If you have loved and followed the globally recognised music and dance movement, Azonto, surely you might have wondered who started the movement or who unearthed that style of music.

While some folks believe that Azonto stands as a new genre of music, others think that it is just a style of hip-life music originating from the coastal towns in Accra, Ghana.

Whatever your opinion may be, Azonto music can not be examined without mentioning the works of Sarkodie, Fuse ODG, E.L, Guru, Keche, Stay Jay and a host of others whose music pushed the Ghanaian sound to the international level.

Same way, we can not talk about Azonta Music without tracing the producers of these Azonto beats. One name which gets mentioned less often for his contribution to the formation and growth of Azonto Music is Nii Bortey Amadaa better known as Nshona Music.

The name ‘Amadaa’ should ring a bell in the head of anyone who claims to be a lover of Azonta Music. This name punctuated popular Azonto songs like  ‘Dangerous -Sarkodie ft E.L’, ‘Aluguintugui – Keche’, ‘Sokode- Keche’, ‘Kaalu – E.L’ etc.

After years of debate among Azonto fans over who is the originator of Azonto Music, Nii Bortey Amadaa (Nshona Music) in a tweet stated that he is the owner of the world recognised Azonto music.

Meet The owner of The AZONTO Groove! NII BORTEY AMADAA! ..NSHONAMUZICK! NUNGUA GREATNESS! #seaside pic.twitter.com/WBNg2wGhlW

— NSHONA MUZICK AMADAA (@NSHONAMUZICK) May 17, 2017

The Nungua based beat maker also in a recent interview with Dr. Pounds seemed to indicate that the likes of Sarkodie and E.L have ignored him after he produced for them massive hit Azonto tunes. Perhaps, this apparent act of non-recognition by the two artistes made Nshona Music lay claim to the title of Originator of Azonto.

Furthermore, this may come as a reply to statements which have credited Sarkodie as the originator of Azonto Music because he
recorded two of Azonto’s biggest hits; ‘You Go Kill Me’ and ‘Dangerous’.  As already mentioned, Nshona Music produced the beats for these two songs.

Between the artiste who recorded the song and the producer who played the beats, who should be accorded the title of ‘Originator’? This is the big question now. Sound off in the comment box below.

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Celebrated Ghanaian broadcaster Nathan Kwabena Anokye Adisi, a.k.a Bola Ray, is set to ignite the pursuit of personal and entrepreneurial passions with the upcoming release of his official biography.

It is Possible, the Bola Ray Story, penned by fellow Ghanaian Journalist, Obed Boafo, is a 320-page account of Bola Ray’s media industry rise over the past decades. The book also details his business-building journey over the last few years.

Two years in the making, the author affords the reader candid insight into how the EIB Network CEO rose to become a towering figure in the media scene in and beyond Ghana.

It is Possible, the Bola Ray Story will be available for sale from August this year.

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Nominees for this year’s Exclusive Men of The Year Awards have announced.

Chairman of the faculty, speaking at the nominees announcement and launch explained categories for this year’s event.

“I will proceed by highlighting the few changes in this year’s edition. There will be 6 competitive categories. The nominations were made by the general public and screened by the faculty members. The remaining categories will be honorary after thorough nominations and voting by astute faculty members. Let’s however note that these nominations were based on the achievements and contributions of these worthy personalities in the year under review. We would even later realise that most of these winners have consistently contributed to their respective categories over the years and are worthy of note.”

The competitive categories and nominees under each category are as follows:

1. MAN OF THE YEAR COMMUNICATIONS- THE PAV ANSAH COMMUNICATOR AWARD

1. Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey (Abieku Santana)
2. Seth Kwame Boateng
3. Bernard Avleh
4. Ameyaw Debrah
5. Louis Kwame Sakyiamah(Lexis Bill)
6. Kafui Dey

1. MAN OF THE YEAR ENTERTAINMNET

1. Joe mettle
2. Stone bwoy
3. Lil Win
4. Shatta Wale
5. Dj black
6. Kofi Asamoah

3. MAN OF THE YEAR SPORTS

4. MAN OF THE YEAR STYLE
5. Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD)
6. Nathaniel Attoh
7. Okyeame Kwame
8. Too Sweet Annan
9. Stephen Appiah
10. Lawyer Kwame Akuffo

1. FASHION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

1. Brommon Bespoke
2. Elikem Kumodzi the tailor
3. Chocolate by Kwaku Bediako
4. Abrantie the gentleman
5. Tonyi Senayah- Horseman shoes
6. Fred Deegbe- Heel the world (beads & shoes)

1. DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR

1. Isaac Chwuku Udeh
2. Medikal
3. Gilbert Ramy Carrey
4. Sangu Delle
5. Alex Adjei Bram
6. David Osei

Voting ends on the 18^th June 2017.

The event which comes off on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the at Kempinsky Hotel, Gold Coast City, Accra is aimed at awarding men who have excelled in various areas such as business, education, arts, fashion, technology and communication.

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The 2nd annual ‘Exclusive Men of the Year’ (EMYs) Africa Awards 2017 #EMYAfricaAwards2017 and the 8th edition of EM Magazine launched yesterday June 2, 2017 to unveil the nominees for this year’s award ceremony which took place at Kempinsky Hotel, Gold Coast City, Accra.

The multi-talented radio & TV presenter who can also pass as an actor Dr. Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey, popularly known in the showbiz as Abeiku Santana has been nominated for this year’s ‘Exclusive Men of the Year’ awards (EMYs) for the Man of the Year – Communication (The Pav Ansah Communicator Award) category.

Abeiku Santana as he has come to be known is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to media practitioners in Ghana and Africa.

The host of Okay FM’s ‘Ekwansodwoodwoo’ will be competing with Seth Kwame Boateng (Presidential Correspondent – Joy FM), Bernard Avle (Broadcast Journalist – Citi FM), Ameyaw Debrah (Celebrity Blogger – Ameyawdebrah.com), Louis Kwame Sakyimah(Lexis Bill) (Broadcast Journalist – Joy FM) and Kafui Dey (Broadcast Journalist – GHOne TV) for the award this year.

The event which comes off on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the at Kempinsky Hotel, Gold Coast City, Accra is aimed at awarding men who have excelled in various areas such as business, education, arts, fashion, technology and communication.

NB: How to Vote – Text EMYS, The Category, The Nominee’s Name to these Shortcodes [1132 for MTN & Tigo users only] and [3701 to Vodafone & Airtel users only]. Voting ends on June 18, 2017 and Faculty Voting on June 16, 2017.

Man of the Year – Communication (The Pav Ansah Communicator Award)

• Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey(Abeiku Santana)
  • Seth Kwame Boateng
  • Bernard Avle
  • Ameyaw Debrah
  • Louis Kwame Sakyimah(Lexis Bill)
  • Kafui Dey

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