Entertainment
Kwan Pa @5: Band to celebrate Agya Koo Nimo, release new single
• Kwan Pa
Dynamic indigenous band, Kwan Pa as part of its five years anniversary will celebrate legendary Ghanaian highlife musician Agya Koo Nimo.
This would be laced with the release of a new single dubbed, Immediate Effect.
The concert marking the celebration will take place at Zen Gardens located at Cantonment, Accra, tonight.
The group is made up of Bismark Kwabena Osafo (plays Gome), Frederick Minamor (plays Kpanlogo), Evans Nana Yaw Entie (plays Rattle and Bells), and Ansah Nkansah(plays Guitar).
They told The Spectator, that the formation of the group was inspired by Agya Koo Nimo known in private life as Kwabena Boa-Amponsem, a leading folk musician regarded as one of the living legends of highlife and palmwine music.
Kwan Pa urged all lovers of highlife music to make their way to the venue for an unforgettable treat.
They said it had been a good five-year journey even though they didn’t know how it was going to be received, but after some time, many Ghanaians had come to appreciate them.
With hard work, the band has won about five awards from different schemes over the years.
Kwanpa expressed appreciation to Ghanaians for their unflinching support.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Nominations open for 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards
Organisers of Telecel Ghana Music Awards have officially opened nominations for musicians to file their works for the year under review.
In a statement, the organiers noted that “On behalf of the Board, our distinguished sponsors, and esteemed partners, we extend our warmest regards to all music stakeholders, and officially announce the commencement of nominations for the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards.”
According to them, “The scheme is accepting submissions for all commercially released works in the year 2024, from January 1 to December 31. All entries from artistes, artiste managements, record labels, producers, instrumentalists, music composers, and music industry stakeholders should be
submitted via the online portal at www.entry.ghanamusicawards.com before or on Sunday 16th
February, 2025.”
“Please note that the categories of the TGMAs have been revised. The revision affects definitions
and additions. These changes are available on the official website, www.GhanaMusicAwards.com and on the official social media pages (Ghana Music Awards on Facebook, and @ghmusicawards on Instagram and X),” the statement added.
Entertainment
Lynx Entertainment begins global music distribution for African artistes
Music powerhouse, Lyn Entertainment has taken a giant leap into the digital
distribution space after 18 years of dominating and empowering the music industry in Ghana and Africa.
The indefatigable Ghanaian record label, under Lynx Group Limited, has nurtured some of the continent’s biggest music stars and chumed out many global hits till date.
As the company nears two decades of operations, it has announced a significant addition to its roster, offering direct music distribution worldwide for labels and
artistes.
Lynx Entertainment has partnered with technology giant, Vydia, to provide digital infrastructureto enable first-hand distribution of music to global Digital Service Providers (DSP) without any resort to third parties.
According to the CEO of Lynx Group; Richie Mensah, the bold move is to ensure that African artistes and labels are adequately represented in the fast-growing digital distribution scene,
He explained that as the continent embraces the limitless possibilities of digital distribution, there is the need to safeguard the interest of artistes and labels in Africa, thus, maximizing gains for stakeholders.
Richie Mensah stated that for the first time, African creatives will need no third-party distributors or agents as they can get their music listed on platforms like Spotify, Apple
Music, Amazon Music, Tidal and others in the comfort of their homes.
Lynx Entertainment’s distribution platform delivers music to about 200 stores globally while ensuring content protection, rights management, advanced payments, and data
tracking.
The premium technology works to empower creators to distribute, protect, monetize and store their content through one centralized and easy to use platform that has a
transparent royalty payout process.
