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Music of Monday, 13 September 2010

Source: Ameyaw Debrah

Okyeame Kwame features on Sony Music Africa compilation

Hiplife rapper, Okyeame Kwame continues to make the headlines for himself at home around the continent. His award-winning hit song “Woso” featuring Richie, has been included on the One Africa – African All Starts Volume 1 compilation, launched by Sony Music Africa in South Africa. The album is a unique blend of prolific and dynamic young Pan African artistes and is aimed at celebrating a united Africa by showcasing the continent as a musical powerhouse.

One Africa – African All Stars, Volume 1, is a great urban contemporary R&B compilation (by anyone’s standards and contains proven hit singles by successful musicians from across the continent, such hits include Tuface, Tay Grin, Sasha; Nneka, to name a few.

Okyeame Kwame; has been hard at work and in studio. His new album, ‘The Clinic’ will be launched later in the year. The artiste will give his fans and supporters a taste of what is to come, with a release of ‘Faithful’ and ‘Versatility’ from ‘The Clinic’ Album. The song will be launched locally on the airwaves, and a heavy internet launch partnering with the likes of www.sribuo.com, www.ghanacelebrities.com, www.ameyawdebrah.com, www.ghanamusic.com, www.africanpromo.com. Okyeame is also the CEO of One Mic Entertainment, the record label responsible for producing the award winning group Bradez and Morris D’Voice a two-time award-winning sound engineer and currently a remarkable solo singer. Okyeame Kwame is in the studio now directing the album recording of Tattoo, a new up-coming hiplife sensation.

From September Okyeame will also launch his nationwide tour; organised by Karl Aubyn Multimedia and sponsored by his NGO; Okyeame Kwame foundation and record label – One Mic Entertainment and other tour sponsors such as MTN. The aim of the tour is to educate and create awareness of Hepatitis-B to communities throughout the country while being entertained. Therefore, free hepatitis B screening will be organized for the indigenes of the place.

Okyeame is hoping that by December, his reality TV show, “STILL HUNGRY” will debut on TV, featuring his work and family, basically how he lives his life. Also in the pipeline, is another television show he will be hosting, showcasing the goodness of Ghana.