Ghanaian Reggae singer, Knii Lante has bagged two nominations at the upcoming Ghana-Nigeria
Music Awards.
In a very colorful event held in Accra on Thursday, May 26, the ‘Baby Take Good Care’ hitmaker
earned nominations in the Reggae Song of the Year with ‘Boots Off’ and Reggae Artiste of the
Year for his overall performance under the year of review.
‘Boots Off’ is a Reggae song produced in Jamiaca by Josi BigFinga Coppola and released in August
2021. According to Knii Lante, ‘Boots Off’ is a song he intentionally released on the birthday on
Haile Selassie, the last Emperor of Ethiopia.
‘Boots Off’ is a feel good reggae song with a clear message of unity, peace and love.
Real name, Nii Lante Okunka Blankson, the highly rated singer is also a man of many talents. His
fans refer to him as the Singa-Doc and this is due to his other profession as a medical doctor. Knii
Lante is also a gifted songwriter and a capable music producer.
Knii Lante had quite an eventful 2021 having performed on big stages, releasing banging songs
with quality videos alongside. He earned a nomination at this year’s 3Music Awards in the
Reggae Artiste of the Year category.
Knii was recently in the news for speaking up against stereotypes of reggae musicians and people
with dreadlocks. According to him, the society and most especially, the police on multiple
occasions stereotype him for wearing locks. A situation he seems never to understand.