Buzz Meets Biz – third and final stop: Accra – COMING SOON!

Buzz Meets Biz – third and final stop: Accra – COMING SOON!

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 MusicMusic Pool BerliniRightsFundación SGAECooperación EspañolaGoethe-Institut and the Alliance Française Accra. The programme is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and Goethe-Institut Ghana.

**follow #buzzmeetsbiz on Instagram and Twitter or check the official website**

 

Watch out for our events and foreign artist gigs!

AKWAABA!

IMPRESSIONS COMING SOON.  🙂

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Buzz Meets Biz – third and final stop: Accra – COMING SOON!

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 MusicMusic Pool BerliniRightsFundación SGAECooperación EspañolaGoethe-Institut and the Alliance Française Accra. The programme is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and Goethe-Institut Ghana.

**follow #buzzmeetsbiz on Instagram and Twitter or check the official website**

 

Watch out for our events and foreign artist gigs!

AKWAABA!

IMPRESSIONS COMING SOON.  🙂

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Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

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Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

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  Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns.  According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me.  As can be seen, I walk...

Buzz Meets Biz – second stop : Madrid

Buzz Meets Biz – second stop : Madrid

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 2 – MADRID, SPAIN

October 20 – 28, 2017

The second part of the mobility program took place in Madrid. The lectures and workshops continued with the business side of music, this time focusing on marketing and PR.

The mobility program is organized in cooperation of Music Pool BerliniRightsFundación SGAECooperación Española, Akwaaba MusicGoethe-Institut and the Alliance Française Accra. The programme is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and Goethe-Institut Ghana.

follow #buzzmeetsbiz on Instagram and Twitter or check the official website

Here a few impressions:

photo: AECID cultura - closing remarks on buzz meets biz

photo: AECID cultura – closing remarks on buzz meets biz

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Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

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Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

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  Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns.  According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me.  As can be seen, I walk...

Buzz Meets Biz – second stop : Madrid

MOBILITY PROGRAM

BERLIN – MADRID – ACCRA

 

MUSIC – none of your business… or is it?

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 2 – MADRID, SPAIN

October 20 – 28, 2017

The second part of the mobility program took place in Madrid. The lectures and workshops continued with the business side of music, this time focusing on marketing and PR.

The mobility program is organized in cooperation of Music Pool BerliniRightsFundación SGAECooperación Española, Akwaaba MusicGoethe-Institut and the Alliance Française Accra. The programme is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and Goethe-Institut Ghana.

follow #buzzmeetsbiz on Instagram and Twitter or check the official website

Here a few impressions:

photo: AECID cultura - closing remarks on buzz meets biz

photo: AECID cultura – closing remarks on buzz meets biz

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Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

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Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

  Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns.  According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me.  As can be seen, I walk...

Pen & Paper Album Launched Live in Concert

Pen & Paper Album Launched Live in Concert

 

© Alliance Francaise

Ko-Jo Cue and Lil’Shaker filled the venue at Alliance Francaise this past Saturday, 21st of October. The release concert of their new joint album Pen&Paper drew a huge and hyped crowd, occupying the open air theater to the last seat and rail.

Backed by a heated battle of DJ Lord of Live FM and DJ Putin and illustrated by live graffiti art, the two rappers of BBnZ Live performed a solid show and cleverly combined their new releases with an impressive selection of Ghana’s hiphop squad.

© FlyNimaBoy

Magnom, Gemini, Dopenation, B4Bonah, Kwesi Arthur and many more surprise acts supported Pen&Paper at this great night of Ghanaian rap.

PEN&PAPER – The digital album is available for purchase on aftown.com

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Pen & Paper Album Launched Live in Concert

 

© Alliance Francaise

Ko-Jo Cue and Lil’Shaker filled the venue at Alliance Francaise this past Saturday, 21st of October. The release concert of their new joint album Pen&Paper drew a huge and hyped crowd, occupying the open air theater to the last seat and rail.

Backed by a heated battle of DJ Lord of Live FM and DJ Putin and illustrated by live graffiti art, the two rappers of BBnZ Live performed a solid show and cleverly combined their new releases with an impressive selection of Ghana’s hiphop squad.

© FlyNimaBoy

Magnom, Gemini, Dopenation, B4Bonah, Kwesi Arthur and many more surprise acts supported Pen&Paper at this great night of Ghanaian rap.

PEN&PAPER – The digital album is available for purchase on aftown.com

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Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

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Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

  Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns.  According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me.  As can be seen, I walk...

Buzz Meets Biz – first stop: Berlin

Buzz Meets Biz – first stop: Berlin

 

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 1 – BERLIN, GERMANY

October 11 – 19, 2017

The first part of the mobility program took place in Berlin. The main focus of this session was the economic side of music: revenues, licensing, copyright, distribution, etc.

Organisers of the Buzz Meets Biz Berlin were Andrea Goetzke and Sebastian Hoffmann of Music Pool Berlin in cooperation with: iRights, Fundación SGAE, Cooperación Española, Akwaaba MusicGoethe-Institut and the Alliance Française Accra. The programme is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and Goethe-Institut Ghana.

**follow #buzzmeetsbiz on Instagram and Twitter or check the official website**

Here a few impressions:

Photo: Valerie Siba Rousparast Photo: Valerie Siba Rousparast[/caption]


Photo: Valerie Siba Rousparast

Photo: Valerie Siba Rousparast

Photos: Valerie Siba Rousparast

 

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Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

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  Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns.  According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me.  As can be seen, I walk...

Buzz Meets Biz – first stop: Berlin

 

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 1 – BERLIN, GERMANY

October 11 – 19, 2017

The first part of the mobility program took place in Berlin. The main focus of this session was the economic side of music: revenues, licensing, copyright, distribution, etc.

Organisers of the Buzz Meets Biz Berlin were Andrea Goetzke and Sebastian Hoffmann of Music Pool Berlin in cooperation with: iRights, Fundación SGAE, Cooperación Española, Akwaaba MusicGoethe-Institut and the Alliance Française Accra. The programme is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and Goethe-Institut Ghana.

**follow #buzzmeetsbiz on Instagram and Twitter or check the official website**

Here a few impressions:

Photo: Valerie Siba Rousparast Photo: Valerie Siba Rousparast[/caption]


Photo: Valerie Siba Rousparast

Photo: Valerie Siba Rousparast

Photos: Valerie Siba Rousparast

 

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Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

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Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

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  Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns.  According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me.  As can be seen, I walk...

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Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

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Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

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  Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns.  According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me.  As can be seen, I walk...

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As stated on the Kickstarter page: “Elder’s Corner is musical journey through pivotal moments in the colorful history of Nigeria as told through the lives and careers of the nations foremost music legends. It is a story about the eroding effects of colonialism, bitter ethnic clashes, politics, oil, power, money and their combined effects on a nation that recently celebrated its 50th year of self rule.”

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Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

  Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns.  According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me.  As can be seen, I walk...

What’s Up Africa with Ikenna Azuike

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Also a past favorite…

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Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

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Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

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  Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns.  According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me.  As can be seen, I walk...

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