The maiden edition of the Ghana Meets Naija UK has successfully come to an end, and Empire Entertainment organizers of the event seem to have entertained the whole of London last night.

Comments from social media users suggest that the Ghana Meets Naija Uk was indeed one of the best events for Ghanaian and Nigerian music lovers.

Of course, to have a successful event like this, one needs a DJ who can turn up the place, and entertain patrons with songs they can easily relate to. And of course, in Ghana here, the Untouchable DJ, known as DJ Mensah is the perfect guy for that.

He was the headline DJ for this year’s Ghana Meets Naija UK and videos we have here show how he turned up the place, with back to back hit songs to the current.

DJ Mensah, who also doubles up to be Sarkodie’s official DJ before leaving Ghana released his collaboration with Lil Shaker, Strongman, Cabum, Medikal and Eno titled Bakaji, which is spicing up our playlist and to have him at the O2 Building Six for the Ghana Meets Naija UK was murder to the patrons.

He is billed to perform in New York City, Belgium, Germany, Holland, France, Hungary, etc

Here are some few pictures from the event, when DJ Mensah got on the turntable.

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Afrobeat singer AI says he warned Nigerian Dancehall artist not to release the re-up of the popular song Grind which he was featured by Y FM’s DJ Vision DJ.

Speaking to Joel Orleans on the number 1 urban drive show #DRYVEONY, on Y 107.9 FM in Accra and Takoradi he told the host “They approached us that they will want to do the remix of Grind. So went ahead to do the remix and mastered ready for release, we were just getting business in order …… the next day we found out that he is releasing grind re-up (Chilling chilling)……. We went behind to tell them not to release the song and they went ahead to do it. “

When asked by Joel his reaction when he found out that he’s been blocked on twitter by the like to party hitmaker, he replied ” There was no reason why he blocked me, I still don’t get it”.

The Dryve is a 4 hours stretch radio program, hosted by young dynamic talented man JOEL ORLEANS with a different segment and awarding winning Disc Jockey DJ Micsmith from 3 pm to 7 pm every weekday.

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Popular musician, Nacee, has been awarded by Eurostar Limos Ltd as one of the best dressed male celebrities at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) organized earlier this year.

Officials of the company presented a cash prize to the artist/songwriter/performer/producer, for being among the top 3 finalists who were selected from a poll of 10 well-dressed celebrities at the event.

In an exquisite black and white, zebra-like design suit, Nacee glowed on the red carpet of the event and he capped his fashion presence on the night with another eye-catching apparel in his performance with the Gospel All –Stars.

Dancehall artist, Stonebwoy and a member of the music group, Praye, Cartel Big J, are the other 2 top contenders for the top honor.

The Eurostar Ghana Fashion Review panel, initially settled on the top 10 best dressed male celebrities that included the likes of TooSweet Annan, Elikem Kumordzi, Stonebwoy, Harold Amenyah, Joe Mettle, Nacee, Cartel Big J, Trigmatic, Kofi Sarpong and Nat Attoh.

Nacee is still prepping to release the follow-up to his award-winning album, ‘Counselor’, which is titled, ‘Counselor 2’ and already, 2 singles, ‘Boys Boys’ and ‘Paddy Paddy’ have been released off the album.

Breaking News: @eurostarlimousine @CharterhouseGH @vodafoneghana 2017 VGMA Red Carpet Top 3 Male Category Nominees Shortlist Are : @stonebwoyb @cartelbigj_praye & @naceemusic. Please note: Ghana Fashion Review Panel Has Decided to Announce the Winner at the Prize Presentation Ceremony Coming Up Soon. @oscaryaodoe @ghmusicawards @ameyaw112 @nkonkonsa @ghanagist @ghkwaku @ghfashionmarketing @yemmeybaba @zionfelixdotcom @cypressghana @tmghlive @ronnie_is_every_where_

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Becca and Zylofon Media are pulling all the stops to promote the musician’s latest album, ‘Unveiling’, all around the world.

Promos for Becca’s album release havetaken over buses in London. According to my sources, the London promos are on 10 buses and 10 bus shelters across the city. 

According Blueline Media’s website, Bus Exterior Ads like the ones for Becca’s promo range from $150 – $600 for traditional ad sizes and 2,500 – $6,500 for larger/specialty ad sizes (per 4 week period.) Bus Stop / Bus Shelter Ads range of $150 – $600 for small to medium size markets and $3,000 to $6,500 for high-income areas – per 4 week period.

So multiply this by 10 and you will have a fair idea of how much Becca and her team have been paying. Note that these rates are not for London/UK so they may be higher or lower.

Becca and Zylofon Media released the ‘Unveiling’ album on August 18 this year. The 13-track album features top artists like Stonebwoy, Mr. Eazi, Kofi Kinaata, Joyce Blessing, Ice Prince and many others. It can be purchased at all Zylofon Media offices, iTunes, Spotify and other online music stores.

See photos and video of Becca’s album on U.K. buses.

@beccafrica unveiling album on buses in U.K.

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Foreign telenovelas translated in Twi is gradually taking over TV screens in Ghana and this has been largely been spoken against by many industry players.

Despite the constant talk against the new trend by stakeholders, no policy has been taken to stop or reduce the rate at which it is shown on TV. This has pushed movie makers in the country to plan a demonstration against telenovelas translated in Twi languages.

Zionfelix.net is reliably informed that the Film Producers Association of Ghana will stage a demonstration on Thursday, August 31 in Kumasi to protest against Kumkum Bagya and others. The ‘Yegye Y’adee’ campaign to fight against ‘Twinovelas’  will commence from the Cultural Center. The movie producers, actors and stakeholders will walk through the streets of Kumasi.

In a petition sent to Otumfour Osei Tutu to stage the march, the group stated that “the current incessant influx of diverse telenovela programs on our national screens which indent on the progress of the Local Movie Industry of the Nation as well as having bad repercussions on the Akan culture.”

Read the petition below:

“HIS ROYAL MAJESTY,

OTUMFUO OSEI TUTU II,

THE ROYAL HEAD OF THE ASHANTI KINGDOM

KUMASI.

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY

PETITION TO STAGE A STREET DEMONSTRATION – Ref: The Influx of Telenovela Programs on our TV Screens

The National Executive of FIPAG would like to stage a public protest in Kumasi on the ………. Day of ……….. 2017. This move is to appeal and prevail on His Royal Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II about the current incessant influx of diverse telenovela programs on our national screens which indent on the progress of the Local Movie Industry of the Nation as well as having bad repercussions on the Akan culture. 

The planned demonstration is scheduled to take place as per the above stated date, at ………….am/pm from the …………………… street to ………………….where ourfinal petition would be presented by the Group President/Secretary.

We humbly submit this petition to His Majesty and a subsequent notice be served to the Regional Commander of Police in compliance with the Public Order Act 1994 (ACT 491) Section 1 of Ghana that makes it mandatory for everyone or group or organization who wishes inter-alia to stage any Special Public Event to notify the Police 5 days before the said Special Event.

The concerns of your royal subjects that have induced this envisaged demonstration are as per the details below mentioned;

1. Telenovela Programs on our TV screens are being deciphered into Akan Language of which Twi is the major one used. These programs interpreted into Twi are destroying the fibre of the Akan Language Culture. Language communicates through culture and culture also communicates through language: Michael Silverstein proposed that the communicative force of culture works not only in representing aspects of reality, but also in connecting one context with another. That is, communication is not only the use of symbols that “stand for” beliefs, feelings, identities, or events, it is also a way of bringing beliefs, feelings, and identities into the present context. They emanate from foreign lands with utterly opposite cultural dispensation and settings, which aren’t part of ours. For example “public sexual acts and plays; kissing and fondling with the opposite sex” are no part of our culture as a people. The telenovela programs which are shown at the times when kids and school children are home are having very bad ramifications on the cultural values and norms of our new generation. We vehemently believe that if nothing or no measure is done to mitigate the rights of these foreign folktales, drama and love series to use our native languages to sell their contents to the on –the-screen viewers, then few years to come, no cultural setting and Kingdom in Ghana can boast of its unique culture imbibed in the richness of our local languages. 

2. Telenovela Programs on our screens have negatively impacted on the local movie industry which has a very serious upshot on the economics of the Nation. Since their programs are interpreted into Twi and other local languages, they have served as a perfect replacement to the Ghanaian local movies within the movie market.  Gone are the days when you can see an old “uneducated” person of Ghana watching foreign movies notwithstanding the degree of comic in them. However, it’s not so presently, since anybody at all (kids, young, adult and oldies) can give you a brief summary of all the telenovela programs they have watched over the years. They are using to power of our indigenous languages to sell their culture and intellectual properties to our nation as we look unconcerned whiles our own local movie industry that has entertained the entire country for some years back are being left to go down the drain. The local movie industry has over 500 film producers and each film’s production needs at least 60 casts to have it done. Meaning the industry gives employment to at least 30,000 people, not considering the food, stationary and other inputs we buy. Telenovela programs shown in our local languages on our TV screen has contributed to the spate of unemployment in the country.

The above two concerns are very eminent that need swift mitigations and interventions to save our rich culture which is deep seated in our Akan (Twi) language. Culture is a fuzzy set of attitudes, beliefs, behavioral conventions, basic assumptions, and values that are shared by a group of people and that influence each member’s behavior and each member’s interpretations of the meanings of other people’s behavior. And language is the medium for expressing and embodying other phenomena. It expresses the values, beliefs and meanings which members of a given society share by virtue of their socialization into it. Language also refers to objects peculiar to a given culture, as evidenced by proper names which embody those objects. Byran posited that “a loaf of bread” evokes a specific culture of objects in British usage unless a conscious effort is made to empty it of that reference and introduce a new one. 

Language is culture and culture is language. Language and culture have a complex, homologous relationship. Language is complexly intertwined with culture (they have evolved together, influencing one another in the process, ultimately shaping what it means to be human). In this context, A.L.Krober (1923) said, “culture, then, began when speech was present, and from then on, the enrichment of either means the further development of the other.”

So, we can conclude that language is a part of culture, and through it, we can express cultural beliefs and values, and that the specific usages of a given word are peculiar to a language and its relationship with culture. And these Telenovelas when transcribed into our local content language flouts and go beyond the boundaries of our Akan Language usage.

We therefore humbly beseech the Royal Majestic Throne of the Ashanti Kingdom to help us channel these two major concerns of FIPAG to the concerned authorities of the nation so that the necessary mitigation actions are taken to avert the dire consequences of their impact.

We remain thankful to any assistance that your outfit could deliver to us by making this our envisaged peaceful protest, as pacific as we thought it to be.

Thank you.”

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Diversifying television is not a hard battle. It’s just one that you have to choose to embark on.

At a time where our favourite sitcoms, soap operas, and reality television obsessions can all be found online, talk shows are the key piece of television production that are still watched as they were many years ago — on a television. (Ingrid Vasquez)

Winner of Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2011, Akua Amoakowaa is set to premiere her new talk show on Angel TV dubbed, “THE PURPLE ROOM”.
But with one foot in the mouth moment after the next, is there really any major difference between Akua’s female talks show “THE PURPLE ROOM?”

What makes the ‘THE PURPLE ROOM” any different?

While it may be referred to as an “urban” talk show, the ensemble is led by women of both diverse ethnic and professional backgrounds. Although the same can be argued for similar competitors, ‘THE PURPLE ROOM” chooses to tackle the topics that make them different.

Its, therefore, becomes a topic you want to watch and just not listen to.

For her first episode which will be premiering on Wednesday, 30^th August 2017 at 8:30 pm, he guest will include Actress Nana Ama McBrown, Television Personality Stacy Amoateng and the only male on set, Actor, Entrepreneur and Reverend Edward Agyekum Kufuor.

“THE PURPLE ROOM” airs on ANGEL TV every Wednesday at 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

Make a date and join the premiere.

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The President of the Angel Group of Companies, Dr Kwaku Oteng has presented 6 pieces of Patient Cardiac Monitors to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

The 6 machines are to be used at the Emergency Unit of the hospital to save lives of patients whose hearts need to be monitored and supported.

Presenting the items to the management of the KATH, Dr Oteng who was flanked by the CEO of Angel Broadcasting Network, Mr Samuel Kofi Acheampong, Deputy Operations Manager of Angel Group, Samuel Boateng , Morning Show Host of Angel FM Kwame Tanko, Programmes Manager of Angel Fm, Summer, News Editor of Angel Fm, Appau Aheng and a host of others, could not hold back his tears after considering the inadequacy of very important equipment at the hospital allowing people who could have been saved die.

He explained that the kind gesture extended to the hospital is a sign of his willingness to support the venerable and needy in society as he considers his riches to be a gift from God for the betterment of humanity.

He pledged he would continue to support the hospital and charged other wealthy individuals to follow his example.

Speaking on behalf of the hospital, the Director of Nursing Services at KATH, Madam Patience Yeboah-Ampong expressed the management’s profound gratitude to Dr Kwaku Oteng for the love and care for the patients and called for more of such positive actions.

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The Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International ministry, Nicholas Duncan-Williams has voiced that he does not watch movies made in Ghana and features local actors.

The 60-year-old speaking on Starr FM’s Starr Chat with Bola Ray Wednesday evening said he loves to watch foreign movies than spending time on Ghanaian movies. Known in many parts of the world as the Apostle of Strategic Prayer, the Archbishop who was named by the New African Magazine one of “The 100 Most Influential Africans” continued that he does not watch African movies as well.

When asked about Ghanaian gospel songs, the man of God said he listens to local tunes but did not mention his favourite Ghanaian gospel musician when quizzed.

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