Samini needs to be honoured — Stonebwoy

Black Entertainment TV (BET) award-winning and one time Grammy nominated artiste, Livingstone Etse Satekla, who performs under the stage name, Stonebwoy, has revealed that, Ghanaian musicians, entertainment critics and stakeholders need to recognize and acknowledge the practical role musician, Samini, played to elevate the music industry.

According to the reggae/ragga & dance-hall and afro-beats trailblazer, before the rise of the current crop of musicians, including himself, and a few notable headliners who are making Ghana proud and hoisting the flag of Ghana high, winning Ghanaian, pan-African and global laurels, the founder and frontliner of High Grade Family (HGF), born Emmanuel Andrew Sammini, held the flag of Ghana high and kept Ghanaian music at the forefront of the pan-African music scene.

In an interview on Tv Africa’s morning show, Stonebwoy who was once a protégé to Samini stated that, with 2 decades in the performing and recording ecosystem, the “Untamed Album” crooner’s music business sense and knowledge of the game, relevance and his incomparable ability to move crowds as an entertainer is unmatched. He added that, the industry players and other stakeholders need to practically contribute to project, hold and celebrate him for his enormous achievements.

On his 4th studio album, Anloga Junction, the Afro-dancehall don pulls off an ambitious task by folding his collaborators’ varied styles into his signature sound. Fellow Ghanaian Kojo Antwi fits the reggae feel of “Nkuto”, and the bass rhythm of “Bow Down” flows in sync with Nasty C’s energy. Frequently singing in his Ewe language, particularly on the Keri Hilson collab “Nominate”, Stonebwoy always finds his way back to the unique style that has made him special.

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Formerly known as Batman, Samini is a Reggae and Dance hall recording artiste from Wa, Ghana. His genre of music is a melodious mixture of high life, dance hall, reggae and hip-hop. He terms his brand of music as the “African dance hall”. He signed his first record deal with Ashanti International. Samini started his record label after he left the aforementioned label.

He received international recognition when he won the “Best African Act” at the 2006 MOBO Awards. After releasing his second self-titled studio album, Samini, he won three awards at the then 2007 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. In February 2008, Samini won the “African Artiste of the Year” award at The Headies. His third studio album, Dagaati, was released in 2008. After launching his 7th studio album on 22 December 2018 titled Untamed he won the Reggaeville 2018, Album of the Year.