D-Black Sets ‘The Revelation’ Album Tracklisting & Release Date

The Ghana bwouy after months of topping Ghanaian music charts with his hit record ‘VERA’ has officially released the tracklisting for his highly anticipated sophomore album ‘The Revelation’ right after the release of his highlife influenced record ‘WOARA’. The album boasts 19 tracks with incredible production and world class features from Ghanaian, Nigerian, American, Congoleese, Ugandan, Malawian, Liberian, South African, Bots and Moroccan acts all on one album, ‘TheRevelation’ by D-Black da Ghana Bwouy.

The multiple award winning act is set to release ‘The Revelation’ album off his Black Avenue Muzik label on the 17th of December 2012 both locally and international on thousands of digital platforms worldwide.

Below is the official tracklisting for D-Black’s ‘The Revelation’

1. Still da same ft. Efya, Ice Prince (Nigeria), Muna (Nigeria) , L-Tido (South Africa)
2. Vera ft. Joey B
3. W’oara ft. Kesse
4. The Revelation
5. Happy ft. Raquel
6. Lemme Talk 2 u ft. Kel & Sammie (Nigeria)
7. Black Clouds ft. Waje (Nigeria)
8. Letter to Dad ft. Ayraaba
9. Conference Call ft. Kwaw Kese & Sarkodie
10. Setewaa D3nky3
11. My Kinda Girl Remix ft. Edem, Asem, Kwaw Kese, E.L, Joey B
12. Logoligi ft. Disastrous
13. Treat Her Right ft. A.J & Dein
14. Ha ma kyake min ft. E.L
15. Drop Dat ft. Wale, Webster, Gudda Gudda (U.S.A)
16. Another day ft. Skales (Nigeria)
17. Joy & Pain ft. Sheek Louch (U.S.A), Rell (U.S.A) & Salah Edin (Morocco)
18. I like the way u move ft. Fally Ipupa (Congo)
19. Falling ft. Mo Cheddah (Nigeria)

BONUS TRACK – My Kinda Girl African Remix – D-Black ft. Ntukza of Tear Gas (South Africa), Zeus (Botswana), Alaye (U.K/Barbados/Nigeria), Navio (Uganda), Tay Grin (Malawi), Scientific (Liberia)

The album sees production from Ghanaian producers Sammie Blacc, Coptic, E.L, Esco, Krynkman, Kwam 1 as well as Tee Y Mix from Nigeria and DJ Webstar from the U.S.A.

D-Black’s ‘The Revelation’ album is set to be released locally and worldwide physically and digitally on the 17th of December 2012 off his Black Avenue Muzik label.

Kindly visit www.dblackgh.com for more information

2FACE LAUNCHES FAN CLUB AND WEBSITE

Multiple Headies winner, 2face Idibia, has recently launched an official fan club called ‘2facemaniacs’ along with an official website www.2facemaniacs.com

The group which will be “the official and authorized fan base of 2face Idibia across the globe”, is conceived to celebrate the musician, draw attention to events around him and promote programmes through which he can give back to society.

According to the promoters of the club, the event will be held at Club Scintilla, Lekki and will also witness the inauguration of 2facemaniacs website, to be done by Tuface himself.  She adds, “The website is also built on the basis of giving back to the millions of ever passionate fans of TheLegend 2face Idibia. One of the ways of achieving this is through 2facemaniacsQuiz and fun zone like 2facemanic games.

The website will also host news about the singer, events where he will be performing and lots more.

CHRIS TO HOST BORN STARZ ON VIASAT 1

BORN STARZ is a new Viasat 1 Ghana reality series. It is a talent show that unearths magicians, jugglers, puppeteers, comedians, acrobatics, dancers, singers and other performers of all ages competing for a grand prize. Among the significant features in BORN STARZ are the opportunity given to talented amateurs and unknown performers to build on their skill confidence. 



The series is a true celebration of Ghanaian talents as an array of both young and old vies for their chance to strut and perform on stage with the aim to win the grand prize.

Chris Attoh will host the show with three judges, Ben Brako, Paulilna and David Oscar.

Grab your FREE form from MAP, NAFTI, Koala Shopping Mall or Viasat1 and be at the NAFTI STUDIOS, No. 32 Kakramandu Road Cantonments Accra on the following dates:

 

29 September 



6, 13, 20 & 27 October 



3 & 24 November



1 and 8 December 2012. 


You can also download the application forms.

COME AND SHOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT!!!

Grateful To: Viasat1

An Overview of Ghana Music Week Celebrations

The Musicians Union of Ghana in partnership with the Ministries of Chieftaincy and Culture, Information and Tourism will be presenting the first ever Ghana Music Week Celebrations from the 15th of October to the 21st of October at the National Theater in Accra. It was launched on the 14th of September 2012 at the Coconut Groove Regency Hotel.

Honorable Mike Gizo with Honorable Fritz Baffour doing the actual launch chaired the launch. Ex MUSIGA President, Diana Hopeson revealed the logo for the GMW. Also present at the launch was Honorable Baba Jamal and a host of Musicians.

The highlights of the celebration include an essay competition, seminars and symposiums on different musical genres, a highlife concert and an All Star Music Night. It is expected that many artists, music producers, managers, studio owners and all stakeholders in the music industry will meet to share ideas and to throw more insight into their activities.

The Ghana Music week will seek to achieve certain goals and aims. Among these will be to create the industry’s biggest platform to bring together and encourage participation of artistes, stakeholders and the media. It will also be for the recognition and promotion of the importance and value of all Ghanaian music forms. This festival will help in connecting African and global markets, to effectively use local labor, talent and materials and to evaluate and reflect on musical achievements and creativity in a constructively and educationally focused way.

The GMW 2012 will serve as the cornerstone for the institutionalizing of a festival with the potential to bring in more tourists during the season. Eventually, this will become an annual affair with anticipation among patrons. It will also serve as a platform for the release of new material by local and international acts. 

The celebration of the first ever Ghana Music Week will not be able to stand without due support from the various media houses and from sponsors and patrons. The celebration is close yet with the careful planning underway, it will be a celebration worth the while.

“SAVE THE LITTLE HEART BENEFIT CONCERT”

The Ghana Heart Foundation, in partnership with Panafrica-Ghana, Crystal Tv and Motor Riders Association will present a musical benefit and fundraising concert this Saturday, September 29th at the College of Surgeons and Physicians, near Ridge Roundabout at 7pm. 

The day coincidentally has been earmarked as World Heart Day since year 2000 to inform people around the world that heart diseases and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death and to sensitize people on how to avoid such diseases by educating them on the main risk factors such as tobacco use, physical inactivity and unhealthy diets are curtailed.

The Ghana Heart Foundation has embarked on a Save the Heart Campaign to appeal to the general public to make donations in cash and kind (logistics) to the “GHF-SAVE THE HEART TRUST FUND” to save the lives of children and people with heart disorders. Donation tickets are on sale for GHC100. At the event, if patrons want to donate more, it will be welcome. Also, people can make direct donations to the Ghana Heart Foundation by contacting the Secretariat on 0244934097.

Donations by every person would assist in the free surgical operation of children and the elderly with heart disorders. It would not be a waste of money and logistics, because children are the nation’s future leaders. We are therefore asking all persons to continue to support the Ghana Heart Foundation to enable them to meet some of the health needs of patients with heart problems. Also, the fund supports the training of Surgeons from across Africa in heart related surgical procedures.

The Ghana Heart Foundation was founded in 1989 to among other things, help in the advancement of knowledge of the heart and blood circulation for the benefit of the Ghanaian Public and to support the further training of medical personnel in heart related procedures. Also, the foundation supports patients who need surgical procedures and educates the public on heart related issues and how to avoid them.

Currently, Ghana has one Cardio Center at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The Foundation hopes to set up eleven more across the country to adequately cater for the surgical needs of patients and to avoid avoidable deaths from heart related complications.

The benefit concert will feature such top rated artists as Ben Brako, Abrantie Amakye Dede, Ras AfrikaBa-Levi, the Ambassador of the Ghana Heart Foundation, Cecilia Marfo, Pat Thomas, Nana Tuffour, Felix Owusu, Steve Bedi, Supt. Kofi Sarpong, Okyeame Kwame, Bobo Ranking, Ras Kobi, Chris Levy(Cote d’Ivoire), Wuza Wuza Cultural Troupe, Wind Afrique band and King Shabo International Band.

TERRY G SHOOTS VIDEO FOR ‘SEE GROOVE’ 

Eccentric performer Terry G remains unrepentant with his stage presence and craft. His latest single titled ‘See Groove’ has been busting the airwaves for some time now.

Terry G recently revealed to Hip TV that he has just concluded the shoot to the video of the song. ‘See Groove’ which was shot in South Africa has beats originally done by Leno. The video will be out any moment and was directed by Terry G himself.

Bradez, R2bees, 4×4, Atumpan And More Rocked Vodafone 020 Live Concert In Kumasi

The much talked about Vodafone 020 Live Concert pre-show at KNUST Engineering Auditorium over the weekend was an event music lovers in Kumasi and its surroundings should have been there to witness. All artistes billed to perform at the show delivered as expected from them. OMG! Ghana gives thumbs up to the organisers of the show

The show, which started as late as 9pm with lots of students tripping in, was started with azonto competition with lots of give-a-ways from the arganisers. T-Flow, a contest in the ongoing GH One’s Next Big Thing In Ghana started the whole show with free styles and some hit tracks from his album. The KNUST students’ were able to pull the crowd to cheer him up since he was at his home ground. Black N Peach and RnM came to do same as fans cheered them up.

Around 10pm Atumpan came to teach us the thing by performing over six tracks. Atumpan who came with his dancer was able to prove to us that he is not just a teacher who teaches the thing but his waist also works as he used his ‘atupa gyen’ to turn the whole podium upside-down. Fans that came to fill the hall proved that they are really lovers of music. There was no song, which was performed that was not danced to

The last group standing in Oseikrom ‘Bradez’ came with a heated spirit as Flow King Stone came in with his over fifteen minutes freestyle. Stone who came to pave way for his junior brother Kunta welcomed him with his melodious voice as he came in with freestyle of simple. Bradez together with their DJ, Slim rocked the house as they asked for more when Bradez was leaving stage. Kunta was nearly carried away when he started dancing azonto with only one hand.

The fans continued as the Tema boys, R2bees came to continue and the heated up the fire which was already burning as Paedae came in with his tema motto way freestyle. Mugeez who was also heated at the back stage came with their hit song ‘I Dey Mad’. The crowed could not sit on their buttocks as the duo started doing what they always do best. The whole house stood to their feet and danced for over thirty minutes on stage. R2bees also gave away a CD’s of their current song ‘ODO’

The whole auditorium went crazy as MC of the day, Mahony of KFM called the last group 4×4. The newly wedded man of the group, Coded, Fresh Prince and Captain Planet started with freestyles and started dishing out their songs. The crowd who didn’t want the group to leave stage kept on naming tracks they wanted from the group and 4×4 made sure it was delivered.

They show in all was a success. From the organizers, sound, security, through to the performances by the artiste to the photo shoots with the stars and fans was a must to attend event. OMG! Ghana will be giving you the footage and photos of the whole event soon.

Catch the main event at the Dome on Saturday 29th September with rocking performances from Ludacris, Sarkodie, Naeto C, 4×4, R2bees and more

Source: OMGGHANA.COM

LET’S GET THE PARTY STARTED – 2FACE, WIZKID, TIWA SAVAGE, M.I, & D’BANJ

We have here, the video of one of Nigeria’s biggest collaboration in recent times. The is for the star sponsored collaboration by EME’s Wizkid, Hypertek’s 2Face, Mavin’s Tiwa Savage,Choc City’s M.I Abaga, and DB Records D’Banj.

VIDEO: DIPP FT. YEMI ALADE – ROCK YOUR BODY

Nigerian singer, Dipp, has premiered his much-awaited video which featured Yemi Alade. The video, which is to song titled; Rock your Body. The ‘full – bodied’ video shows Yemi and Dipp getting touchy and very sensual. DIPP and Yemi Alade showed real chemistry on this collaboration and rightly titled it “Rock Ur Body”. You will recall that we brougnt you news of Dipp doing the ‘Unusual’, well you have it here.

Paul “Gambit” Obata directed the video.

WATCH BELOW

RAPPER COMMON PLANS TO DROP THE DREAMER/THE BELIEVER FOLLOW-UP IN JANUARY 2013

Now that the crew’s long-awaited Cruel Summer album has arrived, Common is ready to walk the solo road again, announcing plans to release his 10th studio album at the top of next year.

Speaking with MTV News recently, while promoting the G.O.O.D. Music release, Com revealed the plan as well as hoping to bring some of his clique members in for the ride. “I am writing a new album. It will be coming out in January, and I’m looking forward to that,” the Chicago MC unveiled. “My stuff will come at the top of the year maybe some songs out there on the street level, I’m going to work with No I.D. and looking to hopefully work with Kanye [West] and that’s some of the major people I’ll be working with, and whatever other great talents that I feel are going that direction that I want the album to be.”

Also speaking on his G.O.O.D. team’s first collective project, Cruel Summer, Common discussed being inspired by his fellow teammates and being around such diversity. “You get inspired. It’s competition you’re around artists that have such diverse qualities. Because when you have Pusha T, 2 Chainz, and Kid Cudi, you have John Legend, you got Common, you have Big Sean, you got Kanye West, all these different people rapping about different things.”

The Chi-Town vet’s last studio album The Dreamer/The Believer released in December 2011, debuting No. 18 on the Billboard 200 with 69,000 units sold its first week.

Grateful To: Ralph Bristout

THE HEADIES 2012 UNVEILS ROOKIE COMPETITION

Nigeria’s biggest and best-organized music award is back with something new. The Headies presents the Rookie Competition. The prestigious award is giving one talented upcoming act, a once in a lifetime opportunity to perform on the big stage. Over the next week, members of the general public will suggest names of talented upcoming acts that meet the eligibility criteria of the Headies Rookie Competition.

The top 5 acts will be announced and voting will commence on the Headies’ official website www.theheadies.com via the Headies Rookie Competition Page. Once voting ends, the act with the most votes will be announced as the winner and gets to perform at the main event of The Headies. The 2nd and 3rd acts will also be given a chance to perform at one of The Headies Nominees Party.

To vote for your favorite upcoming act visit The Headies Rookie Competition Page between September 19 and September 26, 2012 and suggest the names of upcoming acts by leaving a comment on the Headies Rookie Competition page. Your comment should include the name of the upcoming act and their song.

On September 27, five shortlisted Rookies with the most suggestions will be announced on the Beat Fm’s Midday Show with Toolz and voting commences immediately on the Headies Rookie Competition page. Voting will end on October 4, 2012.

The winner of the Headies Rookies competition will be announced on October 17, 2012.

To qualify for The Headies Rookie Competition the Upcoming Act must satisfy the following criteria

1. Upcoming act must have never been nominated for/won any award categories at The Headies (including nominations at this year’s event)

2. Upcoming act must have at least one officially released single in the Nigerian music market

3. Upcoming act must have no album(s) to his/her name released before February 2012

4. Upcoming act must be a citizen of Nigeria (not open to foreign nationals)

 So nominate your favorite upcoming acts now!

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Stay Jay - My Baby featuring Mugeez of R2Bees (Official)

The Official Music Video for My Baby by Stay Jay featuring Mugeez of R2Bees. Album: Repitition. Label: Unda One Entertainment. Director: Jorge Freeman

Lousika Releases “Hands Up” Music Video

Ghanaian Female Hip-hop artiste, Lousika has released the video her new single title "Hands Up", on TV3 and online through one of Ghana’s premiere music portals, 2131Xpress YouTube Channel, 4stye Tv Online and Ghana Music.com.

The video which was directed by General Jay premiered on Thursday September 20, 2012 on TV3’s Sunrise Morning Show has received lots of appreciations from those who caught a foretaste of the video with the first time airing.

Alternatively one can view this video on your mobile phones by adding 2131 on blackberry Pin: 2 3 6 A 8 D F 8. Also watch out for newly Uk signed act Atumpan's "Bomeka" video and Gemini's "I'll do, don't do" ft El video.

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