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22 Nov

My Greatest Fear In Life Is The Second Coming Of John Mahama – Appietus

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Ghanaian music icon, Appiah Dankwah, famously referred to as Appietus, has revealed that his greatest fear is the second coming of former President John Mahama. He said the reason why he is actively campaigning for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to be elected as president is that he’s frightened by Mahama’s return to power. “If voted into office again, Mahama will only have four years to serve, and so when he does anything we don’t like, we can’t use losing an election to frighten him,” he posited. “At the end of the day, I’m afraid that Bawumia will lose for Mahama to…

18 Jun

Reggie Rockstone Is The Originator Of Hiplife – Appietus

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The issue of who the originator of hiplife is has been lurking in the music industry for some time Hiplife is a music genre birthed in Ghana in the early 90s from a fusion of American hip-hop and Ghanaian highlife music. It established itself as music with a truly African identity for a new generation of Ghanaians. While hiplife legend Reggie Rockstone has insisted for years that he originated hiplife, several key personalities who contributed immensely to the genre’s growth have disputed the claim. But speaking on The Chat on Channel One TV – hosted by Ekow Koomson, legendary sound engineer Appiah Dankwah better known…

15 Jun

The Black Stars Are More Known Than Our Music – Appietus Claims

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Renowned Ghanaian music producer, Appietus, has identified that one of the impediments hindering Ghana's music industry from gaining global recognition is the lack of a distinct genre representing the country's music. In an interview on Day Break on Hitz, he highlighted the lack of a recognizable genre representing Ghana's music internationally, contrasting it with countries like Jamaica (Reggae), America (Hip-Hop), and Nigeria (Afrobeat) where specific genres immediately come to mind without mentioning any specific artiste. "If you go outside Ghana, Black Stars are known more than our music. What kind of music represents us out there? “The moment you say Jamaica,…

13 Jun

Appietus Reveals Challenges Faced By Ghanaian Music In Achieving Global Recognition

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Celebrated Ghanaian music producer Appiah Dankwah, popularly known as Appietus, has shed light on the numerous obstacles hindering Ghanaian music from achieving international recognition. In a candid interview on the Showbiz University podcast with King Kweku Mensah, Appietus believes that one of Ghana's main struggles lies in its tendency to constantly experiment with new genres instead of sticking to one. He expressed his concerns, stating, "That thing is difficult. Ghanaians like to change. I think it's been a problem. We like to change, even when it's not necessary. We just always want to see if this one will also do well. We leave…

01 Feb

Daddy Lumba Inspired Me As A Young Producer – Appietus

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Renowned sound engineer and music producer, Appiah Darkwah popularly known as Appietus has heaped praises on veteran Highlife artiste, Daddy Lumba, for inspiring him at the early stages of his career. Speaking on Kumasi-based Pure FM, the outstanding beatmaker disclosed that it was Lumba’s huge payment for a service he (Appietus) rendered to him that encouraged him to venture into music production. “Daddy Lumba was the first artiste to give me a substantial amount of money in my career. He came to the studio and we had a discussion, afterwards, he went out and brought a jute bag saying he had…

30 Jan

He’s Been Enjoying Money From 5 Of Our Songs He Uploaded Without Our Knowledge, He’s Greedy- Papi of 5Five To Appietus (VIDEO)

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Musician Papi of 5five group, has accused legendary sound engineer Appiah Dankwah, popularly known as Appietus, of enjoying money from five of their songs he uploaded without their knowledge. Speaking in an interview with Shatta Michy on Friday, 27th January, 2023, on Movement Showbiz on Movement TV, Papi revealed that Appietus uploaded 5 of the group's song on Spotify, apple music, amongst other platforms without their knowledge. According to Papi, Appietus has been cashing out from the various streaming platforms, and claimed the only platform he was made known their song was uploaded on was YouTube. Papi asserted that ''We…

19 Jan

If I Didn’t Put 5Five’s Songs Online They Would’ve Made A Fool Of Me – Appietus

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Renowned music producer, Appiah Dankwah, has admitted to selling some songs he produced for the music group 5Five years ago on digital streaming platforms. Speaking in an interview on CTV, Appietus as he is popularly known, alleged that the group and their manager Bullgod did not pay for his services when they patronised him. He explained that they sometimes resorted to a barter trade system and he had hoped that as the group grew, they would pay for his services with money. “Papi and his group and Bulldog, they have never paid for studio fee, every time it was batter…

18 Jan

5Five’s Papi, Appietus Trade Insults On Live TV Over Royalties For ‘Muje Baya’, Other Songs

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The rift between music producer, Appietus and Papi of hiplife group, 5Five, is getting murkier. The two have been at each other’s necks for the past few days over the latter’s 2011 hit song, ‘Muje Baya’. In the latest development, Papi expressed his distaste for an assertion made by the song’s producer, Appietus, on Sunday, January 15. Appietus had claimed that he was never paid for producing ‘Muje Baya’. This claim did not go down well with Papi who responded to the claim on CTV on Tuesday, January 17. Papi called him names and claimed he benefited hugely from the…

18 Jan

Bullgod Threatens Legal Action Against Appietus For Alleged Unauthorised Sale Of 5Five’s Songs

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Artiste manager and CEO of Bullhaus Entertainment, Lawrence Nana Asiamah has threatened to sue music producer, Appiah Dankwah, also known as Appeitus. In a post on Facebook, Lawrence Asiamah, popularly known as Bullgod accused the veteran producer of making money off 5Five – a music group formerly managed by Bullhaus Entertainment. According to him, for about a decade now, the producer allegedly, has solely been receiving funds from 5Five’s songs after selling them on digital streaming platforms without authorised approval. Bullgod explained that although Appeitus produced those tracks, they were executively produced and promoted by his company Bullhaus thus making…

16 Jan

Seek Professional Help —Appietus Tells Musicians

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Popular sound engineer Appietus is asking musicians who record their own songs to also seek professional guidance in order to produce quality works. To the versatile sound engineer, most musicians lack the skills of mixing and mastering and that is why services of a qualified people such as himself are required. Speaking to Graphic Showbiz, Appietus real name Appiah Dankwah said “musicians who record, mix and master have problems with their sound when the final product comes out. I don’t want to mention names but the evidence is clear. “It is not bad for a musician to record because they…