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NewsXMuse: SHATTA WALE IS CHARGED AND READY TO GO LIVE AT NIMA ON SALAH DAY

The nations finest urban lifestyle hub and entertainment consultants, SMF will on Salah Day, prove to Ghanaians that they are the best when it comes gathering young people to have fun and celebrate the annual Salah Festival in grand style with Africa’s biggest dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale.

The night will go down in history as the first ever homecoming of King Shatta Wale to Nima, in a never to…

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#Sallah Fest #Shatta Wale

NewsXMuse: OKUNTAKINTE SIGNED TO SONY/ATV MUSIC.

I had always thought #VSCO would sign him (if there’s ever such a thing) before any music publishing company. Okuntakinte has been causing a stir since prior to dropping an artistic video to his single Melanin Girls, either with great photography on his Instagram page, or sounding deep on his twitter…well not exactly the news – the latter I mean. He recently released a new single with a video,…

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NewsXMuse: He’s New…He’s MISTASPY, and he’ll shine with NO TIME.

How often do you willingly listen to songs from new artists? I guess not often. Especially not one from another country. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to draw borders to good music. If I were, this will probably still be filling immigration forms at the Murtala Mohammed Airport. Alright NO TIME…let’s move straight in.

His music made me create an image of him in my head before I saw a…

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NewsXMuse: "JANESIS LIVE" WITH EFYA on Friday, June 24 2016

NewsXMuse: “JANESIS LIVE” WITH EFYA on Friday, June 24 2016

It’s E…F…Y…A!!! Bless the gods of great voices for this goddess.

After the release of her debut album Janesis, which I felt…well…to the good news!

Efya will be having an album titled concert this weekend dubbed Janesis Live, with the Afro Harmony Band. So, lovers of good music and Gingams, meet the Queen and the Afro Harmony Band at the Gold Coast Restaurant & Cocktail Bar on Friday, 24th…

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Stars from All Nations (SFAN) presents Future Executives Business Breakfast Meeting 4

The Stars from all Nations, 4 th Future Executives Business Breakfast Meeting (#FEBBM4) comes off on Friday 24 th June, 2016 at 8am. This edition, co-hosted with Impact Hub Accra and supported by MUSE AFRICA, consist of a keynote session, two panel segments, a segment for unveiling unique opportunities for the youth in Ghana dubbed, the presentation opportunity segment.

The theme for the meeting…

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#Impact Hub #Museafrica #SFAN

NewsXMuse: Spoken word artist, Gospel, releases Black Beauty video

Spoken word artist David Boanuh known creatively as ‘Gospel’ has made a strong statement with new video “Black beauty”.

Gospel, who is also a first year student at Ashesi University, explains that Black beauty is a minimalist and eclectic view which suggests that society has got it all wrong with its view on beauty. As Gospel puts it, “popular culture has filled the minds of people, especially…

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#Ashesi University #Gospel #Kingzkid #Spoken Word

#MuseExclusive: Stonebwoy shoots video with Banky W and ShayDee

Yes, you’re here because you know we’ve got the juice! Of course, we always do. Muse can exclusively report that Ghana’s Dancehall Artiste, Stonebwoy is currently shooting a video with Nigerian Crooner, Banky W, and Singer, Shaydee.

The video is being self-directed by Banky W, for the song “Mi Re Do”, being shot at Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria.

Stonebwoy doesn’t seem fazed by not picking the…

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NewsXMuse: GH gospel singer, Emmanuella, shines in London with ‘Intimacy with Jesus’ single

Ghanaian born gospel singer, Emmanuella Bafoah Moloney, is lifting the flag of Ghana high in London through gospel music. Emmanuella, who comes from Kumawu, Kumasi, took the industry by storm in 2010, and has since been shining.

According to her, she was all about her music when she was growing up, but that she started to take it more seriously when her mentor, Pastor Danso, discovered her gift.

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Mawuli_crb (Justin Maw) has been in the music business for close to ten years now, even though he’s still relatively unknown. He attributes this to two things. First, his unwillingness to “sellout” or make what we call Azonto music, and second, the slow growth of the Ghana hip-hop genre which is his main focus. He also dabbles in alternative rap, trap house and dub.

Mawuli believes that the…

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Huffington Post features Yagazie Emezi as the “Social Media star changing the way we see Africa”

Huffington Post‘s recent post describes Yagazie Emezi as ‘the social media star changing the way people see modern Africa‘, saying ‘she’s on the verge of blowing up‘.

Yagazie’s bright smile and lush afro are two of a few things that attract you to her but her unapologetic and authentic personality is what makes you linger.

After moving back to Nigeria 2 years ago, she started sharing details of…

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NewsXMuse: Efya and Wizkid team up for new song

When Ghanaian and Nigerian artistes collaborate, it gives us the best of both worlds, so we were happy to see that Ghanaian songstress, Efya, and Nigeria’s Wizkid, are in the studio together.

Check out these photos Efya posted to her Instagram page.

No word yet as to when Efya will release her album, #JANESIS, but we do know she had a private listening session for it…

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NewsXMuse: Asa Baako 2016 - the fun, the sun and the unsanitary sleeping tents

NewsXMuse: Asa Baako 2016 – the fun, the sun and the unsanitary sleeping tents

Over the three-day weekend that marked Ghana’s 59th year of independence (5th-7th March), there were a number of activities taking place, but in my mind, there was only one place to be; the Asa Baako (One Dance) Festival in the fishing village of Busua, Western Region. Besides the promise of live performances, workshops, and the now legendary ‘jungle party,’ the festival was being held on the…

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NewsXMuse: Stonebwoy shuts down 'Go Higher' concert in New York

NewsXMuse: Stonebwoy shuts down ‘Go Higher’ concert in New York

The Irving Plaza in New York was shut down by Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, on Friday 12th March, 2016, at the American phase of his Go Higher concert, which doubled as both his birthday and Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations.

A venue with 1,025 capacity audience on a normal event day saw a crowd twice that size on the night, making movement among the fans difficult and it was…

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NewsXMuse: Ivorian-British model, Aya Jones, slays in cornrows on the cover of Vogue Spain

As we see black beauty continue to get the love it deserves from around the world, Vogue Spain’s March issue follows suit by declaring “Black Is Beautiful” with Ivorian-British model, Aya Jones, at front and center.

Get a glimpse of some of the enchanting photos shot by photographer Nico Bustos and styled by Belen Anolín in Botswana:

Aya Jones for @voguespain March 2016. @iamayajones styled…

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NewsXMuse: A Ghanaian animator on his beautiful African fantasy film, ‘Orisha’s Journey’

In the fourth installment of Okayafrica’s new Cinema Africa series, Abel Shifferaw speaks with Abdul Ndadi, the filmmaker behind Orisha’s Journey, a new animated short inspired by African folklores.

Orisha’s Journey, a short animated film by New York City-based filmmaker of Ghanaian descent, Abdul Ndadi, breaks the European normative lens through which much animated projects are viewed and…

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NewsXMuse: Sarkodie shows why he is the GH rap god at IndigO2 concert

The long queues outside the IndigO2 in London from ‪7pm on Friday the 11th of March, were a good indication that the Sarkodie Live concert was going to be a sold out show. The auditorium was filled with energy as the crowd arrived unfashionably early for a concert tipped to be the best performance display by an African artist.

Fans were entertained by supporting acts; ABC Dancers, AfroB,…

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MuseSports: Cuteness overload in these photos of André Ayew and his daughter

André ‘Dede’ Ayew is a proud daddy to daughter, Inaya, who he had with his longtime girlfriend, Yvonne El Alia.

He often shares photos of Inaya on social media, and the most recent ones show her growing into a pretty little naturalista.

Check them out below.

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