If there is a Dancehall King, the person will come from Jamaica - Ambolley cautions

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oyarifa 9 years ago

ambolley really know what he's talking about . very smart guy indeed!

ambolley really know what he's talking about . very smart guy indeed!
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

AMBULLEY COPIED JAMES BROWN WHEN HE MADE MUSIC IN THE 70'S N 80'S. LUMBA BROTHERS AND OTHERS ALSO PLAYED POP/ DISCO MUSIC IN THE 80'S WHICH THEY CALLED BURGER HILIFE. HILIFE MUSIC ORIGINATED FROM NIGERIA AND NOT GHANA. APART ...
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AMBULLEY COPIED JAMES BROWN WHEN HE MADE MUSIC IN THE 70'S N 80'S. LUMBA BROTHERS AND OTHERS ALSO PLAYED POP/ DISCO MUSIC IN THE 80'S WHICH THEY CALLED BURGER HILIFE. HILIFE MUSIC ORIGINATED FROM NIGERIA AND NOT GHANA. APART FROM THE VARIOUS TRADITIONAL MUSIC BY THE NUMEROUS ETHNIC IN GHANA COMUNITIES SUCH AS KETE, JAMA, ASAFO, SIKYI, DAGOMBA, ABGADZA ETC THE KNOWN MUSIC WHICH ORIGINATED FROM GHANA IS THE YAA APONSAH MUSIC WHICH ID CREDITED TO AGYAA KOO NIMO AND IS PLAYED WITH ACCIUSTIC GUITAR.. AMBOLLEY PLEASE COME AGAIN OR ADAPT TO THE TIMES BECAUSE MUSIC IS UNIVERSAL. EVEN RAP MUSIC WHICH RULES U.S NOW WHICH YOU FALSELY CLAIM AS THE ORIGINATER WAS STARTED BY THE ASHANTIS AS THEY RECITED POETRY IN THIER MUSIC AND THIS WAS EXPORTED WITH THE BLACK AMERICAN SLAVES LATER EVOLVING INTO CONTEMPORY RAP
OLD TIMER 9 years ago

highlife did'nt originated from nigeria,rather from old liberia sailers,which GHANAIANS learnt and added some different styles as you mentioned above to it.Nigerians also learnt from GHANAIANS and later highlife music became ...
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highlife did'nt originated from nigeria,rather from old liberia sailers,which GHANAIANS learnt and added some different styles as you mentioned above to it.Nigerians also learnt from GHANAIANS and later highlife music became known as west africa anglophone music, because it was a style among the anglophones "sierra leonnes / liberians/Ghanaian/ Nigerians /anglophone camerooneans and later guineans and other fancophones.l have some old highlife musics of 1927 played with an accoustic/traditional instruments,highlife is a a very rich style,it is unfortunate the youth of today could not pick and polish it.
akwesi 9 years ago

samini is African dance hall king,the guy is too good.Atongo zima is doing it best, stevoo is also very good. Sherifa is also trying

samini is African dance hall king,the guy is too good.Atongo zima is doing it best, stevoo is also very good. Sherifa is also trying
sankwan 9 years ago

Go to Wikipedia and check the origin of highlife music. its as simple as that, GHANA IS CREDITED FOR THAT...

Go to Wikipedia and check the origin of highlife music. its as simple as that, GHANA IS CREDITED FOR THAT...
cute shay 9 years ago

Wikipedia is the worst place to check stuff tho, students most often are not allowed to derive their references from there coz anybody can write anything most often, ijs

Wikipedia is the worst place to check stuff tho, students most often are not allowed to derive their references from there coz anybody can write anything most often, ijs
OLD TIMER 9 years ago

it is very well known as GHANAIAN and later NIGERIA style,we call it a touch add to a rythem to give it a new and different styles that is what GHANA did,and it is in all music,example CONGOLESE RUMBA /KWASAKWASA/SOUKOUS etc, ...
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it is very well known as GHANAIAN and later NIGERIA style,we call it a touch add to a rythem to give it a new and different styles that is what GHANA did,and it is in all music,example CONGOLESE RUMBA /KWASAKWASA/SOUKOUS etc,it's origine?.HAITI KOMPA /TROUBADOU. Ghana populised it by adding different rythem and touches as mention by DR.TRUTH,and was not known as highlife in the beggining,it was just a style/rythem played by some locals at palmwine drinking spots till later other instruments were added to it which changed it all to what we had in some years back(remember PALMWINE HIGHLIFE /GUITAR BAND HIGHLIFE etc..the rythems are what DR.TRUTH mention above.lt is a Ghanaian music and GHANA IS WELL CREDITED FOR THAT, no denial.There are plans of a rear SANKOFA HIGHLIFE PROJECT which include all OLD / NEW highlife musician including some foriegn guitarists just to revive our rich highlife with pure and heavy sounds, and also tap into the new and talented too...SO STAY INTOUCH.thanks
Cudjoe-New York 9 years ago

Dr.Truth,are you saying Hilife Music originated from Nigeria? Please tell us how you came by this claim.Lay out details of your research on Hilife Music for all to see.It 'll be great!

Dr.Truth,are you saying Hilife Music originated from Nigeria? Please tell us how you came by this claim.Lay out details of your research on Hilife Music for all to see.It 'll be great!
cute shay 9 years ago

He said it didn't,reread :)

He said it didn't,reread :)
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

IN THE 1920'S IREWOLA DENGE AND TUNDE KING FUSED YORUBA MUSIC WITH WESTERN SAILORS MUSIC. THESE WHITE SAILORS WERE REGARDED AS HIGH CLASS. LATER AFTER WORLD WAR TWO E.T MENSAH OF GHANA ALSO FUSED GHANA'S TRADITIONAL MUSIC WHI ...
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IN THE 1920'S IREWOLA DENGE AND TUNDE KING FUSED YORUBA MUSIC WITH WESTERN SAILORS MUSIC. THESE WHITE SAILORS WERE REGARDED AS HIGH CLASS. LATER AFTER WORLD WAR TWO E.T MENSAH OF GHANA ALSO FUSED GHANA'S TRADITIONAL MUSIC WHICH SOUNDED MORE LIKE YAA AMPONSAH RYTHM WITH WESTERN SAILORS AND SERVICE MEN MUSIC WHICH ONLY THE UPPER CLASS IN SOCIETY LISTENED N DANCED TO AT THE TIME HENCE IT WAS COINED HILIFE. THE NAME HIGH LIFE WAS COINED IN GHANA BUT THE MUSIC TYPE HAD BEEN EXPERIMENTED BEFORE.
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

IN 1920'S TUNDE KING FUSED YORUBA JUJU MUSIC WITH WESTERN SAILORS MUSIC AND BRAZILIAN MUSIC WHICH WAS THEN LISTENED TO BY THE UPPER CLASS IN THE SOCIETY. HE CALLED IT PALM WINE MUSIC. AFTER THE WORLD WAR TWO IN 1945 E.T MENSA ...
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IN 1920'S TUNDE KING FUSED YORUBA JUJU MUSIC WITH WESTERN SAILORS MUSIC AND BRAZILIAN MUSIC WHICH WAS THEN LISTENED TO BY THE UPPER CLASS IN THE SOCIETY. HE CALLED IT PALM WINE MUSIC. AFTER THE WORLD WAR TWO IN 1945 E.T MENSAH OF GHANA ALSO FUSED THE YAA AMPONSAH RYTHYM WHICH TOOK HOLD FROM 1900'S WITH WESTERN SAILORS AND WAR SERVICE MEN MUSIC WHICH WAS PREDOMINANTLY LISTEN TO BY HIGH CLASS PEOPLE IN GHANA HENCE THE NAME HI LIFE WAS ADOPTED. SO YES THE NAME HI LIFE WAS GIVEN TO IT IN GHANA BUT THE MUSIC TYPE HAD BEEN EXPERIMENTED BY OTHERS BEDORE.
OLD TIMER 9 years ago

it is the other way round,think of liberian sailors.

it is the other way round,think of liberian sailors.
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

WHAT ABOUT KOJO ANTWI WHO PLAYS REGGAE? THAT IS WHY FELA KUTI REIGNED OVER YOU LOT BECAUSE INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING ON YOUR WORKS YOU ARE TRYING TO DISENCOURAGE OTHERS AND BRING THEM DOWN. THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE NOT SI ...
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WHAT ABOUT KOJO ANTWI WHO PLAYS REGGAE? THAT IS WHY FELA KUTI REIGNED OVER YOU LOT BECAUSE INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING ON YOUR WORKS YOU ARE TRYING TO DISENCOURAGE OTHERS AND BRING THEM DOWN. THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE NOT SINGING FOR FUN BUT AS A MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD. DONT ADAPT LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON AND YOU WILL FIND OUT LESS TALENTED PEOPLE LIKE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WILL OVERTAKE U
akwesi 9 years ago

charlie samini is too good,i just like his way of singing

charlie samini is too good,i just like his way of singing
peace 9 years ago

even some of these fools try to sing in patoia and wen others sing without using patoia the artist say he is not good,very shameful.jamaicans do not struggle to sound like GhANAIANS:VERY shameful eh?

even some of these fools try to sing in patoia and wen others sing without using patoia the artist say he is not good,very shameful.jamaicans do not struggle to sound like GhANAIANS:VERY shameful eh?
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

HILIFE ITSELF IS FUSED GHANA TRADITIONAL MUSIC WITH WESTERN MUSIC. AMBOLLEY SHOULD HAVE RATHER ENCOURAGED THEM TO FUSE MORE TRADITIONAL MYSIC AND SING IN LOCAL DIALECT OR PIDGEN LANGUAGE WHICH IS PREVELANT IN OUR SOCIETY AND ...
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HILIFE ITSELF IS FUSED GHANA TRADITIONAL MUSIC WITH WESTERN MUSIC. AMBOLLEY SHOULD HAVE RATHER ENCOURAGED THEM TO FUSE MORE TRADITIONAL MYSIC AND SING IN LOCAL DIALECT OR PIDGEN LANGUAGE WHICH IS PREVELANT IN OUR SOCIETY AND NAME IT DANCE-LIFE TO GIVE IT UBIQUE IDENTITY. SAMINI IS ALREADY DOING IT AND SHATTA WALE'S " WHY U DEY BOTHER" TRACK ALSO EXPERIMENTED WITH IT WITHOUT ANY PATOIS. HE RYHMED N SANG IN TWI, GA N PIDGIN. IN ANY CASE SHATTA WALE'S TRACK WHICH INSTIGATED AMBULLEY'S REMARKS WAS WAS "DANCEHALL KING INNA THE WHOLE GHANA" SO WHAT IS AMBOLLEY'S BEEF?
OLD TIMER 9 years ago

you are right...

you are right...
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

A POT CALLING A KETTLE BLACK

A POT CALLING A KETTLE BLACK
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

NOBODODY THOUGHT OUR ANCESTEAL SLAVES MUSIC WHEN THEY WERE IN CAPTIVITY, THEY RATHER TOOK THE MUSIC FROM THIER AFRICAN HOMELAND ALONG. IT WAS ONLY THE LANGUAGE WHICH THEY HAD TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE WITH THIER MASTERS HENCE P ...
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NOBODODY THOUGHT OUR ANCESTEAL SLAVES MUSIC WHEN THEY WERE IN CAPTIVITY, THEY RATHER TOOK THE MUSIC FROM THIER AFRICAN HOMELAND ALONG. IT WAS ONLY THE LANGUAGE WHICH THEY HAD TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE WITH THIER MASTERS HENCE PATOIS WHICH IS BROKEN ENGLISH.PATOIS TERMS LIKE "PUNANI' IS A MIXTURE OF TWI WORDS "PUNA" AND "MPENA" TO WIT FRESH YAM AND FEMALE LOVER BECAUSE OUR ANCESTORS FELT WOMAN OR BABY OR LADY OR MISTRESS OR GIRL DOESNT DESCRIBE ENOUGH HOW SWEET OUR AFRICAN WOMEN ARE
Nii Tsuru 9 years ago

Yeah!!!!that is wisdom speaking.True come to think about it how can you be a king than the originator of the sound.Ghanaian musicians need to go back to the drawing board. Trust me if the so called dancehall king hears or see ...
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Yeah!!!!that is wisdom speaking.True come to think about it how can you be a king than the originator of the sound.Ghanaian musicians need to go back to the drawing board. Trust me if the so called dancehall king hears or sees this message of Ambolley he's going to fire back instead of learning from it.How many times has he even been to Jamaica to be calling himself such.
KEN 9 years ago

TRUE WORDS ,THEY WOULD BE COMIC RELIFE IN THE GHETTO ,DANCEHALL COMES FROM THE BLOOD OF THE GHETTO .

TRUE WORDS ,THEY WOULD BE COMIC RELIFE IN THE GHETTO ,DANCEHALL COMES FROM THE BLOOD OF THE GHETTO .
peeee 9 years ago

Ghana copy copy,Jamaicans don't even respect us

Ghana copy copy,Jamaicans don't even respect us
Oletey Mpata 9 years ago

Sad but TRUE. Hmmmmmmmm!

Sad but TRUE. Hmmmmmmmm!
ayitey 9 years ago

ambolley you are a fool. from today going you for not say that again because we have dancehall king for and the world fool you are j

ambolley you are a fool. from today going you for not say that again because we have dancehall king for and the world fool you are j
Kofi Baabone 9 years ago

Ayitey,must you insult simply because you disagree?eebei .how on earth can you say Ambolley is a fool.simple respect please.

Ayitey,must you insult simply because you disagree?eebei .how on earth can you say Ambolley is a fool.simple respect please.
syncopa 9 years ago

A very successful international recording artist with a track record spanning decades. If ambolley is a fool i am sure many people would want his brand of foolishness!

A very successful international recording artist with a track record spanning decades. If ambolley is a fool i am sure many people would want his brand of foolishness!
lydia 9 years ago

no wonder you are called ayitey.......it rings a bell

no wonder you are called ayitey.......it rings a bell
williss 9 years ago

peeeeeeeeriod smart intelligent man well done, let de fools continue naming demself as if world belong to dem

peeeeeeeeriod smart intelligent man well done, let de fools continue naming demself as if world belong to dem
Oletey Mpata 9 years ago

Ayitey, these are the words of a wise man; hear him out or perish in your ignorance.

Ayitey, these are the words of a wise man; hear him out or perish in your ignorance.
Klactovedeestein (London) 9 years ago

If you listen carefuly to the music of James Brown you will hear the influence of Fra Fra music in the guitar licks and beat.

If you listen carefuly to the music of James Brown you will hear the influence of Fra Fra music in the guitar licks and beat.
Kofi Baabone 9 years ago

You are quite right;Some of James Brown's songs were clearly derived from frafra beats.There is a lot that can be done with our traditional music.the current musicians should be innovative.there is too much copy,copy.

You are quite right;Some of James Brown's songs were clearly derived from frafra beats.There is a lot that can be done with our traditional music.the current musicians should be innovative.there is too much copy,copy.
Kwacool 9 years ago

Blay is a great guy and very wise. I miss seeing his African Jazz band play in Santa Monica.

Blay is a great guy and very wise. I miss seeing his African Jazz band play in Santa Monica.
Nii abeka ankrah 9 years ago

I have been saying this for sometime since this dancehall stupidity broke out. How can u out do the masters and originators of dancehall and call urself dancehall king. That type of music should be banned. From ghana.mthebmos ...
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I have been saying this for sometime since this dancehall stupidity broke out. How can u out do the masters and originators of dancehall and call urself dancehall king. That type of music should be banned. From ghana.mthebmost annoying part is when thes artists sing and speak in Jamaican patois. Is that what we are reduced to.?
KEN 9 years ago

As a JAMAICAN I AGREE WITH YOU ENTIRELY,YOU DONT SEE JAMAICANS MONKEYING ANYBODY ,MY LAST TRIP I HEAR A FOOL CALLING HIMSELF BLACK RASTA MONKEYING JAMAICANS ,HE SOUNDED AS IF HE HAD MENTAL PROBLEMS ,WHEN I COME TO GHANA I WAN ...
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As a JAMAICAN I AGREE WITH YOU ENTIRELY,YOU DONT SEE JAMAICANS MONKEYING ANYBODY ,MY LAST TRIP I HEAR A FOOL CALLING HIMSELF BLACK RASTA MONKEYING JAMAICANS ,HE SOUNDED AS IF HE HAD MENTAL PROBLEMS ,WHEN I COME TO GHANA I WANT TO HEAR PROUD GHANIAN AND THE BEST OF HI-LIFE NOT SOME FOOL WITH AN IDENTITY CRISIS .
Kwesi Modjo 9 years ago

Ghana needs an anti corruption rap songs. The country is sinking. This is the time for our musicians to play their part by raising awareness.

Ghana needs an anti corruption rap songs. The country is sinking. This is the time for our musicians to play their part by raising awareness.
Brako 9 years ago

I 100% agree that a Dancehall King must come from Jamaica. We copy too much that is why our music is not going any were.

I 100% agree that a Dancehall King must come from Jamaica. We copy too much that is why our music is not going any were.
Mankata 9 years ago

Amboley is never a hero .and neither a wise man ...he is just a braggart ... IS HE SAYING THAT ONLY THE GERMANS SHOULD BE AJUDGED THE WORLD BEST PLAYER just because they originated soccer ?? ******

Listen !! ... u ...
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Amboley is never a hero .and neither a wise man ...he is just a braggart ... IS HE SAYING THAT ONLY THE GERMANS SHOULD BE AJUDGED THE WORLD BEST PLAYER just because they originated soccer ?? ******

Listen !! ... u better encourage the young guys than to envy their fame & success *
lydia 9 years ago

Another toddler minded mankata or whatever u call urself... . am not sure u belong here........soccer did not originate from germany... haha......may be u've been fooled by the program once aired on tv......futbal made in Ge ...
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Another toddler minded mankata or whatever u call urself... . am not sure u belong here........soccer did not originate from germany... haha......may be u've been fooled by the program once aired on tv......futbal made in Germany. .. . .u are a block head and a disgrace to all schools u ever attended. ........or may be u've been smoking weed with the dancehall king........nonsense. ...
Nii abeka ankrah 9 years ago

Your mind is like that of a 9 year old so gullible. Use ur freaking brain for once. That analogy of Germans and soccer has nothing to do with what ambulley said. And for ur info Germans did not originate football it was the E ...
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Your mind is like that of a 9 year old so gullible. Use ur freaking brain for once. That analogy of Germans and soccer has nothing to do with what ambulley said. And for ur info Germans did not originate football it was the English. Back to the topic can dagomba man in tamale become the king of Adowa? Can a frafra man become the king of kpanlogo or Gome? No because a frafra or dagomba man is too occupied trying to perfect his own art that his people originated. They know adowa and kpanlogo/Gome is for the Akan man and Ga man respectively. They're the masters of that. A northern man is not known for adowa or kpanlogo so no one would take him serious.
FESTUS 9 years ago

No soccer originated from MANTSE AGBONA in ACCRA,and only KOBORLOI should be ajudge the best in the world...OFUI with the brain of a worm.

No soccer originated from MANTSE AGBONA in ACCRA,and only KOBORLOI should be ajudge the best in the world...OFUI with the brain of a worm.
ayitey 9 years ago

shatta wale is the dancehall king for Ghana and Africans fuck you ambolley you all

shatta wale is the dancehall king for Ghana and Africans fuck you ambolley you all
APUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU 9 years ago

OLD FCKIN ENVIOUS JEALOUS FOOL WHO ALWAYS LOVE SINGING WOMAN I NYASSS.NO WONDER U A PUUOOR N UNPOPULAR. STOP ENVYING SHATTAWALE

OLD FCKIN ENVIOUS JEALOUS FOOL WHO ALWAYS LOVE SINGING WOMAN I NYASSS.NO WONDER U A PUUOOR N UNPOPULAR. STOP ENVYING SHATTAWALE
canopy 9 years ago

N CAN U FOLKS EVEN POINT OUT JUST ONE MUSIC THAT AMBOLLEY DID THAT WAS REASONABLE N THE YOUTH PICKED SOMTIN OUT OF IT? BESIA NEKYIR WO BIRIBI SH3 H)? OR WAT? HE HIMSELF IS A BAD EXAMPLE TOGETHER WIT A.B CRENTSIL. OBRAFOUR TOP ...
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N CAN U FOLKS EVEN POINT OUT JUST ONE MUSIC THAT AMBOLLEY DID THAT WAS REASONABLE N THE YOUTH PICKED SOMTIN OUT OF IT? BESIA NEKYIR WO BIRIBI SH3 H)? OR WAT? HE HIMSELF IS A BAD EXAMPLE TOGETHER WIT A.B CRENTSIL. OBRAFOUR TOPS EVERY MUSICIAN IN GHANA NOW. have u even listen to ODESANI by obrafour? the words in it? he is the one to be hailed not this STUPID CORKS.
SKWABBY 9 years ago

Well said Mr ambolley they need to wake up bigga up sir

Well said Mr ambolley they need to wake up bigga up sir
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fire 1 9 years ago

so you don't believe in Ghanaians and you want to musiga President? I wonder for you.

so you don't believe in Ghanaians and you want to musiga President? I wonder for you.
BILLYBILLY 9 years ago

AMBULLEY OPEN UR EYES, THE WORLD IS NOW A GLOBAL VILLAGE....SAMINI WASNT RAISED UP NORTH SO HOW DOES HE MASTER NORTHERN MUSIC FOR INFUSION INTO HIS MUSIC
AND HIGHLIFE HAS MOVED ON BCOS BACK IN THE DAY, HIGHLIFE COULD MAKE WA ...
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AMBULLEY OPEN UR EYES, THE WORLD IS NOW A GLOBAL VILLAGE....SAMINI WASNT RAISED UP NORTH SO HOW DOES HE MASTER NORTHERN MUSIC FOR INFUSION INTO HIS MUSIC
AND HIGHLIFE HAS MOVED ON BCOS BACK IN THE DAY, HIGHLIFE COULD MAKE WAVES ACROSS THE WORLD BUT NOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED, IT IS COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS THAT MATTER....IF U SING HIGHLIFE AND IT DOES NOT PUT MONEY IN UR POCKET, WHAT IS THE USE.....SO LEAVE THE KIDS TO SING MUSIC OF THE CURRENT TIMES IF IT WILL PUT MONEY IN THEIR POCKET AND FOOD ON THE TABLE LIKE REGGIE HAS DONE WELL BY PROMOTING HIPLIFE WHICH HAS PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT IN GHANA FOR THE TEAMING YOUTH
NON 9 years ago

If there is a first ever rapper the person will come from america not ghana

If there is a first ever rapper the person will come from america not ghana

If there is a Dancehall King, the person will come from Jamaica - Ambolley cautions

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