Five minutes with Bisa Kdei on Nigeria VS Ghana, singing in Twi and dating Afrobeat stars

Bisa Kdei is a man on a mission, trying to share Ghanaian culture globally. He has collaborated with the likes of Sarkodie, Efya and Kwaw Kese, gathering a dedicated audience across many African countries. With the release of his album Breakthrough in January here’s more about his musical journey so far and why he prefers to notContinue reading “Five minutes with Bisa Kdei on Nigeria VS Ghana, singing in Twi and dating Afrobeat stars”

FOKN Bois’s M3NSA on producing for legend Reggie Rockstone and recording in Budapest

At fifteen years young, rapper and production wizard M3nsa Ansah was spotted by Reggie Rockstone, who roped him in as a producer. Rockstone was a rapper fusing traditional highlife and hip-hop influences into a then-new mould known as hiplife. That was the late-nineties and nowadays, Reggie Rockstone is a figurehead in the Ghanaian music industry;Continue reading “FOKN Bois’s M3NSA on producing for legend Reggie Rockstone and recording in Budapest”

TRUE LOVES: London African Music Festival 2015

The London African Music Festival is back for another year, starting on September 18. On its 13th leg, the festival was started by Joyful Noise founder Biyi Adepegbas. He co-founded the organisation in 1990 with the intention ‘to present contemporary world black music’ to the world. This is certainly happening with the festival, running for 10 days with over 20Continue reading “TRUE LOVES: London African Music Festival 2015”