Zapp Mallet Archives - Wontumi Online

21 Mar

George Darko Was Above His Peers As A Guitarist –Zapp Mallet

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WELL-known recording engineer, music producer and guitarist, Zapp Mallet, has described George Darko who passed away on Wednesday, March 20, as a guitarist who was above his peers because he efficiently handled many different styles of music. “When it came to the ‘Yaa Amponsah’ and other approaches to Highlife, he played nicely. He was also wonderful with Blues, Jazz and other genres. His playing on recordings was remarkable. “At a certain time, his solos were things every guitarist worth his salt should know. If you played for a band and you didn’t know George Darko’s solos, then you were not…

18 Oct

Tagoe Sisters Apologize To Zapp Mallet For Exclusion From 40th Anniversary Event

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Legendary Ghanaian gospel music group, Tagoe Sisters, has apologized to legendary sound engineer Zapp Mallet for not inviting him to their 40th-anniversary celebration. The Tagoe Sisters @40 celebrations are a series of live music concerts held between September and October 2023 to mark the iconic Ghanaian gospel duo’s 40th anniversary in the music industry. The highlight of the activities was a mega concert at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on Sunday, October 15, 2023. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Gifty Osei, Hopeson Adorye, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako, Nacee, and Perez Musik are some of the numerous dignitaries and celebrities…

27 Apr

Zapp Mallet Reveals Failed Attempt To Introduce Split Sheet System When He Was GHAMRO Board Member

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Veteran music producer, Zapp Mallet, has disclosed that during his tenure as a Board Member of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), a planned introduction to set up a system that will aim at outlining the earning percentages of each contributor involved in a music project in terms of royalties failed to materialise. In a myjoyonline.com report, Zapp Mallet expressed his disappointment in the Ghanaian music industry's poor royalty system, stating that many issues needed to be addressed to improve the industry. Zapp Mallet revealed that the GHAMRO Board and Abraham Adjatey, the CEO, attempted to introduce the split sheet…

16 Feb

It Can Take Hours To Write And Produce A Good Song – Okyeame Kwame

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Rapper and songwriter, Okyeame Kwame, says that writing a good song is not limited to any particular duration. According to the ‘Rap Dacta,’ all that matters is getting the inspiration and thoughts well pieced “Once the idea has come to you and whoever is producing the song also understands the direction you are going, and it is instant it mustn’t necessarily drug or take a long time,” he intimated. “It can take one hour to write and produce a good song or sometimes it can even take a year,” he added. He made this revelation in a Twitter Spaces conversation…