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Onyenze grew up in the shadow of his uncle, the late great Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, a highlife legend at home in Nigeria, but also abroad: Onyenze saw his uncle tour the world several times, spreading the sounds of the Eastern Nigerian Ebo Highlife. With his uncle gone, Onyenze carries on the tradition, in particular with Livin Dey Highlife, his newest album, a good way to celebrate Nigerian independence! Sneak peak on Onyenze’s brand spankin’ new myspace page.
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Music is our business…
Throughout the months of October and November this year, the international workshop program “Buzz Meets Biz” is taking place in Germany, Spain, and Ghana, bringing together young music professionals from the mentioned nations plus the UK. Not only active artists but also promoters, bloggers, label owners, and other professionals in the musical field are involved, covering all kinds of modern genres. Through networking, sharing knowledge and experiences, and participating in educative workshops, these young creatives will be inspired and taught to take confident and smart steps in the tough world of show biz.
PART 3 – ACCRA, GHANA
November 18 – 30, 2017
The third and last part of the mobility program will take place here in Accra. Complementing the two past workshop series on the economic issues of music, this session will focus on music itself. Creativity process, production, performance and an insight into the Ghanaian music scene will all contribute to the grand finale of this international project.
The mobility program is organized in cooperation of Akwaaba Music, Music Pool Berlin, iRights, Fundación SGAE, Cooperación Española, Goethe-Institut and the Alliance Française Accra. The programme is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and Goethe-Institut Ghana.
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Watch out for our events and foreign artist gigs!
AKWAABA!
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IMPRESSIONS COMING SOON. 🙂
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BBRAVE vs Radioclit @ Secousse: super lo fi!
Thanks to Vamanos, AJ, Etienne, Castro & crew for having me and rocking all night!!! In this video you can hear “Melodia de Semba”, a song from Killamu‘s upcoming album… here on Akwaaba, stay tuned!!
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One more… Fenomêno Bar generously asked BBRAVE to spin some choons before heading to London for Secousse and Future World Funk. Come in early for some highlife and soukous, come late for some rump shakin kuduro beats!!!