Stonebwoy is the only Ghanaian doing close to authentic Dancehall music – Nana Fynn

Stonebwoy is the only Ghanaian artiste doing something close to authentic Dancehall music, says Highlife artiste, Nana Fynn. “the only person doing something that I can call authetic Dancehall,..

Stonebwoy is the only Ghanaian artiste doing something close to authentic Dancehall music, says Highlife artiste, Nana Fynn.

“the only person doing something that I can call authetic Dancehall, close is Stonebwoy.” expressed Fynn to SVTV Africa’s Evans Amewugah.

He added that the best Dancehall song by a Ghanaian is the collaboration between Stonebwoy and MzVee titled ‘Come Over,’ and that he has no favourite amongst the Ghanaian acts calling themselves Dancehall artistes.

Read below the latest about Stonebwoy and Zylofon Music.

Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy is contractually tied to Zylofon Music.

A statement released on Tuesday, March 13 and signed by Samuel Atoubi Baah, Head of Communications, Zylofon Media, parent company of the imprint listed the ‘Mama‘ act as one of the artistes signed to the label.

Stonebwoy joined the label in June 2017.

The “contractual relations” according to the company gives it the “sole right to the use of the artiste’s name, voice, likeness, sound and similar characteristics for the purpose of advertising, promotions, selling and otherwise merchandising discs, tapes and other audio and video recordings produced from master products by artistes.”

REASONS FOR STONEBWOY LEAVING ZYLOFON MEDIA REVEALED

The label adviced any persons interested in working with their artistes to seek “the express consent and concurrence of Zylofon Media Company Limited.” 

It threatened to seek a “swift and strict enforcement in a court of law” if there is a “deliberate infringement on the right” of the company.

Shatta Wale, Becca, Joyce Blessing, Kumi Guitar, Obibini, Zynnell Zuh, James Gardiner, Bibi Bright, Toosweet Annan, Benedicta Gafah and Sima Brew are the creatives signed to Zylofon Media.

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Ghanaians KILLED Kumi Guitar Literally For Dissing Stonebwoy And Their Comments Are Very MEAN

Kumi Guitar should have probably stayed in his corner with his guitar but he opted to trend a bit by attacking multiple award winning artiste, Stonebwoy.

After the fracas between Stonebwoy and and Zylofon Media spearheaded by Bulldog, Kumi Guitar who happens to be a label mate with the BHIM Nation boss has revealed series of secrets that paint Stonebwoy in a very bad light.

To cap it all, he released a diss song titled, Gyae aimed at Stonebwoy. This perhaps became the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

Social media users have not been happy about the development and have descended heavily on the Brown Sugar crooner.

Check this put:

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Becca Set To Quit Zylofon Music And This Is What An Insider Told Us

For the past few weeks, things seem not to be going on well at Zylofon Music as some of its leading artists have planned to show themselves the exit. First, it was Stonebowy and now reports trooping in says Queen Becca is set to leave the label.

According to the insider, Becca has plans of leaving the label as she has been grumbling aside the money the label paid her and that, nothing profitable has been added to her profession.

”Becca wants to leave the label and actually, she feels nothing has been added to her career” the source revealed.

Again the source disclosed Becca is only with the label for now because she doesn’t want to be seen as an ungrateful person and would gladly jump off the label if she gets the green light.

”She would gladly quit if given the go-ahead but then she is only hanging in because she does not want to be seen as an ungrateful individual” says the source

Becca is among the few female Ghanaian musicians who have worked tirelessly over the past few years projecting Ghana’s music to the  music world.

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Ghana Is Too Dirty!!

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There was no work on Tuesday and Wednesday, no school and a lot of government spending to celebrate 61years of Ghana’s independence…

But less than 10mins drive from the president’s own house is a drain which goes straight to the Korle Lagoon ( which has been a major pollution source for decades) … Every year lives and property are lost senselessly in Ghana whenever the rains come. We are headed for a major avoidable and senseless disaster if government does not WORK!

The Sanitation, Environment, Regional Ministers must be sued, arrested and jailed if we record another death this year due to their NEGLIGENCE in carrying out their mandate.

To those who continue to make excuses for politicians please note that Nana Addo was a member of parliament from 1997 to 2009… Gbabin has been in parliament since 1993 … the ever arrogant, whimsical, bellicose and capricious Suame Mugabe di33, the least said about him the berra… there is no JUSTIFICATION … none whatsoever for individuals who can’t do their jobs, pass the right laws, enforce them to ensure our safety. There’s none so save your breath.

Theophilus how about we hold off and celebrate our independence from poor sanitation after we actually emancipate ourselves from the filth and horrible state of drianage and sanitation??

It’s a sad day to be Ghanaian… our priorities are really screwed up!

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Livingston Foundation Paid Visit To Korle-bu Teaching Hospital…

The LIVINGSTONE Foundation Paid Visit To The Accident Center Wards Of The KORLE-BU Teaching Hospital in Ghana to make Some Donations And Pay Outstanding Bills Of Some Patients in the Ward On the occasion of Livingston popularly known as stonebwoy’s Birthday.He said ”I decided to remember and spend this day with those who found themselves where I found myself
15years ago as a result of A Car Accident…” Big Thanks To The authorities Of The Hospital And All Who Made This Possible…
By The Mercies And Blessings Of God Lets All endeavor to in the smallest of Ways impact Our Surroundings When it touches our hearts To. Remember There’s Nothing Too Small To Give..
No Man is And Island!!

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Lebanese killed in robbery attack at Tema

A Lebanese national has been confirmed dead in a robbery incident in the Tema Industrial area in the Greater Accra Region.

A statement from the Ghana Police Service indicated that the incident happened today [Wednesday] at about 10.00am, “when the victim known as Ahmed Safiadeen, aged 54, who is a cashier of Delta Agro Company went to withdraw an amount of GHC 200,000.00 which was meant for salaries of workers, and other factory expenses of the company from a Bank at the Heavy Industrial Area, Tema.”

The statement, which was signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Tema Regional Command, ASP Joseph Benefo Darkwah, further indicated that “investigations so far revealed that, the victim after the bank transaction was on his way to the office in his Toyota Corolla Saloon car with registration number GN 1174-12, when he was suddenly accosted by four armed men a few meters from his work. ”

“The robbers fired several gunshots into his vehicle and robbed him off the money he had withdrawn and sped off in a four-wheel drive.”

The victim was immediately rushed to the Raphal Medical Centre in Tema but was pronounced dead
on arrival.

The body has since been conveyed to the 37 Military Hospital for preservation and autopsy,” the statement added.

A video available to Citi shows a white car with its side glass dismantled, while the seat is stained with blood.

Scores of people were seen around the car commenting on the robbery attack that had taken place.

Robbers on rampage

This week has seen a number of robbery incidents in the Accra, one on a Forex Bureaux at Spintex and two daylight robberies in the North Kaneshie area.

Two persons are reported to have sustained gunshot wounds from suspected robbers who appeared to be fleeing a crime scene.

Gunfire was first heard in the area around a Latex Foam showroom at North Kaneshie where the robbers had crashed their vehicle. Two persons have since been arrested in connection with the incident.

Also on Tuesday morning, armed men stormed Royal Motors, an automobile company in Accra, making away with the company’s sales.

Eyewitnesses reported that the robbers trailed a bullion van that had entered the Industrial Area premises of the company to collect the company’s sales made the previous day.

Recent arrests

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante Appeatu, had earlier announced that the police arrested a group of suspected robbers believed to be behind attacks on about 20 forex bureaux in the Spintex road area in just 2018.

The attacks on these Forex Bureaux were growing number of robberies and high-profile criminal activity in the region.

Mobile money transfer points have also been targeted by robbers in recent times.

‘We’re ready to die’

Despite these attacks, the Director of Operations for the Ghana Police Service, DCOP George Akufo Dampare has said although his outfit is logistically deficient, they are ready to put their lives on the line to ensure the safety of every Ghanaian.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Dampare also noted that the support of the citizens will go a long way to help the Police Service combat the increasing rate of crime in the country.

“We want to give them [citizens] the assurance that we will go every length, including losing our lives to make them safe. We understand that we are not there yet, in terms of the full complement of our equipment. We also understand that over the years, government after government has made an attempt to bring us to a particular level in terms of equipment,” he said.

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Ghana to host first ‘Back to Africa’ festival

Ghana is to host the maiden ‘Back to Africa’ Festival as part of an aggressive drive to encourage Africans in the Diaspora to visit the country to reconnect with their roots, become citizens and invest in the nation’s prosperity.

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) in collaboration with the Adinkra Group of the United States of America (USA) would organise the pilgrimage under the theme: “Two cultures; One Foundation”.

Mr Akwasi Agyemang, the Chief Executive Officer, of the GTA, said the initiative was part of the strategies adopted in the African Diaspora Heritage trail, which would be organised every year in October.

The other events are PANAFEST, Emancipation Day and the Right to Return Festival, which would be held in December.

These, he said, were three-key initiatives targeting the American Diaspora back into Ghana, which fitted into the “Our Birth Right Pilgrimage’ Initiative and the Cultural Connections and would help Ghana see a significant growth in the numbers of visitors to Ghana.

He said: “The USA, as we are aware is the number one outbound destination for Ghana, and we want to grow those numbers significantly.”

Mr Diallo Sumbry, Chief Executive Officer of Adinkra Group, (USA) said this was the time to talk about a lot of different things in terms of building the bridge between Africans in the Diaspora and Africans on the continent.

He said one of the most powerful elements of the African culture was the arts, the vibrancy of the colours, the variety of the people and the talent and the skills, hence the need to form the group to portray the beauty of Africa.

Mr Sumbry said the festival was aimed at bringing groups of African American citizens back to Ghana, every year during the last week of the Black History month of October.

“This year we are coming from Washington DC with a band, called the Backyard Band, which has an African root and plays indigenous music of Washington DC ‘Gogo’ music, which is very much related to Ghanaian music and culture.”

He said the initiative was the beginning of a continuation of building the bridge of Africans in the Diaspora and Africans on the continent, and expressed the hope that everyone would understand the significance and the importance of the time of now.

Mr Sumbry said it was a serious opportunity for Africans to seize to be able to own their own future, which was what the festival was all about.

“We are doing this in the power of music, arts and culture,” he said. “The Band is coming home, and would be performing around Ghana, to show everyone how the Band is connected to African culture.”

He said 75 people would be flying in for one week, while the festival would start from February 27 to March 5.

Some programmes lined up for the festival are a welcome reception, performance at the Cape Coast Castle, an ancestry reveal through DNA testing, and a jam performance at the Accra Tourists Information Centre.

“These would precede the re-launch of PANAFEST, then Emancipation and the Right to Return Festival, where African-American citizens who visit would be offered the chance to have a streamline process to be able to gain their citizenship.”

The Adinkra group is an African cultural resource company that helps to teach, enrich and show people how to celebrate the different African cultures, in Washington DC, promote African culture through dances, songs, programmes, among others.

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Ghanaian artiste Ebony is DEAD!

Ghanaian artiste Ebony is dead.

The ‘Sponsor’ act died at the Bechem Government Hospital after the vehicle she was travelling in was involved in an accident.

COP Ken Yeboah, Ashanti Regional Police Commander confirmed the death of the artiste on Abusua FM.

Starr FM’s Ashanti regional correspondent Isaac Bediako reports two other occupants on board a Jeep with registration AS 497—16 from Sunyani also died in the head-on collision with a VIP bus heading towards Sunyani from Kumasi.

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Ebony courted a lot of controversy with her actions and inactions.

Her dressing and stage performances especially was a sore point for critics, and some watchers of the music industry in Ghana.

In July 2017, her dad was forced to defend her daughter in an interview with Graphic Showbiz.

“I am supportive of anything my daughter does and anything she wears. I am not ashamed as a father, the truth is that, I choose what she wears and I bless her before she goes out to perform. Some Ghanaians are hypocrites and I am sorry but I am not one of them,” explained Mr. Kwarteng.

“I am not bothered at all. The reason is simple, I know my daughter than anyone else. What people see out there is what we want them to see and that is because she is an artiste and needs a brand that will sell. For God’s sake, she is a Dancehall artiste and she wears what will make her feel confident when performing on stage. Something that will depict the genre of music and songs she churns outs.”

He shared his thoughts on the the perception that his daughter is “bad” girl.

“My daughter is not a bad girl, she is very calm, loving and a respectful person. Whatever she does on stage ends there. She is a different person when she gets home.”

He also spoke about the relationship between himself and his “girl as I usually call her is close to my heart.”

“We are so close that I gave her the go ahead when she told me she wanted to do music. Initially I questioned her decision because, she is a very intelligent girl and was doing extremely well in school and every parent will want his or her child to get to the top of the highest academic ladder. But she insisted music was what she wanted to do. Music is where her heart is and I gave her my blessings. I couldn’t have stopped her because these children are smart.”

Born Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng, her song ‘Kupe’ helped her gain mainstream attention in the Ghanaian music industry.

She scored two nominations at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards: Dancehall Artiste of the Year and Best Reggae/ Dancehall Song of the Year . 

Ebony was signed to Rufftown Records.

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