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Abiana
Eldah Naa Abiana Dickson better known by her stage name as Abiana is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter. She is a Soul-life, Hi-life, Neo Soul musician. Abiana was adjudged the Best Female Vocal Performance award during the 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Early life and education Abiana is the first of six children born to Samuel Dickson and Esther Mawusi Kotitse. She attended St John’s Grammar for her secondary school education, before proceeding to Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), where she graduated with a Bachelor Science degree in Marketing. Music career Abiana started out a backing vocalist for Afro Harmony Band in 2013. She later joined Hsykul band as the lead singer in 2014 before going solo in 2020 and signing with +233 Records. In 2019, Abiana featured on Okyeame Kwame's “Bolgatanga girl” which won record of the year for the 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. She released her first single in October 2020 titled “Adun lei”. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards
The 22nd edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards was held on the 25th and 26th days of June, 2021 at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra to recognize the works of artists in the year under review. It was broadcast by TV3 locally in Ghana and Akwaaba Magic outside Ghana, both accessible outside Ghana via DStv and GOtv. Performances Presenters * Giovani Caleb * AJ Akuoko-Sarpong * Berla Mundi Berlinda Addardey, popularly known as Berla Mundi, (born 1 April 1988) is a Ghanaian media personality, women's advocate and voice artist. She co-hosted the 20th VGMA with Kwami Sefa Kayi. Education Berla is an alumna of St. Theresa's School, ... * Sika Osei Winners and nominees This is the list of winners for the 2021 edition of the event. Notes References {{Reflist Vodafone Ghana Music Awards International music awards African music awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana Institute Of Management And Public Administration
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses (Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra, Ghana. The location of GIMPA, Greenhill, was named by Nicholas T. Clerk (1930 – 2012) who served as the Rector of the Institute from 1977 to 1982. The name, "Greenhill", is a reference to the lush greenery and hilly topography of the main campus, as well as its location in Legon which was historically on the periphery of the Ghanaian capital, Accra. Together with 200 state institutions, GIMPA successfully participated in a Public Sector Reform Programme under the auspices of the World Bank and became a self-financing institution as part of the National Institutional Reform Programme in 2001. It was established as a public university by an Act of Parliament in 2004. The institute was established in 1961 by the Government of Ghana with as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efe Grace
Efe Grace is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter. She is a gospel musician. Efe Grace was nominated for the Gospel Artist of the Year award during the 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Early life and education Efe Grace hails from Agogo in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. Grace is the daughter of Ghanaian gospel minister, Rev. Mensah Bonsu. She is the eldest of three children. She attended Yaa Asantewaa Girls School and completed in 2006. She furthered her education at Christian Service University College graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking and Finance. Music career Grace started singing whilst she was teenager, joining serving as a backing vocalist for her father. She eventually became a worship leader in her church whilst also serving as a jazz musician at hotels, restaurants, and pubs in Kumasi. She also served as a backing vocalist for Becca and Kwabena Kwabena. Grace started out as a backing vocalist for Sonnie Badu and Ohemaa Mercy. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okyeame Kwame
Kwame Nsiah-Apau (born 17 April 1976), known by his stage name Okyeame Kwame and nicknamed Rap Doctor, is a Ghanaian musician, songwriter, creative director and entrepreneur. Life and career Early life Apau was born in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is the third of six siblings. His two younger brothers, Kwaku Nsiah Boamah nicknamed "Flowking Stone" and Kwaku Nsiah Amankwah nicknamed "Kunta Kinte", also perform as a duo, under the brand name "Bradez". Growing up, Kwame's parents expected him to become a physician, yet he gained interest in rap music from a very young age, when he wrote his own songs and performed at local shows since his days at the Anglican Senior High School in Kumasi. Tertiary education Kwame is a product of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he studied Akan and Sociology for his first degree with formal education in music under the tutelage of Dr Daniel Amponsah a.k.a. Agya Koo Nimo. Agya Koo Nimo taught him Classical Guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaa Yaa
Bertha Bridget Kankam (born January 25, 1990), better known by her stage name Yaa Yaa, is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter, recording artist and actress. Prior to her current stage name, she performed under her first name, Bertha. Early life Bertha Bridget Kankam was born in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti region to Ghanaian parents being one of five children. Yaa Yaa lived in Kumasi her entire life until moving to Accra to start her career in the reality television series ‘Stars of the Future’. After successfully completing the ‘Stars of the Future’ series, Yaa Yaa enrolled at University of Ghana, Legon in the School of Performing Arts. She majored in Theatre with a minor in Music. Musical career Yaa Yaa started her career as Bertha, auditioning for ‘Stars of the Future’ in 2009 with Whitney Houston's song, ‘Greatest Love of All’. She and her brother, Kankam, after they both auditioned in Kumasi, Ghana, made it to the semi-finals. Yaa Yaa was picked as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Ghanaian Singers
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21st-century Ghanaian Women Singers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (Roman numerals, I) through AD 100 (Roman numerals, C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or History by period, historical period. The 1st century also saw the Christianity in the 1st century, appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo Soul Singers
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Living People
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Cina Soul
Christie Quincyna Quarcoopome also known in showbiz as Cina Soul is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter and recording artist. A finalist at the 2014 Vodafone Ghana Music Icons competition held in Accra, Ghana. Early life Christie Quincyna Quarcoopome was born and raised in Kokomlemle, Ghana, Accra to Ghanaian parents and hails from Jamestown in Accra. She is a native of the Ga Tribe of Ghana. Cina Soul had her Junior High school at Deyoungsters International School and Senior high school education at Aburi Girls Senior High School and continued to study psychology and archaeology at the University of Ghana. Cina is the second of three children, she has an older and younger sister all of whom are talented singers; a talent they might have inherited from their father. Musical career Early career Cina Soul's first attempt to music was her participation in the Vodafone Ghana Music Icons in 2014 and emerging as a finalist. After which we saw a series of mashups and covers of some mainstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adina (singer)
Adina Thembi Ndamse (born 3 October) better known by her stage name Adina is a Ghanaian-South African singer, songwriter, actress and sometimes a model. She was the winner of music reality show Stars of the Future in 2008. Her eighth music single titled "Too Late" won her two awards – Record of the Year and Best Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards in Ghana. In March 2021, she was among the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music by the 3Music Awards Women's Brunch. Early life and music career Adina started singing when she was a young girl. She had her senior high school education at the Wesley Girls High School and then moved to Central University where she obtained a degree in Environmental and Development Studies. Growing up as a kid she joined the National Theater Choir where she got to perform at Kidafest and Fun World shows. She shot to prominence in the Ghana music scene when she competed in the music reality show 'Stars of the Future' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
