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This is a list of notable past and present musicians in Ghana This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Hiplife's history dates back to the early 1990s. Jeff Tennyson Quaye, better known around the world as Jay Q, one of the pioneers of hiplife (in the mid-1990s), is considered the backbone of Ghana music as a whole; in recognition of his own variation and introduction of Jama/kpanlogo to hiplife, he has been called the King of Jama. [5]
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]
Abraham Ohene-Djan, is a British/Ghanaian producer, director and media professional. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Ohenemedia, [2] OM Studios and Si-Fex Digital, where he produces and directs hiplife music videos, commercials, television programmes and documentaries [3] [4] and is recognized for shooting the first hiplife music videos.
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Gh hip hop, Gh rap or Ghana hip hop is a hip hop genre, subculture and art movement that developed in Ghana during the late 1990s. The hip-hop genre came into existence in Ghana through Reggie Rockstone, who is known as the hip-life father, [1] and other notable musicians such as Jayso and Ball J.
Friction is the founder and former leader of the legendary Ghanaian Hiplife Music Group VIP (now VVIP). [1] This group has become one of Ghana's most well known Hiplife music groups, and subject of documentaries such as HomeGrown: Hiplife in Ghana [2] and the book The Hiplife in Ghana: West African Indigenization of Hip-Hop. [3]