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It’s a pity to be doing music in Ghana – Backup vocalist cries out

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Ghanaian award winning backup vocalist and composer, Nana Ama Dadzi, has stated that doing music in Ghana will only end in regrets. According to her, the Ghanaian system is bad with only a few musicians benefiting from it. In an interview with Mercy Bee the Ekumfi Princess on  e.tv Ghana’s ‘Girl Vibes Show’, she said, “I don’t know if things will change or when it will change but, what I know is that if you what to live on music in Ghana you won’t survive.”  She blames the MUSIGA board but, also some musicians and believes if things will change then, musicians need to change their attitudes as well. “If they don’t appreciate the people, they made their music withthen we will continue to be where we are. Some musicians feel the backup vocalist’s place is in the studio and that’s it hence, they treat them as such and it is sad because we don’t get what we deserve,” she said. However, she noted that outside Ghana and even in neighboring cou...

I owned a football team - Fifi Kwetey

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  Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Hon. Fifi Fiavi Franklin Kwetey, has disclosed that he has a very staunch interest in football, tracing his affection for the game to his early beginnings. Mr. Kwetey disclosed that not only did he have an interest in the game, but he loved playing football and developed better in the midfield role. In an interview with Rev. Erskine on the YLeaderboard Series aired on Y107.9FM’s ‘Myd Morning Radio Show’, he noted that his participation in the game was beyond admirable and at a point brought friends together to form a team. “I grew up particularly young and very interested in playing football. I don’t know but I had early interest in it and my main engagement was football in the community. I used to play a lot with my favorite position as midfield. I loved playing there and I was very good at it. I actually had a football club growing up. So, I got the jerseys for my friends, bo...

Here Is What Happens To The Rest Of The Royal Family When Prince Charles Ascends The Throne

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For nearly 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II has reigned as the monarch of the United Kingdom. She might not be going anywhere for now, but there will be a time when the throne has to go to someone else. It should go to her firstborn son, Charles. But where does this leave William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?  

Sista Afia In Car Crash

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  Songstress Sista Afia has survived a car accident and she has since been thanking God for saving her life. The ‘Jeje’ crooner announced the accident on Tuesday when she shared a video on Snapchat of the car being towed by a truck. According to her, she was lucky because it could have been deadly but she is thankful to God for saving her life. “God saved me today, forever grateful,” she wrote on Snapchat. Born Francisca Gawugah, Afia is recognised as one of the country’s female acts who have come far in her music career. She started music sometime in 2015 groomed by Bisa Kdei and she has since not looked back. She made her first collaboration with Bisa Kdei “Kro Kro no” also her first official release as a musician. She went on to gain popularity after releasing her single ‘Jeje’ featuring dancehall artiste Shatta Wale and Afezi Perry. Sister Afia also released the album “Queen Solomon” in 2018. She is now a household name on the music scene.

Aisha Huang Faces Court Today

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  En Huang, alias Aisha Huang, a Chinese galamsey queen arrested for engaging in illegal mining will be put before an Accra Circuit Court today, Wednesday. She is to answer charges preferred against her in relation to illegal mining. Aisha, who was deported in 2018 for allegedly engaging in illegal mining, is currently facing two fresh charges. She is being held on the charges of sale and purchase of minerals in without license and engaging in illegal mining. However, information gathered by DGN Online indicates that fresh charges will likely be preferred against her when she appears before the court. It is also likely the A-G will discontinue the case at the Circuit Court and commence trial at the High Court as was done in Aisha’s previous case. At the last sitting, the court presided over by Samuel Bright, could not take her plea because the court did not have a Chinese interpreter. She is expected to stand trial together with three other accomplices, namely Johng Li Hua, Huang J...