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Just few days after being honored by HE Ron Strikker, ambassador for the United Kingdom of the Netherlands to Ghana, multiple award winning musician Bisa K'dei has been appointed as an ambassador for Tourism in La Cote d'Ivoire. Been one of the top African musicians headlining the 10th edition of Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo (FEMUA), Bisa Kdei who flew to La Cote d'Ivoire on Friday, April 28 2017 with his team and band was invited by top government officials for a lunch upon their arrival. Almost all the musicians headlining the Festival including legendary Magic System, Singuila others were present at the lunch and Bisa Kdei without knowing how much he is worth to the Ivorians was honored as a tourism ambassador.

The 7th edition of West Africa’s biggest Mega music concert, Ghana Meets Naija, launches in Accra on Tuesday, May 2. Organizers, Empire, say the launch will take place at the Kokomlemle Corporate offices of leading Ghanaian bank and sponsors of this year’s event, uniBank. Some known local names in the arts and entertainment industry are expected to be in attendance while other foreign ones will join in. Excitement is already building up over what is expected to be a huge show this year. Empire have promised a uniquely golden concert look and feel this year. In its 7th year, the Ghana Meets Naija concert is the biggest concert in the region that brings together, artistes from Ghana and Nigeria to a night’s celebration of music. Usually oversubscribed, it has over the years hosted the likes of Wizkid, 2face,  Naeto C, VIP, 4x4, Kaakie, Kcee, Timaya, Davido , Stonebwoy , Wizboy, Kwaw Kese, Olamide, Guru, The Mavins headed by Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Sarkodie, and Shatta Wale among a...

Further enhancing its commitment to ensuring consistent quality standards, the 4 star “Accra City Hotel” in Accra, one of the iconic properties in West Africa is the first hotel in Ghana to achieve the international standards of ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System standards certified by international register of certified auditors “Professional Evaluation and Certification Board” (PECB) from Canada. The Accra City Hotel (former Novotel) is known as the land mark and the place of memories in Accra, and is also recognised as an institution for hospitality professionals where they have learnt the skills and have uplifted the reputation of hospitality business to the highest levels. “I am extremely pleased that Accra City Hotel has been awarded the ISO certification, the first Hotel in Ghana that has achieved such a prestigious certification, which will re-energize, propel and invigorate our commitment to always deliver a...

Renowned Ghanaian celebrity blogger and radio personality, Zionfelix is set to host a new show dubbed 'Celebrity Ride With Zionfelix'. While many are working on productions for broadcast on television, Zionfelix is busily working on the new show which will be online on video-sharing website, YouTube to ensure that it reaches his followers in and outside the country. On 'Celebrity Ride With Zionfelix', the on-air personality hosts top Ghanaian stars for an executive drive around town. The two; host and celebrity guest will be engaged in an interesting chat among other fun activities on the road to entertain viewers. The shoot for 'Celebrity Ride With Zionfelix' has commenced and will soon be on various online platforms. This will be the local edition of Jones Gorden's Carpool Kareoke. The first season of the show will feature celebrities such as Ohemaa Mercy, Nana Ama McBrown, Emelia Brobbey, Counselor Lutterodt, Amanda Jissih, Bill Asamoah, Kwadwo Nkansah...

With over 2 million streams across SoundCloud and YouTube already under his belt, as well as continued support from the likes of BBC 1Xtra, Capital Xtra, Beat FM London and Beat FM Lagos, and leading African music tastemakers, 19-year old Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter SK is back with his brand new single titled ‘Ose’, premiered last night on Beat FM Lagos. Born and raised in London, SK – real name Sekunola Harrison-Obafemi – first broke into the Afrobeats music landscape in 2014 with his massive hit single ‘Let’s Go There’, and has gone on to gain further notoriety with his acclaimed 2016 singles ‘Independent’ and ‘Mr Man’. 2017 has seen SK tease us with two well-received tracks ‘Jammy’ and ‘Original’ which was produced by DJ Coublon (Kiss Daniel, Yemi Alade, Iyanya), in the lead up to this brand new single ‘Ose’, which was produced by Producer Boy, who has previously worked with fast-rising UK Afrobeats group NewAgeMuzik. Taken from his forthcoming debut EP, ...

The Ghana UK Based Achievement awards (GUBA) is back and this year, it celebrates, acknowledges, and supports Ghanaian based businesses and individuals in Ghana and the United Kingdom.  The not-for-profit business and innovation awards presents the opportunity for these businesses to come together for a night to reflect on their achievements and be recognized. After the final elimination phase, nominees for the Made in Ghana, Professional of the Year and Charity of the Year categories were announced on Friday 21st April 2017 at the GUBA Ghana Launch event at the residence of the British High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Jon Benjamin, in Accra. Amongst the finalists from the Made in Ghana category is Booomers International, currently the biggest player and market leader in bamboo bicycle production in West Africa. The company was started by the enterprising Kwabena Danso after five years of building bamboo bicycles on a small scale for individuals and organisations. ...

After recently being announced as a winner of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), enterprising and young Ghanaian fashion entrepreneur, Ms. Mawuenana Ami Yomekpe and her wholly owned Ghanaian fashion brand, AfroModTrends, continues to make the headlines internationally. Last weekend, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer and her team made a strong statement for extraordinary African fashion when AfroModTrends showcased at the 2017 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Cape Town, South Africa where the brand successfully debuted their latest collection. The dazzling new collection, “The African Gatsby”, which has been receiving great reviews across various social media platforms from the moment it was showcased is inspired by the story of a Gatsby party in all its glitz and glamour set in the 1920’s, and with a modern African twist. Speaking after the show, Ms. Yomekpe expressed her delight to have participated in the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week and particularly excited with...

Inna Patty, Miss Ghana 2004 and CEO of Exclusive Events Ghana; the organisers of Miss Ghana pageant took part in a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday to start a construction of an additional multi-purpose structure at the Child Protection Centre by Omenaa Mensah Foundation for Don Bosco Technical & Vocational Training Institute in Ashaiman, Tema. Inna Patty who was a special guest of honour invited by the Salesians of Don Bosco Anglophone West Africa Province years ago acquired acres of land for the institution and helped in the building of a female hostel on the land. Speaking at the ceremony she urged corporate Ghana to support pageants in the country, especially the Miss Ghana Foundation because the pageantry is beyond scouting for beautiful ladies and crowning them.

The official artiste lineup for the 2017 Ghana Meets Naija is yet to be released, organizers, Empire, have said. Earlier reports communicated a fine list of artistes penciled for this year’s event but Empire, who are holding the event for the seventh year, say they are yet to officially communicate the complete list. “We are still in talks with some and we are hopeful that in the next few days, we will be able to communicate the final list,” an Empire official says. Sticking to the event’s theme and longstanding tradition of pairing artistes from Nigeria and Ghana to a night’s celebration of music, this year’s would also feature the best of the two countries. Empire adds that the talks have advanced to a point where they feel confident they are getting almost all the acts they want for the show. “We have had extensive negotiations and cannot wait to let people in on our final list. It is the best you can have currently from the two countries.”

It is certainly an exciting time for Ghanaian music with most of its stakeholders getting recognized across the globe in recent times. After staging sold out and spectacular concerts in London, the United States of America and Canada recently, celebrated Ghanaian musician, Bisa Kdei, known in real life as Ronald Appiah is in the news again. On Wednesday 19th April 2017, the multiple award winning musician was honoured by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra for his unique contribution to Ghanaian music as an exceptionally unique and contemporary high life singer, keeping the authentic Ghanaian music genre alive. This took place at a special media and stakeholder cocktail event held at the residence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra, His Excellency Ron Strikker, as part of activities marking the Orange Week Celebration by the embassy to mark its Kings Day.  On his part, an elated Bisa Kdei expressed his appreciation to the embassy and ...