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While their music was popular around the world, it was particularly well-received in Africa. [1] One of the first hit songs by an African artist with distinct reggae qualities was "Fire In Soweto" by Sonny Okosun in 1978. [1] [3] More groups followed suit, and reggae was one of the most popular genres of music in the late 1970s in Africa.
In 1999, Shasha Marley released the album, Tell Freedom, which contained the hit songs, "Seek Ye Good" and "Not Evil". In 2000, he led 15 top Ghanaian musicians in a collaboration against HIV/AIDS in Africa. A song named "Stop Aids, Love Life" was released via the sponsorship of Johns Hopkins University in New York.
Reggae Sounds, derived from jamaican sound system is a term use to describe a group of reggae Disk jockeys in Kenya who provide entertainment mainly by hosting reggae related events and shows, first gained popularity in the 1990s with notable groups such as Omega Sounds, King Lions Sounds, Livity Sounds, Jahmbo Sounds, King Jahmbo Sounds and Shashamane Intl being among the first to be formed.
Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., (born 17 October 1987) [1] is a Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist.He is known by his stage name Shatta Wale, formerly Bandana. [2] [3] Shatta Wale changed his name to "Bandana'' after senior high school and released the hit track "Bandana from Ghana".
The slogan of the Roots Reggae Library is "read, listen, collect". The website provides descriptions and reviews of albums, as well as individual songs. The library is a growing collection of reggae music, including descriptions of rare albums and artists. In recent times it has aimed to add hard to find African reggae records. [2]
Rocky Dawuni [1] is a Ghanaian singer, a four-time Grammy-nominee, [2] [3] songwriter and record producer who performs his signature 'Afro Roots' sound which is a mixture of Reggae, Afrobeats, Highlife and Soul music.
East African Bashment Crew (also known as East African Reggae Bashment Crew) is a Kenyan-Ugandan reggae group formed by Bebe Cool [1] from Uganda and his contemporaries. It consists of three members, Bebe Cool from Uganda, and the Kenyan duo Necessary Noize ( Kevin Wyre and Nazizi ).
In June 2011, Blakk Rasta was voted and confirmed as the 'Radio Reggae Show Host of the Year' by the Ghana Radio And TV Awards. [12] He has won other awards such as the BASS Awards [13] in 2013, with a reggae song with Jah Amber titled "Our Africa". [14] 2024: Blakk Rasta has submitted his Salaga Soljah album for a GRAMMY consideration [15]
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