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20 Dec

I’m Grateful To Share A Song With Legendary Amakye Dede – Sarkodie

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BET award-winning rapper, Sarkodie has expressed deep admiration and appreciation for Ghanaian Highlife legend, Amakye Dede. In a recent tweet on X (formerly Twitter), Sarkodie shared how honored he is to have a song with the legend. The rapper becomes the first artiste Amakye Dede has ever collaborated with. “He was a global icon even before I was brought to this world and he’s still an icon … as a toddler listening to his amazing music now being on the same song with him is a great honor. he’s collaborated with no one and I happen to be the first!!…

15 Jun

Charterhouse Distances Itself From Amakye Dede’s ‘I Was Forced To Crown Kuami Eugene’ Comment

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Charterhouse Production Ltd, the esteemed organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), has firmly disassociated themselves from Amakye Dede's claims regarding the crowning of Kuami Eugene as the future king of highlife in Ghana during the 2019 VGMAs. Amakye Dede, a legendary Ghanaian highlife musician, recently disclosed that he felt compelled by external forces to bestow this title upon the young highlife and Afrobeat singer. In a report on asaaseradio.com, Robert Klah, the head of public events and communication at Charterhouse, responded by stating that they had no knowledge or involvement in the incident. He expressed his confusion regarding…

27 Jan

Amakye Dede Reveals What Transpired Between Him And Sarkodie At An Event

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Amakye Dede one of Ghana’s premier Highlife musicians popularly referred to as ‘Iron Boy’ has shared a conversation he had with Sarkodie. According to the veteran singer, Sarkodie met him at an event and got closer to finding out what the current crop of musicians can do to sustain the Ghanaian music industry. He said “Sarkodie is the only young musician who got close to me at an event to ask questions about the way forward for the Ghana music industry. “I also had the time to explain things for him to understand, in fact, I was really eager to…

27 Jan

Nigerian Artistes Have Gradually Taken Over Highlife Music – Amakye Dede

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Veteran Ghanaian musician, Abrantie Amakye Dede has stated that Nigerian artistes have taken over the Highlife music genre. Speaking on Kessben TV, the “Iron Boy” as he is affectionately called said the truth is that Highlife which was known to be a Ghanaian music genre has shifted to Nigerians. “Well you know if I want to say it as it is I can boldly tell you that now Highlife has shifted to the side of Nigerians,” he said as monitored by MyNewsGh.com. He remarked, “The truth should be said as it is because Ghana was known to be doing Highlife…