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Sidney Buries Mother
The mortal remains of Mrs Gladys Angelina Kwarteng, mother of renowned hiplife artiste Sidney was last Saturday interred at Akwatia in the Eastern region, after a burial service at the Presbyterian Church in Akwatia. |
| 4-Mar-2008 |
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Sidney loses mum, Lord Kenya buries daughter
Hiplife star Sidney's latest hit song, Africa Money, is flying very high. But the singer's spirit is down. Weeks after the release of his Barima Bi Reba album which comprises the chart buster, Africa Money, Sidney's mother died in his arms at the Cocoa Clinic in Accra. |
| 3-Mar-2008 |
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Sidney Causes Confusion
SYDNEY’S CONTROVERSIAL latest album “Africa Money”, which seeks to attack African leaders for misappropriation of state funds, has sparked trouble in a compound house in Tamale as tenants have resorted to playing the song frequently in view of alleged squandering of monies for electricity and other utility bills by the landlord. |
| 20-Feb-2008 |
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Don’t Politicize My Song - Sydney
Reports reaching Beatwaves indicate that some individuals in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are putting more pressure on Sidney Barima Ofori, one of Ghana’s young hiplife artistes, to release his latest song “Africa Money” to the party to use as its campaign song for the 2008 elections. |
| 14-Feb-2008 |
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Ghana Music: Sidney Ready to sell song?
One of Ghana's talented hip life artistes, Sidney Berima Ofori, whose latest song "Africa Money Oga de chop am waawaa" has caused a stir in political circles, has indicated that he would not allow any political party to use the song for this year's elections. |
| 21-Jan-2008 |
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Sidney Returns With New Name
We’ve got news for those of you who think Sidney, the king of Hiplife controversy is out of the music business. He walked out of the music scene with an Arnold Scwazznager ‘I will be back’ wave but it appears the time for his return is nigh. |
| 6-Jan-2007 |
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A-Plus & Co Mourn With `Africa Money`
The mortal remains of Mrs. Gladys Angelina Kwarteng, mother of one of Ghana`s controversial Hiplife musicians, Sidney, known in showbiz circles as `Scent No`, `Obiaa Nye Obiaa`, `Africa Money`, `Apuskeleke` among others, was been laid to rest last week. |
| 8-Mar-2008 |
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Nima Celebrates SALAFEST In Style
Over a thousand fun-seekers from Accra and beyond last Saturday joined Muslim communities in and around Nima to celebrate a show dubbed SALAFEST. |
| 17-Oct-2007 |
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Ghana Music: Seminar For Musicians
KAFINA EVENTS, management of hiplife genius Tic Tac, supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Diasporan Relations and the Musicians Union Of Ghana (MUSIGA) is organizing a one day music seminar for musicians at the British Council in Accra today December 20, at 11:00am. |
| 20-Dec-2007 |
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MUSIGA congress in November - Sidiku Buari
The national congress of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) will be held at Sunyani, the Brong Ahafo Regional capital on the 14th of November this year. |
| 26-Aug-2007 |
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Frimprince to Reward Musicians
Frimprince Music Productions, a Ghanaian/Italian private music production house which is into entertainment and events organization and promotion is planning a big awards night dubbed “Frimprince Music/Actors Awards-Italy” for hardworking artistes in the industry. |
| 13-Aug-2007 |
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Police swoop on copyright pirates
The Copyright Office and the Nima Divisional Police Command have arrested two dealers in pirated copyright works and seized items valued at over two billion cedis. |
| 1-Aug-2007 |
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MUSIGA initiates moves to form own Copyright Society
Members of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) have initiated moves to form their own copyright society to be known as Music Copyright Society of Ghana (MCOSGA) following the proposed abolition of the Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA). |
| 31-Jul-2007 |
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Metro TV Unfolds Package For Musicians
Works of musicians which feature in Metro TV’s Ad cycle will now attract an amount of GH¢30 (¢300,000) per music video.
This, the station stated, was part of a new policy to pay for works of both musicians and songwriters. |
| 30-Jul-2007 |
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Metro TV pays musicians
METRO TV the station with the heart, has given credence to its slogan, by initiating a policy to pay musicians who are featured on their programs for the use of their musical works, starting this August, 2007. |
| 28-Jul-2007 |
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50 Arrested For Piracy
A combined team of Police personnel and members of the anti-piracy task force of the Ghana Association of Phonographic Industries (GAPI) and Musicians Association of Ghana (MUSIGA) has arrested 50 people suspected to be behind pirated musical works in the country. |
| 30-Jun-2007 |
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Ghana Music Video Awards 2007 coming soon!
For the first time in the history of showbiz in Ghana, an award scheme aimed at rewarding music videos has been introduced to acknowledge the efforts of those excelling in the audio visual section of the industry. |
| 22-May-2007 |
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