Roy ‘Gramps’ Morgan, leading member of US-based family reggae group Morgan Heritage, was on Tuesday, May 23, unveiled in Accra as an Ambassador of the 2017 Pan African Historical Theatre Festival, PANAFEST. Gramps Morgan, the keyboardist and lead voice in the five-member family reggae group formed in 1994 by their musician father, Denroy Morgan, ended … Read more
Beyonce might have won a number of awards at the Grammys but she’s yet to win the album of the year at the same awards as Adele beat her to win at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Adele won it 25. Here’s the full list of winners. Album of the Year 25, Adele Record of the … Read more
“There is always a way and always hope in the next sunrise, and in the next second, and in the next minute” (Ziggy Marley). FOOD FOR THOUGHT: A REMARKABLE STORY ABOUT THE CORRUPT MINDSET OF THE TYPICAL GHANAIAN It is quite obvious that we cannot seem to get over our grudging infatuation with institutional corruption … Read more
“We are going to see if he will deliver some of the promises he made, they really don’t make economic sense; I don’t think that every district in Ghana needs a factory” (Prof. Kwaku Nuamah (American University), “Some of Akufo-Addo’s Promises Don’t Make Economic Sense—Prof. Nuamah,” Ghanaweb, December 16, 2016). “If you look at the … Read more
Reggae legend Bob Nesta Marley had other hobbies most people didn’t know about and one of them was his love for football. Bob Marley had practice sessions with the wailers backstage before live concerts and also took to the field to play sometimes. Check out these amazing pictures of the legend Bob Nesta Marley exhibiting … Read more
“At a quick glance, one could assume that the term ‘highlife’ reflects a single, coherent musical style (i.e., ‘highlife music’) that gained great currency throughout West Africa in the 1950s and 1960s and, more recently, in the ever-expanding world music branch of the commercial industry… “In actuality, highlife is a much more slippery term. Since … Read more