Ringo Starr celebrated his 77th birthday Friday with a call for more love in the world on a song from a new album that will feature Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney. The former Beatles drummer announced that “Peace and Love,” his 19th studio album, will come out on September 15 and include collaborations with McCartney as … Read more
Foo Fighters announced Tuesday a new album and a one-day festival as the alternative rock titans promised their heaviest sound yet. Weeks after releasing a hard-hitting single, Foo Fighters said that their ninth studio album, “Concrete and Gold,” would come out on September 15. Dave Grohl’s band, which had appeared to be lying low earlier … Read more
Gregg Allman who overcame family tragedy, drug addiction and health problems has died Gregg Allman, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band who overcame family tragedy, drug addiction and health problems to become a grizzled elder statesman for the blues music he loved, has died. He was 69. Allman died due to liver cancer … Read more
Paco Sery was a kid banging on tin cans before a job at a Club Med in Ivory Coast opened the way to drumming for Congo’s rumba king Papa Wemba as well as Nina Simone and other jazz greats. The Ivorian drummer has performed with Manu Dibango and Dee Dee Bridgewater, displaying a talent and … Read more
Their voices narrate the unofficial soundtrack of life as an Arab today. But for the artists leading the Arab world’s alternative music scene, their work is not revolutionary — it’s a legacy. With the growing popularity of bands like Lebanon’s Mashrou’ Leila and Jordan’s Autostrad, hip-hop artists like Iraqi-Canadian Narcy and Palestinian Muqata3a and solo … Read more
Members of blues-rock powerhouse Fleetwood Mac on Tuesday announced a new album that will bring together all of the band’s classic lineup — except Stevie Nicks. Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham said the album would be the first by a duo of him and keyboardist Christine McVie, who rejoined Fleetwood Mac for a 2014-15 global tour after … Read more
A group of people who paraded themselves as Friends of the late Daasebre Gyamenah over the weekend organised a demonstration in support of second second burial. The late musician’s maternal family has put an injunction on the second funeral but the paternal family has planned to organise it in Koforidua to celebrate Daasebre’s death. Members of the … Read more
A group of people who call themselves Friends of Daasebre Gyan are demonstrating today, March 25 at Koforidua against the decision by the late musician’s maternal family to put an injunction on the second funeral the paternal family has planned to organise in Koforidua to celebrate Daasebre’s death. Members of the group speaking to Mike … Read more
Students of the University of Education, Winneba and the University of Cape Coast will have an opportunity to experience firsthand, what made the Afro-pop group Osibisa the greatest African band of all time. This will happen when the founder and leader of Osibisa Teddy Osei teams up with ace musician Bessa Simons, onetime keyboardist with … Read more
Clyde Stubblefield, one of funk’s defining drummers whose solo in a James Brown song became a standard sample for hip-hop but earned him little money, died Saturday. He was 73. Stubblefield’s death from kidney failure was confirmed by Joey B. Banks, a fellow drummer who played with him in his home of Madison, Wisconsin. The … Read more
For a moment, I thought the priest moderating the burial service had made a mistake. So I waited to hear the correction. But it never came. Like many who were yet to get copies of the programme, I was depending on the priest to know the schedule and what was coming next. Multimedia Group Limited, … Read more
He is undoubtedly one of the fastest rising and promising stars in the electronic music world. Enkay is a performer in the truest sense of the word, with an inventive finesse and fresh originality and showmanship. His diligence knows no bounds which is why he currently hosts three super-exciting radio shows on 3FM92.7. These are … Read more
Jewel Ackah was one of the many musicians who popularized highlife music in the 1980’s and 1990s. His sweet voice and enticing Fante Lyrics made him and exceptional artist. After years in the highlife scene, he found Christ and shifted to gospel music in the late 1990’s. Jewel Ackah was born in the 1945 at … Read more
Guy Warren was one of the first “New Percussionists” that I have come across in my research. Information on him is difficult to find, especially recordings that he made. I’ve put what I found on him here in this web site in honor of his innovations. Born in Ghana in West Africa, Guy Warren, who … Read more