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Lists of record labels in Ghana cover record labels associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The list is organized by name, founder and signed artists. Name
There are many styles of traditional and modern music of Ghana, due to Ghana's worldwide geographic position on the African continent. [1] [2] [3] The best known modern genre originating in Ghana is Highlife. [4] For many years, Highlife was the preferred music genre until the introduction of Hiplife and many others. [5] [6]
Jay Ghartey (pronounced Gar-té) was born in the United States to a Ghanaian father and a Canadian mother. His Ghanaian grandfather Joseph Ghartey was a poet and playwright who managed Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) for many years, and his grandmother Sabina Hope was an established singer and musician.
The remake has 11 of Ghana's top musicians and was adopted as a peace song before the 2012 general elections in Ghana. [8] The record label introduced a new girl band D3 to the Ghanaian music scene in summer 2012. [9] The band, made up of three members aged 16, 19 and 20, released hit singles such as "Good Girls Gone Bad" and "Gyani Gyani".
Mr. Osei Kwame Despite (born 2 February 1962) is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and a philanthropist with a foundation in music creation and knowledge of the broadcasting sector. [1] Osei-Kwame is the CEO of the Despite Firm Ltd, a trade company with subsidiaries in the media industry, including UTV , Peace FM , Okay FM , Neat FM and Hello FM in Kumasi .
Koo Nimo (born Kwabena Boa-Amponsem [1] on 3 October 1934), [2] baptized Daniel Amponsah [1] is a leading folk musician of Palm wine music or Highlife music from Ghana. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Biography
In Ghana in the 1950s, Teddy Osei (saxophone), Solomon (Sol) Amarfio (drums), Mamon Shareef, and Farhan Freere played in a highlife band called The Star Gazers. [2] They left to form the Comets, with Osei's brother Mac Tontoh on trumpet, [3] and scored a hit in West Africa with their 1958 song "(I Feel) Pata Pata". [2]
Trace Africa is an Afro-pop music channel dedicated to airing Africa's top music artists. Trace Africa, Africa’s number one music channel, is dedicated to playing and showcasing music of Africa’s top artists and genres including Afro-pop, coupé-décalé, Kwaito house, Afro-trap, makossa, and ndombolo through radio and live concert events.