Koby Maxwell

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Koby Maxwell
Born
Maxwell Koby Okwensy

(1978-11-05) 5 November 1978 (age 46)
Ghana
Occupation(s)Recording artist, producer, actor, singer
Years active2001–present
Website kobymaxwellproductions.com

Koby Maxwell, (born 25 November 1978, as Maxwell Koby Okwensy) is a Ghanaian musician, [1] singer, actor [2] and producer [3] [4] who currently resides in Washington, D.C., in the United States. He says that his goal is to maintain the authenticity of African music, while incorporating the sounds of others. [5] In June 2010, he became a film producer and executive producer when he hired a US film production company to produce his first Nollywood [6] feature film, entitled Paparazzi Eye in the Dark . [7] [8] [9]

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In 2016, he started producing a show on the North American TV channel ABC2 called Nollyhot TV which was first aired on 6 January that year. The show captures happenings within the Nigerian entertainment industry of Nollywood for an American audience. Nollyhot TV is also broadcast on the DCW 50 and The CW television channels in the USA. [10] Koby Maxwell Productions in association with Lafa Media & Zealmatic Pictures also came out with a 2019 movie titled The Wrong One. [11]

Family and early life

Koby Maxwell is the oldest of six children. Since arriving in America in 2000, he has performed in prominent places such as the Kennedy Center and the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. He has shared the stage with artists including Nancy Wilson, Chaka Khan and Dionne Warwick. In August 2006, he performed with reggae star Sean Paul, Barrington Levy, Sanchez, Ziggy and Stephen Marley, Bunny Wailer and Salif Keita [12] [13] at Reggae on the River. Maxwell also gained additional recognition as a key performer in Detroit's 21st African World Festival. [14]

Discography

YearAlbumRoleNotes
2004Praise The LordArtist
2005Flying with the LordArtist
2007I'm Aware [15] Artist
Step to the TopArtistwith Veeda, DJ Tasouman
2008Hope Alive Movie SoundtrackArtistStarring Desmond Elliot
2010Busted Life Movie Soundtrack [16] ArtistStarring Ramsey Nouah
2011 Paparazzi Eye in the Dark Movie SoundtrackArtistStarring Van Vicker, Tchidi Chikeri, Syr Law, Chet Anekwe
Do It Album [17] Artist

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2011 Paparazzi Eye in the Dark Mr. MaxxProducer, actor co-Starring with Van Vicker, Tchidi Chikeri, Syr Law, Chet Anekwe
2012Drug Related 3Reporter / DetectiveAlongside Saint Anger, Holly Anderson, Tammy Barboa
2013 One Night in Vegas PatProducer, actor co-Starring with Jimmy Jean-Louis, John Dumelo, Michael Blackson, Sarodj Bertin
2018Busted LifeMr. MaxAlongside Ron Bush, Chet Anekwe, Pascal Atuma

Awards

References

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  2. theafricandream.net. "Koby Maxwell acting" . Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. IMDB. "Koby Maxwell IMDB" . Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  4. theafricandream.net. "Koby Maxwell productions" . Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. Upfrontafrica.com. "Koby Maxwell Article" . Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  6. PaparazziEyeInTheDark.com. "Official Website for Paparazzi Eye in the Dark". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  7. Mightyafrican.blogspot.com. "Question and Answer with Koby Maxwell" . Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  8. Blog Talk Radio. "Koby Interview on Blogtalkradio @ 7:30 mark" . Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  9. Ghanashowbiz.com. "Koby Maxwell Interview". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  10. theafricandream.net. "Nollyhot TV" . Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  11. theafricandream.net. "The Wrong One" . Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  12. Theafricanstar.com. "Koby Maxwell Interview". Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  13. Museke.com. "Koby Interview". Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  14. Zulumuzic.net. "Koby Web Interview". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  15. Ghanamusic.com. "Article on Im Aware song" . Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  16. NigeriaMovieNetwork.com. "Busted Life Article and Trailer". Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  17. 3gmediaonline.com. "DO IT on stage" . Retrieved 24 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. 3gmediaonline.com. "3G Media Awards". Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. GoldenIcons.com. "Nollywood USA Awards Coverage". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  20. "Nafca 2013 Award Winners" . Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  21. "2013 Nafca Award Winners" . Retrieved 11 December 2013.