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07 Dec

My Outrage At Event Flyer Was Not To Hype The Show – Wiyaala Clarifies

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Ghanaian alternative music artiste, Wiyala, has addressed the recent controversy surrounding the positioning of her picture on a flyer for an upcoming show, emphasising that her intention was not to create hype or stir controversy. This comes after a flyer for the upcoming "Safari Fest" show, scheduled for January 1, 2024 was released. The flyer featured Samini, Kuami Eugene, Fancy Gadam, and Wiyaala. However, Wiyaala was placed behind the other acts in on the flyer. This didn't go down well with the versatile artiste, who took to her social media to call for her image to be positioned correctly as…

06 Dec

Samini Apologizes After Wiyaala Fumed For Being Placed Behind Three Artistes On A Flyer

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Shortly after Wiyaala asked Samini to re-position her at a respectable spot on the flyer of his annual ‘Saminifest’, the 'High Grade label' boss has taken to social media to apologize for the gaffe. Samini received the stern warning from Wiyaala on social media after she chanced on the flyer, which had the likes of Kuami Eugene and Fancy Gadam on the bill. Wiyaala, angrily expressed that her position on the flyer projects her as an underground artiste and also threatened to opt out of the event if the needful isn’t done. “Honestly, I am not happy about this poster circulating on social…

18 Aug

I Like Everything About Wiyaala – Ambolley Confesses

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Ghanaian musician, composer, and songwriter, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, has praised Afro-pop singer Wiyaala, for the originality of her craft. Noella Wiyaala is widely known around the world for singing in her native language, Sissala, and Waala, even on international platforms. Currently, Wiyaala is one of the few Ghanaian female musicians who has been touring the world with her unique art. However, acknowledging her style and how she has been able to project the Ghanaian culture globally, Mr. Ambolley during an interview with Kingdom FM said, “I like the way she is doing her things because she has been herself and she only…

11 Aug

German Ambassador Lists Pat Thomas, Charles Amoah, Wiyaala, Among His Favourite Ghanaian Musicians

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The German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, has opened up about his deep appreciation for Ghanaian music and shared some of his favourite artistes. In an exclusive interaction with Doreen Abanema Abayaa on GhanaWeb Special, the ambassador's enthusiasm for the vibrant musical culture of Ghana was palpable as he recounted his introduction to the country's musical treasures. With a warm smile, Ambassador Krull reminisced, "Even before coming here and being told I would be posted in Ghana, I packed my CD player with only two African music CDs, and as soon as I hit play, we couldn't help but start…

31 May

It’s ‘A Big Lie’; Northern Girls Do Not Use Clay As Menstrual Pad – Wiyaala Calls Out NGO

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Singer Wiyaala has described as "a big lie" a claim by one Rita Etornam Sey, the founder of non-governmental organisation (NGO) Inspire Today that girls and women in the northern part of Ghana use clay as a substitute for menstrual towels. Ms Sey, in a GTV interview on World Menstrual Hygiene Day, said: "It is important that we pay attention to good menstrual hygiene, knowing very well what some of the girls use when they are menstruating. "For Inspire Today, over the period, the places we have been to, the girls use all manner of materials for menstruation: some use…

22 May

VGMA Only Awards Accra-Based Artistes – Wiyaala Alleges

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Ghanaian sensational Afro Pop singer and songwriter, Noella Wiyaala says the annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) has become solely for artistes in Accra. She said the awards, which is supposed to recognise the efforts of musical talents nationwide, had become Accra-based and honours artiste in the nation’s capital. Wiyaala in an interview disclosed that the popular music award scheme’s outline of criteria for the selection of nominees, had led her not to participate in the awards thus her inability to submit entries. The singer and songwriter was named Most Promising Artiste in Africa, Revelation of the African Continent, and…

13 May

VGMA Only Focuses On Artistes In Accra – Wiyaala

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Ghanaian Afro-pop singer, dancer and songwriter, Noella Wiyalaa, has stated that the annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) organised by Charterhouse, only rewards and promotes works of artists who are based in the Greater Accra regional capital, Accra. Wiyaala, who was speaking in a recent interview on “The North” Podcast with Prince Hamdan Banang, made known that the popular music awards scheme had spelt out a criteria for the selection of nominees which she thinks she doesn’t qualify for, and so has stopped filing nominations. She emphasized that the criteria involved having one’s songs played on all radio stations in…

15 Sep

Sissala Goddess, Wiyaala Officially Joins GRAMMYS Academy Class 2022

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Ghanaian Afro-pop singer-songwriter Wiyaala officially has been welcomed as a member of GRAMMYS 2022 New Member Class, this comes on the back after receiving an invitation from the Recording Academy. On September 9, on Friday, Recording Academy President and CEO Harvey Mason Jr. shared the news during an annual address, in which he welcomed nearly 2,000 diverse musicians, including the Ghanaian Afropop singer-songwriter, and other music industry professionals, into its ranks. The membership presents her with a fortuity to celebrate, mirror, and give back to music and its creators. On the report of the earlier announcement, 47% of this year’s…