Legendary Highlife musician, producer and song composer, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, has described musician Kofi Kinaata as the only one who is currently preserving the indigenous Highlife music in the country. Speaking in an interview on Joy Prime TV, Mr. Ambuley observed that other big artistes like Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy have no Ghanaian identity as far as music is concerned. “If you take Kinaata, when ...
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As long as Michael Jackson never sang in Fante, I won’t sing in English – Kofi Kinaata
Fante songwriter and singer, Kofi Kinaata has emphatically stated that it will be over his dead body that he sings in the English language. Speaking to Abeiku Santana in an interview on Okay FM, Kofi disclosed that, he doesn’t see the reason he should sing in English when Michael Jackson never sang in Fante. Abeiku wondered if it’s because Kofi ...
Read More »Kofi Kinaata, others named 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians
The most anticipated annual list of 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians, which is curated by leading PR & Rating firm, Avance Media, has been released. Currently, in its fifth year, the annual ranking by Avance Media has helped highlight the works of young Ghanaians across the world and has seen notable personalities such Anas Aremeyaw Anas (2015 & 2016), Kow ...
Read More »A Castro-like voice called me on my phone to wish me happy birthday – Kofi Kinaata
Ghanaian highlife musician, Martin King Arthur, popularly called Kofi Kinaata, has said he wishes to see Castro again. He revealed in an interview on Ayekoo Ayekoo on Accra100.5FM on Thursday, 11 July 2019 that during one of his birthday celebrations, one of the many calls he received from well-wishers was that of an anonymous person whose voice sounded like Castro’s. ...
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