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  In July 2020, a song by Ghanaian soul singer, songwriter and producer, Ria Boss debuted on HBO, the American pay television network and BBC One, the first flagship television network of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Titled ‘Intro,’ the song plays as Terry (Weruche Opia) and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) engage in a heartfelt chat in a bathtub in episode 7 of ‘I May Destroy You,’ the critically acclaimed British comedy-drama television series created, written, co-directed, and executive produced by Michaela Coel who also plays the lead role of Arabella in the show. The song is off ‘BORNDAY’ EP – one of 11 EPS Ria released within 11 weeks on her #ThankGodItsRia project between September and November 2018. She produced, mixed and mastered the song herself. Maria Emmanuelle Grace Bossman-Damiba was born in London to Ghanaian and Burkinabe diplomat parents. She was raised in Ghana, and relocated to the United States of America in her late teens. She moved back to Ghana in 2017, and in the

Songstress Jane Fara Fauzzier Afia Boafowaa Yahaya Awindor, known in showbiz circles as  Efya  continues to ride up high. Her recent success stories, which include winning Best Female Video at the just ended 4Stye Muisc Video Awards, justify the hope many personalities in the Ghanaian music industry have in her as the next big thing. Efya got introduced to the Ghanaian music scene when she made it as one of 12 finalists of the music reality show “Stars of the Future” in 2008. She placed second in the competition to winner Irene Logan. Efya is a product of Yaa Asantewaa secondary School and University Of Ghana, Legon, where she graduated with a degree in Theatre Arts and Music. Between 2008 and 2011, she was part of the group ‘Irene and Jane’. They released one album “Unveiled” before going their separate ways. After the break up, the then Jane changed her name to Miss Jane and then later, to Efya. Efya got signed to  One Nation Entertainment  in 2011. Her first single after she left th

A  decade ago, a young man sporting a few inches of dreadlocks, burst onto the local music scene. He rode on the back of a controversially-laced, sexually explicit single aptly couched in the female name ‘Linda’ to make it big at first attempt. Linda became an instant hit, and enjoyed a heavy nationwide rotation. The song was even the subject of a huge ‘suitability’ debate at the 2004 Ghana Music Awards.  Despite the controversy, he won two awards; Hiplife Artist of the Year and New Hiplife Artist of the Year. It gave him the much needed major breakthrough, and mainstream pass.   Now known as Samini, and then commonly referred to as Batman, ‘Linda’ was the first single off his debut album ‘Dankwansere’ (Batman). The album also had the song ‘Gyae Shie’, another controversial song. Born Emmanuel Andrews Samini on December 22, 1981 in Accra, to Mr G.A Samini and Theresa  Samini, he would later go on to become everybody’s darling boy. In the early years of his career, he featured on almost

The phrase 'the new normal' has somehow become synonymous with the Coronavirus pandemic. It has affected life in just about every industry, mostly negatively, and inadvertently inspired new ideas – some of which were perhaps thought of before, but never to be implemented. The live music scene in Ghana, like many countries around the world has suffered a huge blow due to the ban on public gatherings as part of measures to control the spread of the virus. This, in turn, has led to a proliferation of virtual events – streamed live from event venues or from homes of artistes and DJs straight to the screens of fans via social media. On 2 May 2020, the third edition of 3 Music Awards was hosted at the 15,000 plus capacity Fantasy Dome in Accra without a live audience. This was the first award show held virtually in Ghana decades after such schemes were instituted in the country. Streamed live on television and social media, the show reached an audience of 4 million people, with an im

 T he directorial debut of Ghanaian-American actress, Maame-Yaa Aforo has been released. Titled  Brown Paper Pageant , the short film is on the ideas of colorism, and black beauty standards. The story is told through the creative lens of Akosua Yeboah, a quirky first generation American who enters a black beauty pageant in the South, and must decide whether or not to be authentic when she discovers the dark history of the pageant. “I made this film for the younger generation of black women to be able to see themselves and see their beauty. It is not a secret that it is rare to see dark skinned in leading roles in films, simply living and experiencing life,” explained Aforo via email to  enewsgh.com  from her base in the United States of America. “During my upbringing, I was just black because everyone else was white. There was no other blackness to compare my black to. It was not until I got to college in Atlanta when I was made aware that I was dark-skinned and on the perceived spectr

Once considered a marketing gimmick, virtual shows have become the premier musical experience in the past five months following the complete change of the live music industry due to the restrictions presented during the coronavirus pandemic. Said shows have moved from the early days of being streamed largely via low quality smartphones to being well-produced by a professional camera crew and offering fans experiences akin to in-person concerts. The format is regarded as a reliable source of income for stakeholders in the music industry regardless of whether in-person concerts return or not for now. Platforms like CEEK VR, Facebook, Instagram, Fortnite, Youtube and Twitch have made it possible for artistes to visually interact with their fans through performances streamed online. StreamElements, a live streaming service provider reported that users of Twitch watched 1.1 billion hours of content when lockdowns started in March in the US – a new record since the platform was launched in 2