Christian Community Music Awards 2013 Launched

This year’s edition of the Christian Community Music Awards being organised by Christian Community Microfinance Limited (CCML), a division of the Christian Council of Ghana, has been launched. The awards dubbed “The Most Wanted” seeks to showcase and reward deserving songs and their artistes by promoting all gospel music. The awards would reward Christian songs from 10 categories including praises, worship, inspirational, Christian reggae song, hymns, and choral. Kojo Oppong Adjei, Communication Director of CCML, who performed the launching ceremony held at the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra, noted that CCML decided to take the radio contest to a higher pedestal in order to give it a wider coverage. He said Ghanaian gospel musicians, over the years, have been performing very well so they deserve to be acknowledged. Mr Adjei said the overall award winner’s price would be invested in treasury bills over the next five years to generate more income for the person. Nominations have, therefore, been opened to the general public to vote for the candidates of their choice from now until May 16, to be followed by the awards ceremony in Accra on May 18, 2013, at the National Theatre. Jennifer Jessica Danquah, CCMA Events coordinator, said the awards ceremony, titled: “The Most Wanted,” would be on the theme: “Creatable Impacting Levels”. She said songs nominated for the awards would be published in the Daily Graphic and also played on some selected radio stations such as Spring, Sweet Melody and Sunny FM during the late afternoon shows. Ms Danquah said readers and listeners could then make their choice by texting to short code 1903 or visit their website: www.ccmagh.com to vote. She said the final decision would be based on 50 percent for texting and the rest from the decision of the judges on the day of the contest.

Why I Did Not Feature Kwabena Kwabena In My Video -Asem

Popular hiplife artiste, Asem has commented on rumours that he intentionally sidelined Kwabena Kwabena when it came to the making of the video for their hit collaboration, Bye Bye. The two artistes recorded the song together and it is on Asem’s 16-track Solid Ground album. Apart from Kwabena Kwabena, other artistes on the album were Irene Logan, Dampoo, DJ Black and JR from South Africa. A few weeks ago, Kwabena Kwabena said on Etv’s Late Night Celebrity Show that he did not take any money from Asem for his contribution to Bye Bye but couldn't explain why he wasn't in the video. That gave rise to speculation that a rift had cropped up between the artistes. Asem, however, explains that he was in Paris by the time fans were expecting the Bye Bye video and he had no option than to go ahead with it without Kwabena Kwabena. “I had no intention of sidelining Kwabena Kwabena. We could not be in the video together due to miscommunication. Anytime I was ready for Kwabena Kwabena, he was busy with other things. I also could not be available when he was free and since the song was all over the place, I needed to shoot the video.” Asem said he received a lot of comments from his fans asking why Kwabena Kwabena wasn't in the Bye Bye video. He apologized to fans who felt hurt by Kwabena Kwabena’s absence in the video. “Kwabena Kwabena and I have sat over the issue since I got back from Paris and we have resolved it. There is more collaboration coming up between us.” Asem described Kwabena Kwabena as a talented musician and added that his unique touch on Bye Bye contributed to him (Asem) getting seven nominations at this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Kwabena Kwabena would not say much on the perceived rift when contacted. He, however agreed that there was miscommunication over the issue and that was why he did not appear in the video. Noted for other songs like No More Kpanyo and Pigaro, the handsome young artiste said the success of Bye Bye has proved that the Asem brand is not dead. He revealed that his next album would be ready by his next birthday on July 3.

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Kwabena Kwabena honoured by University of Ghana

Thank you, I’m honoured”, highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena says to Dr Awo Asiedu, Director of The School of Performing Arts of the University of Ghana, Legon.

This was last Friday March 29, 2013 when the Music Department of the school honoured Kwabena Kwabena for his contributions to the development of highlife music in Ghana.

Before receiving the plaque and the citation from the music department Kwabena Kwabena real name George Kwabena Adu had thrilled the students with good music like Aso, Engya Me Ho, Dabi, and Menewoa.

Kwabena Kwabena who received the award with his wife Abena Owusuaa, thanked the music department for recognizing his works and urged the students not to give up in whatever they aim at.


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Insulting P-Square was childish – Bandana tells Samini

Was it right or wrong for Ghanaian dancehall colossus Samini to have chastised Nigerian music duo P-Square for their ‘Alingo’ dance?

Charles Nii Armah Mensah Junior popularly known in showbiz circles as Bandana thinks it was childish for Samini to have done a song to diss the duo. He says it will be difficult to defend in the law court that P-Square stole our Azonto.

He said in an interview with Flex newspaper that the ‘Alingo’ dance is on its own just as ‘Azonto’. “There is this saying that pay attention to your interior matters. Any time I do music that has something to do with him he doesn’t reply but saw it necessary to respond to P-Square. He has painted a bad picture about Ghana,” he noted.

Did Bandana hit it straight to the point or he is just being a 'player-hater' or is he trying to get a kind of favour from P-Square, what do you think?

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