Praye, the African Pop Artistes

Praye, winners of NAR Ghana There are ?mad? kids out there ready to scuttle the hiplife applecart. Have you ever heard of the name Praye (African pop artistes)?

They are lyricists who paint pictures with words and complex phrases. Gilbert and Mark of TV3 describe them as ?dudes who are sleek and whose wordplays are seasoned?.

People out there are ranking them as the next big thing to happen after VIP in terms of writing and composing.

No question Praye will dominate the upper cluster of 2005 with their poetry. That is exactly how Obrafour dropped onto the music world.

Already, Praye is dominating the Nescafe African Revelation (NAR) with their hot microphone tactics.

Hear their names, ?Praye ho ne ho? also known as Eugene Baah, ?Praye tiatia? also known as Steven Fiawoo and ?Praye tenten? known in real life as Nana Kwame, straight out of Accra, Ghana.

In an interview with Ghana Music.Com, ?Praye ho ne ho? (Eugene) explained why they chose the name Praye. ?Well, we chose the name Praye because this in English means a broom and since a broom is a tool for sweeping, we are also here to sweep the social vices through our music?.

These young talented guys joined forces three days to the Greater Accra Nescafe African Revelation contest in Ghana and joined the competition on the last day of the auditioning of the Greater Accra contestants.

Since they are good writers and make brilliant music, they were selected for the competition and came out third in the Greater Accra contest.

On September 16 2004, they got bigger and came out first in the finals of the NAR Ghana contest.

Do you remember how they smashed you to smithereens with their singing and a little bit of rap? That was just an introduction.

Come March 19 2005, Ghana precisely the Independence Square will come alive as they conquer the crowd with their cunning lyrics and move the crowd into frantic ecstasy with their upcoming album for the Grand finale of the Nescafe African Revelation.

The African pop artistes who will be representing Ghana will compete with other artistes from Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali and other West African countries at the grand finale.

Managed by KOD of Radio Gold under OM Studios, Praye is set to go one rung higher in this year with their 10-track humorous album titled ?Mfitiasee? (The Beginning) which was recorded by three different sound engineers namely Dan, KSN and Apietus of Cre8tive Studios and produced by Nestle (Nescafe).

Trendsetters of African pop will champion the industry with lovely tracks such as ?Efie Ne Fie?, ?Agya Koo?, ?Courage Brother?, ?My Shoddy?, ?Kookoo Ase Krakye?, ?Oleko? (You don?t know), ?Onoaa?, ?Obituary?, ?Lasurpadora? and the likes.

All the salty gossip columns ran the line, as they are ?the next VIP?. After their sterling performance at the NAR Ghana, they have left a mark in the hearts of Ghanaians.

With their upcoming album that has not been released officially, but capturing the hearts of many, there is no doubt that they will make it.

So sit back, relax and watch them as they roll in. Moreover, as they explode, remember where you read it first.

They can be reached via the following numbers: 233 24 427 3229, 233 27 770 0920, 233 24 424 5974 and 233 24 429 3458.