Daddy Lumba For 'Legends Nite' In UK

 

Due to massive demand for tickets, the maiden ‘Legends Nite’ concert has been moved from the Enabling Centre in London to a much bigger and more accessible venue.

The concert, which features the legendary Daddy Lumba, will now take place at the Dominion Centre in North London.

The venue, which has hosted some of the biggest African events, will now host the renowned Ghanaian musician in what is envisaged to be a great event.

On Saturday, June 7, 2014, Daddy Lumba will take the stage to connect with his UK fans after 10 years. He will be joined on stage by hand-picked artistes such as Castro, Kofi Nti, among others.

I have been following ‘DLs’ song from the very first day I heard his song titled ‘Abenwuha’ which is one of my best songs from him.For me Daddy Lumba is one of the best talented musicians Ghana has ever got, Daddy Lumba is not only a legend but a genius.

BASS Awards Robbed Me - Iwan

Ghanaian Reggae artiste IWAN says even though he earned two nominations in the BASS Awards, the organizers and committee members failed to nominate one of his songs.

According to IWAN, he deserved to be in the ‘Best Song Writer of the Year’ category with his song ‘Face of Jah.’

“Well I think I deserve to be in the ‘Best Song Writer of the Year’ category but I didn’t see myself there and secondly my song ‘Face of Jah’ that most enjoyed listener ship and airplay wasn’t nominated. For these two reasons, I’m not happy. They robbed me they didn’t give me that particular nomination, which I find so pathetic to happen to someone like me in this reggae industry because everybody knows that song and it was the first song on the list of songs I submitted to the committee,” IWAN told NEWS-ONE.

“Well it’s cool but for me to be truthful, I’m not really happy about my nominations. It is cool because my fans may be happy about it that at least I have got some nominations at the BASS Awards but personally I’m not happy about it. Even if I was to be given 10 nominations, my hope would have been on that ‘Best Song Writer of the Year’ category, that is where I feel I would have been the automatic winner. With that particular song, the public can even attest to it,” IWAN stated.

BASS Awards, which is scheduled for August 30, is designed to award Reggae and Dancehall artistes.

It serves as an annual gathering of lovers of Reggae and Dancehall music.

The nominees jam is slated for August 23.

It is jointly organized by Rackus Productions, Bull Haus Entertainment and Solid Multimedia.

This year’s event is under the theme, ‘Turn it Up.’

Asantehene Named 5th Richest King By Forbes

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

The Forbes Magazine has named the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, as Africa’s 5^th richest king.

Forbes estimated Otumfuo’s net worth at $10 million, basing its ranking on wealth from his involvement in the sale of mining equipment, his property and jewelry.

It said the Asante King also owns extensive real estates in Ghana and South Africa as well as a collection of gold crown jewels.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who ascended the throne in 1999, is the owner of Transpomech Ghana, a $12 million (sales) company that provides mining equipment to several large industrial companies in Ghana.

He came behind King Mswati III of Swaziland who is estimated to be worth at least $50 million mainly from investments.

The 46-year-old Swazi king is said to control Tibiyo Taka Ngwane, an investment holding company that owns stakes in sugar refining giants, Ubombo Sugar and Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation (RSSC), dairy company Parmalat Swaziland, liquor manufacturer, Swaziland Beverages and a chain of hotels – Swazi Spa Holdings. The company has assets worth over $140 million.

Third on the list is 84-year-old Oba Okunade Sijuwade II of Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and is estimated to be worth at least $75 million.

His source of wealth, according to Forbes, is construction, property and oil.

Oba Okunade Sijuwade II is the founder of the Sijuwade Group, a Nigerian conglomerate with interests in oil & gas, construction, property development and hospitality, which he incorporated in 1975.

Oba Obateru Akinrutan, the traditional King of Ugbo Land, Nigeria is the second richest African King, according to Forbes. The founder of Obat Oil, is estimated to be worth $300 million.

Making the top of the list is King Mohammed VI of Morocco; and he is estimated to be worth $2 billion.

According to Forbes, he derives his fortune from his control of Société Nationale d’Investissement (SNI), a large Moroccan investment holding company with assets valued at more than $10 billion. Credit To Forbes

source:news1ghana.com

kwaku Bonsam 'Am Responsible For Christiano Ronaldo's Injury '

Popular spiritualist, Kwaku Bonsam, has claimed that he is responsible for Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury problems, and that he intends to prevent the Portugal star from playing against Ghana at the World Cup in Brazil.

Ronaldo, who is suffering from tendinosis in the region around his left kneecap, is set to miss Portugal’s  World Cup warm-up matches against Mexico and Ireland.

But Kwaku Bonsam, who is revered among a section of Ghanaians for his spiritual prowess, said Ronaldo’s injury is spiritual and can never be cured by any doctor.

“I know what Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury is about, I’m working on him,” the witchdoctor told Kumasi-based Angel FM.

Kwaku Bonsam said: “I am very serious about it. Last week, I went around looking for four dogs and I got them to be used in manufacturing a special spirit called ‘Kahwiri Kapam’.

“I said it four months ago that I will work on Cristiano Ronaldo and rule him out of the World Cup or at least prevent him from playing against Ghana and the best thing I can do is to keep him out though injury.

“This injury can never be cured by any medic, they can never see what is causing the injury because it is spiritual. Today, it is his knee, tomorrow it is thigh, next day it is something else.”

Ghana play Portugal on June 26 in Brasilia, in what will be their final match of Group G, which also includes Germany and USA.

source:http://graphic.com.gh

Vicky Zugah Reacts 'Its Bull***t For A Man To Refuse Marrying Me Because I Have A Duaghter

Single mothers rarely give up the dream of finding love and making a life with someone other than that of their baby father.

Occasionally everything just falls beautifully into place but most of the time, things dont work so smoothly. Sometimes the child seems to be the obstacle to finding a mate and it takes some strength to fight the temptation to hide the child when a potential man comes along. Screen goddess Vicky Zugah, has been a strong single mother who says “love me, love my child”.

Recounting her experience, she told Showbiz, “All this time as a mom, I was hoping to meet a lover who would embrace me and my child so we can go on to live ‘happily ever after’.

“So I met this guy who was well-to-do and we started something. Everything was smooth to the extent that he wanted to go down the aisle with me. I was happy and began preparations only for him to come later and tell me that his family was not comfortable with him having a single mother as a partner. To me, that was bull***t so I told him I wouldn’t denounce or hide my daughter and if that is the case then we should go our separate ways.

“Anytime a man wants to have something to do with me, the first thing I do is to tell him about my daughter so I did the same thing to him and he was cool only for him to come later and give me that excuse. I could have agreed to take my daughter to live with my mother so I can enjoy my luxury but I didn’t and I told myself that he wasn’t my mister right”, she said.

Vicky said that seeing her daughter grow up healthy, intelligent and beautiful gives her satisfaction and a reason for living. “She’s the best thing that has ever happened to me and I will not allow any man ruin our relationship,” she said.

There is a disconcerting myth about single mothers in our largely traditional society that they are wayward and irresponsible but according to Vicky, she cared less.“I made a mistake and so what, my life would not end because of that. I love my daughter and I find joy in her and I don’t care whatever society thinks,” she said.

Vicky acknowledged, however, that raising a child as a single mother for the past eleven years has been a very challenging situation. “It is tough because you have to be the provider, the comforter, the teacher and the disciplinarian all in one. This can be daunting because sometimes it seems that you are on a treadmill constantly going round and round”, she said.

Opening up for the first time about why she is not with her baby father, Vicky said she was not ready to relocate to New York to live there with him just as the guy was not ready to spend the rest of his life with her in Ghana.

Manifest Shoots New Video For His Song 'Jigah' In South Africa

M.anifest was in Johannesburg, South Africa recently to shoot the music video for his single ‘Jigah’.

The song which features South African Hip Hop artist, Hip Hop Pantsula represents M.anifest’s latest foray onto the African continent.

He hit the streets of Nairobi last year for his hit single, “All In” with Kenyan group, Camp Mulla and featured in Proverb’s music video “Proverbs Manifest” earlier this year.

South African-based production house Call Back Dreams shot this latest M.anifest offering.

If you have listened to the song then you can somehow imagine how the video might look like, I personally think there should be some action scenes.

Sarkodie, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Others For MultiChoice Africa Content Extravaganza In Mauritius

Six of Africa’s finest artists have collaborated on a song that is part of MultiChoice Africa’s upcoming campaign which is set to be unveiled at a glitz and glam content extravaganza in Mauritius.

The five artists are Davido, a Nigerian American recording artist, performer, and record producer; Diamond Platnumz (or simply Diamond), a Bongo Flava recording artist from Tanzania; Sarkodie (also referred to as Obidi Pon Bidi) a Ghanaian hip hop recording artist, entertainer, and brand ambassador; Tiwa Savage, Nigerian singer-songwriter, recording artist, performer and actress: Lola Rae, a British singer of Nigerian/Ghanaian descent who garnered recognition as a dancer in the street dance group “Myztikal” and finally Mi Casa, a South African band consisting of three members, Dr. Duda (producer) and pianist, Jsomething (vocalist and guitarist), and Mo-T (trumpeter).

The song is a prelude to a themed campaign that will play a pivotal role in bringing about meaningful transformation to the benefit of all. The social and economic needs facing our continent are substantial and it is a moral duty for big business to make a difference by supporting projects that benefit our society by creating shared value.

“MultiChoice Africa has an important role to play in both the economic and social transformation of our continent and we believe that this campaign provides the ideal platform to showcase meaningful change amongst the people of Africa,” says Nico Meyer, CEO MultiChoice Africa.

The artists hope to inspire and create a paradigm shift amongst Africans with their music as there is so much more to celebrate. The campaign promises to unearth what is right about Africa in our ongoing commitment to making a difference in the lives of all Africans.

“We strongly believe that the quest for good corporate citizenship starts with an acceptance of responsibility, not only to our subscribers and stakeholders, but to the broader African community in which we operate and are certain that the collaboration with these award winning African artists will be the glue that binds communities together creating a catalyst for change,” concludes Nico.

source: peacefmonline.com