Ghanaian Rooted Band Soulf?ge Nominated For A Boston Music Award!

Funk, highlife, reggae, hip hop fusion band Soulfège has been nominated by the Boston Music Awards for Best World Music Act of 2005!

Building on the success of the music video from their latest single "Sweet Remix," which gained regular rotation across the African continent (via Channel O) and Jamaica (via RETV), and was voted one of the top 4 videos in Ghana, Soulfège is steadily making a name for itself in the US, gaining one of the top 10 spots on the Boston Block Madness video countdown and high praise from highly regarded publications like "The Noise" and the "Northeast Performer."

"Being recognized in what I consider my two homes, Ghana and Boston, is truly an honour for me," says Derrick N. Ashong (aka DNA. One of the stars of Steven Spielberg's "Amistad," this Harvard educated Ghanaian-American artist and activist, is the leader of Soulfège.

"Both places have been an incubator to the Soulfège sound, which blends different elements and styles from across the Diaspora...kind of like my own upbringing."

And now fresh off the heels of a collaboration with Grammy-award winning reggae artist Bounty Killer, Soulfège is set to rock audiences and airwaves this fall, bringing its unique brand of "funkadociousness" to the masses!

Celebrating the wonderful music that is produced by artists with strong ties to the Boston-area, the 18th Annual Boston Music Awards will be held on Wednesday, September 28th at the Avalon Ballroom in Boston.

To vote for Soulfège to win Best World Music Act of 2005 at the Boston Music Awards, visit http://www.nemoboston.com/bma/index.html and click "Vote Now!”

After entering your email, scroll to the bottom of the nominations page and vote for Soulfège under the Best World Music Act category.

Stay tuned to www.soulfege.com for more information on this up and coming international band, rooted in West African styles. Leading the charge in the Sweet Mother Tour (SMT) movement, a project using the power of pop-culture to present empowering images of Africa throughout the Diaspora, find out more about the SMT Conference being held this spring in Boston at www.sweetmother.org.