife/HipHop Artiste of the Year’ as well as the biggest prize of the night ‘Artiste of the Year’ categories.
Many have said that if their song has been disqualified why then are they in the awards. Charter House, the organisers also argued that, even though the song has been axed from the awards, they [R2Bees] as artistes have been very vibrant in the year under review.

Read more