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EVENT REVIEW: KIKI GYAN TRIBUTE SHOW

By Joseph ‘Aqweci’ Ofori & Alan Kyeremateng
This article was published on Ghana Community Online (http://ghanacommunity.com/event-review-kiki-gyan-tribute-show/)

On Saturday, 3rd October 2015, a historic event was held at Alliance Francaise, Accra, as Ghana paid tribute to legendary Kiki Gyan whose demise occurred in 2004. HPR Media made this possible, bringing to one stage both legends and vibrant new acts, including Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, VVIP, M.anifest, Ko-Jo Cue, and Adomaa among others. The night also witnessed the presence of the only daughter of Kiki, Vanessa Gyan.

The event was planned to start at 7pm, but there was an hour delay, and for once it wasn’t the fault of the organizers, rather the audience who turned up late and the few that were present were socializing.

2015; THE YEAR IN MUSIC REVIEW

This article was published on Loud Sound Ghana (https://loudsoundgh.com/2016/01/2015-the-year-in-music-review/)

Whoa! Wonderful how the year 2015 welcomed us and waved goodbye within a short measurable time. Ironically, a glut of occurrences surfaced in the year. I hereby take the stage to walk us through the 2015 musical journey. This article has been divided into 6 sections to ensure I leave no stone unturned.

SONGS

Every person who updates his/her playlist will have a huge folder of songs, as musicians, both mainstream and underground didn’t rest their heads on their pillows. Personally, I was impressed with the kind of songs that were released last year.

A FRESHER'S MAIDEN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

This article was published on Kuulpeeps (http://kuulpeeps.com/2016/01/the-freshers-maiden-university-examinations-experience/)

One afternoon, amidst the nervousness and impatience, I repeated what I had been doing for about 2 weeks; I checked my admission status and like a dream, my surname preceded the first beautifully. As the cliché goes, “this calls for celebration”, we made a bit of joyful noise and took some beverages. Fast forward to the day I settled on campus in a hall I secured; what a great feeling I had as I realized that truly no authoritarian housemaster would be monitoring my movements. The freedom of choice of eating what I wanted when I felt like was blissful. I was present at a couple of parties… and man, I’d never witnessed an uncountable number of pretty ladies all located in one community at the same damn time.

The music legend, Kiki Gyan, the then keyboardist for UK-based Afro-rock group, Osibisa who at a time was the fifth best pianist in the world shall be celebrated. The late Gyan became addicted to hard drugs, to the detriment of his career. After the sad demise of this great man in 2004, the right time has now come for him to be celebrated.

On Saturday, October 3, 2015, Alliance Française amphitheater comes alive as HPR media, a communications and media consultancy delivers an extravaganza as musical heavyweights, both legends and new acts, unite to celebrate the legacy of Kiki Gyan.

Musical stalwarts including VVIP, M.anifest, Ko-Jo Cue, Ewvdzi and Adomaa among legends such as Gyedu Blay Ambolley will grace the occasion with food for the soul.

In Kiki Gyan’s last interview, he stated his desire to start a foundation. His family is making that desire a reality by partnering with HPR Media on this event. According to the daughter of Kiki, Vanessa Gyan, she is blessed to unveil the Kiki Gyan Foundation on the night of the show. She states “it will highlight the Say No To Drugs campaign, while also being a platform to give back to those who have a passion for music but may not have the financial backing to learn more about the craft they love.”

DON’T ENTERTAIN EVIL

During the early days when man was created, referring to the Holy Bible, Genesis 2:9, 3:1-6…

“From the soil, God caused to grow every kind of tree, enticing to look at and good to eat, with the tree of life in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Now, the snake was the most subtle of all the wild animals that God had made. It asked the woman, ‘Did God really say you were not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?’
The woman answered the snake 'We may eat the fruit of trees in the garden.
But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden God said, 'You must not eat it, nor touch it, under pain of death.’

BATH YOUR LEFT ARM WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND

I tried bathing my right arm with my right hand and I couldn’t. I did it with my left arm and it was very simple.

That’s the intro to this piece. I typed this immediately after a young man who is offering his Master’s degree in Communication Studies at University of Ghana named “Sledge” gave me series of advice. I was highly motivated and was left with no choice than to put it into writing.

In this world, there has to be help from somewhere to enable one reach higher heights. God says in the Bible “as you didn’t do for your brother, you didn’t do for me”. The message I’m trying to put across here is to help the needy. Sledge gave me numerous testimonies that came as a result of his giving. I can’t share my own because frankly, I’m not a giver. But I turned into a new leaf right after, and hence, I’m going to start giving.

GATHER THE BROKEN AFRICAN PIECES

I didn’t write this in any particular order. It just hit me like… go write about that!

Where should I even start from?..

Well, I was wondering why most Ghanaians living in Ghana are broke, but when the same people settle in developed countries, they find a way to make a lot more.

Is it because our land has been cursed against progression? Or we’re lazy and individually independent? Or do we lack ideas? Or probably, most people here are dumb?

If so then does it mean majority of poor people are dumb, and so the reason for their state of living?