Think Ghana Music | Artist Interviews

26-Jul-2008, Statesman

It has been observed that unlike secular musicians, who get a lot of support and encouragement from sponsors and event organizers by way of remuneration whenever they perform, gospel musicians who put up shows in the churches often go empty-handed as pastors and their congregations fail to reward them appropriately.

Samini Bares Teeth: DJs ask us for money
Samini Andrew Emmanuel, one of the most popular hip-life artistes across the whole of West Africa, and who will be coming out with another earth-rocking album next month, has vehemently deflated the claim that musicians bribe DJs before they play their (musicians') songs on air.

Interview with Chemphe

Culturally spicy R&B ready to be served-Chemphe

...I am just a simple, God-fearing guy…that’s Chemphe being modest. He is actually a cute, humorous, intelligent and definitely one of the most successful young musicians in this country. We were fortunate to catch up with him at his mum’s restaurant for a hearty chat. Tell you what, Chemphe`s song, “why u de hit am” is number 7 on MTV Base chat and know what, its raising…

Interview with Gary Buckley

Ghana Base Music: What is your full name?
Nana Nite-Life : Gary Buckley

Interview with Oheneba Poku Acheampong
Oheneba Poku Acheampong is Currently a law student at the Central Connecticut State University in America, yet he has been able to combine his music career with a childhood ambition of becoming a lawyer. Ghana Base Music had this interview with him.

Interview with Mzbel
Gender balance is what almost every lady is fighting for after the Beijing Conference and Mzbel is no exception. She realized the limited number of ladies doing circular music and decided to bridge that gab. Her real name is Nana Akua Amoah and hails from Mankessim in the Central Region. The sexy songstress attended Morning star, Owusu Mills, JSS, Abuakwa State College, and Institute of Languages and Manifold Tutorial College where she studied TV and Film Production. Is the Twenty four (25) year old hiplife queen making the most out of the fact that she is probably the only female artiste actively doing circular music? Well find out from this exclusive chit chat.

Interview with Alexander Gyesi-Appiah
Alexander Gyesi-Appiah is a medical doctor in the UK, specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He is also a musician as well. Check out the interview.

Ghana Base Music Speaks with God's Elect
Preston Bampoe-Addo, known in the music circles as God's Elect is a Ghanaian Musician based in USA. Ghana Base Music recently had an interview with him.

Interview with Obour
UNLIKE many other hip-life artistes who dream of international stardom Bice Osei Kuffour, known as Obour, says he is not interested in the global market.

GhanaBase Music Meets Okyeame Kwame
Okyeame Kwame one hiplife's influential musician, known for his touchy rhymes and reasonable story line in his songs, GhanaBase Music met him at his Kumasi base home and these are what he had to say

Ghana Base Music Interviews Kae Sun
.... I remember being around music a lot, especially in church. I read a lot, wrote a lot – guess you could say I was the quiet kid in school.People I went to school with probably wouldn’t even remember being in the same class as them.