Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts

Monday, 7 November 2016

Feature: Yetrama Personality for the month of November

Samuel Amissah

Born in Cape Coast on October 26, 1988 - Samuel Amissah is a director of music, teacher, songwriter/composer and performer. At age ten – he started learning to play the trumpet at the first Cape Coast Company of the Boys Brigade, Ghana. And rose through the ranks to become the Central Regional Band Instructor of the Association of Methodist Brigades at twenty-two.

From 2003 – 2006, he studied Music, History, English Literature and Geography at Mfantsipim School and won the Best Music Student Award in 2004. He was one of the students that started the famous Mfantsipim School Regimental Band in 2003.

Currently - Samuel holds a Master of Philosophy Degree in Music from the University of Ghana, a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana and a Diploma in Computer Studies from IBB Centre for Computer Studies in Cape Coast, Ghana.

He represented Ghana at the Global Musician’s Conference 2011 organised by GLOMAS and GLOMUS, and the Music Composers’ Workshop 2014 in Ghana organised by the Royal Hague Conservatory of Music, Holland.

Samuel also holds professional certificates in songwriting, music production and music business foundation from Berklee College of Music, Boston.

Samuel’s interest in music composition perked up when he took up the responsibility as the principal organist of Oguaa Youth, Cape Coast in 2011.

                                                                                                 

Monday, 17 October 2016

Efya, Bisa Kdei, Shatta Wale win at 2016 AFRIMMA


Ghana’s Efya, Bisa Kdei and Shatta Wale emerged winners at the 2016 edition of the African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA).

The third edition of AFRIMMA was held at the Black Academy of Arts & Letters Dallas, Texas in the US over the weekend.

The annual Diaspora awards recognize and celebrate African music excellence in several music genres including Afrobeats, Assiko, Bongo, Decale, Funana, Genge, Highlife, Kwaito, Lingala and Soukous.

Celebrated songstress Efya was adjudged the Best Female West Africa. She beat her Ghanaian counterpart MzVee and other acts like Tiwa Savage (Nigeria), Yemi Alade (Nigeria), Vivian Chidid (Senegal), Dobet Gnahore (Ivory Coast), Adiouza (Senegal), Almok (Togo).

Bisa Kdei’s ‘Brother Brother’ video was adjudged AFRIMMA Video of the Year. His video was declared the best among the likes of Flavour – Champion (Nigeria), Emma Nyra ft Patoranking – For My Matter (Remix), Sauti Sol ft Ali Kiba – Unconditional Bae (Kenya/Tanzania), Akothee ft Diamond – My Sweet Love Kenya /Tanzania, Stanley Enow ft Aka and Locko – Bounce (Cameroon/South Africa), Phyno ft Olamide – Fada Fada and Korede Bello ft Tiwa Savage – Romantic (Nigeria).

Shatta Wale was crowned the Best Dancehall Act.

Ghanaian acts Stonebwoy and Samini; Timaya (Nigeria), Buffola Soldier (Zimbabwe), Burna Boy (Nigeria), Mc Norman Ganja (Uganda) and Patoranking (Nigeria) were no match for Shatta Wale.

AFRIMMA 2016 full list of winners:
Best Male West Africa – Olamide (Nigeria)
Best Female West Africa – Efya
Best Male North Africa – Amr Diab
Best Female North Africa – Ibtissam
Best African DJ USA – Dj Dee Money
Best Male Central Africa – C4 Pedro
AFRIMMA Video of the Year – Brother Brother by Bisa Kdei
Best Female Central Africa – Daphne
Music Producer of the Year – Masterkraft
Best male South Africa – AKA
Best African Dancer – Mshindi Brenda Derry (Cameroon)
Best Female Southern Africa – Chikune
Best Rap Act – Phyno (Nigeria)
Best African Group – Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Best Collaboration – Reggae blues (Harrysong, Kcee) Nigeria
Crossing boundaries with Music – Wizkid (Nigeria)
Song of the Year – Tecno Duro (Nigeria)
Best Gospel Act – Willy Paul (Kenya)
Best Male East Africa – Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Artist of the Year – Flavour (Nigeria)
Best Newcomer – Harmonize (Tanzania)
Best Dancehall Act – Shatta Wale
Best Video Director – Patrick Elis
Caribbean Artist of the year – Machel Montano

Source: cmcghana.blogspot.com/myjoyonline.com/Ernest Dela Aglanu