Kontihene

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Emmanuel Nana Appiah Boateng known by his stage name Kontihene is a Ghanaian hiplife musician. [1] 'Aketesea' from his debut album Nyankonton won the Song of the Year Award during the 2003 edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards making him the first new artist at the time to have received this award. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Kontihene was born in the 1920s. [5] He grew up in the city of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He had his basic education at the Martyrs of Uganda School and went on to Opoku Ware Secondary School. He learnt to play the piano at a young age and can play the saxophone as well. [6] Raised as a Pentecostal, and mentored by local musician named Tommy Weireeda. Eventually, Kontihene and his family relocated to the US, where he continued to pursue his musical career. [7]

Awards

Vodafone Ghana Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003AketeseaSong of the YearWon
HimselfNew Artist of the YearWon

References

  1. ↑ "Kontihene, Biography". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  2. ↑ "Kontihene wins song of the year award" . Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  3. ↑ "You can't pay for Kojo Antwi's talent, it'll be disrespectful – Kontihene". www.myjoyonline.com.
  4. ↑ Online, Peace FM. "My Songs Are Timeless - Kontihene". peacefmonline.com.
  5. ↑ "Kontihene Profile and Discography | African Music Library". africanmusiclibrary.org. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  6. ↑ "Biography of Kontihene | Ghana Music | Kontihene of Ghana". www.ghanabase.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  7. ↑ African American History Project, Bronx (2009-11-10). "Kontihene". Oral Histories.


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