Emmanuel Andrews Sammini (born 22 December 1981 in

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recording artiste from Wa,

. His genre of music is a melodious mixture of high life,

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and hip-hop. He terms his brand of music as the "African dance hall". He signed his first record deal with Ashanti International. Samini started his record label after he left the aforementioned label. Samini has released seven studio albums, with all being highly successful on the commercial market. Samini's success and recognition began when his first single, Linda, was released and subsequently appearing on other successful singles by other artists. On 13 December 2018, Samini was en-skinned as a Chief in his home town. The title given to him by the WaNaa (Paramount Chief of Wa) is `Pebilii Naa’, which means `King of the Rocks’ in Wa.

Background information

Sammini started singing in a church choir at the age of 14 and became a professional musician after a musical collaboration with another musician in 1999. His debut studio album, ''Dankwasere'', was released in 2004; it topped the local music charts for weeks and won two awards at the

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. The album was supported by the single "Linda". He has performed alongside

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. He collaborated with Steel Pulse and

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. He received international recognition when he won the "Best African Act" at the 2006

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. After releasing his second self-titled studio album, ''Samini'', he won three awards at the then 2007

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. In February 2008, Samini won the "African Artiste of the Year" award at

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. His third studio album, ''Dagaati'', was released in 2008. After launching his 7th studio album on 22 December 2018 titled UNTAMED he won the Reggaeville 2018, Album of the Year.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Dankwasere'' (2004) * ''Samini'' (2007) * ''Dagaati'' (2008) * ''C.E.O'' (2010) * ''Next Page'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' Untamed'' (2018)

Singles

* Tsoobi featuring Rowan, Senario & Razben

Videography

Awards and nominations

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Bass Awards

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Nominations

* 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 – Best African Act * 2008 MTV Africa Music Awards – Best Performer *Black Canadian Awards 2014– Best International Act *Ghana Music Awards 2014– Artist of the Year * Ghana Music Awards 2014– Reggae Dance hall Song (scatter bad mind) *Ghana Music Awards 2011– Artist of the Year *Ghana Music Awards 2011 – Afro Pop Song of the Year *Ghana Music Awards 2011– Album of the Year *Ghana Music Awards 2012– Reggae Song of the Year *IRWM Awards- Best African Entertainer *Bass Awards 2013– Most Popular Dance hall Song *Bass Awards 2013– Best Collaboration (Time Bomb ft wiz kid) *Bass Awards 2013– Best Dance hall Music Video *MOAMA Awards 2010– Best African album *Ghana DJ Awards- Song of the Year 2010 *Ghana Music Awards UK 2018 – Reggae/Dance hall song of the year *Ghana music awards UK 2019-Special recognition award *Ghana Music Awards 2020-Reggae/Dance hall artist of the year *Ghana Music Awards 2021- Reggae/Dance hall song of the year

References

External links

* {{Authority control Living people 1981 births Musicians from Accra Ghanaian highlife musicians The Headies winners Ghanaian reggae musicians