Quamina MP

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Quamina MP
Birth nameEmmanuel Kwamina Amonoo
BornSeptember 11
Accra, Ghana
Genres Hip hop, Afrobeat, Hiplife
Occupation(s) Artiste, Record producer
Years active2017 – present

Emmanuel Kwamina Amonoo (born September 11) also known by the stage name Quamina MP is a Ghanaian musician and record producer. [1]

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Early life

Quamina MP was born on the 11th of September in Takoradi. He lived and was brought up in Mankessim where he had his basic education. He attended St Marys Senior High School for his secondary education. He then proceeded to Ghana Communication Technology University for his tertiary education in which he had to drop out due to his parents' low financial status. [2]

Music career

Quamina learnt how to create beats around 2014 to support his choice to pursue music fulltime after dropping out of university. In 2017, he met Ground Up Chale, a talent recruiting and music managing platform which gave him his big break in the music industry in Ghana with the song Wiase Y3d3. [3]

He lost his dad in November 2020 to a road accident after they were travelling together. [4] [5] [6]

Notable performances

Quamina MP has performed at Rapperhorlic Concert, Afrochella, Detty Rave, Bhim Concert, Tidal Rave, Ghana Rocks, Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Ghana hall Party(London) Ghana music awards (London) and Ghana Independence Party (Manchester). [7]

Discography

Singles

EP

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationRecipient/Nominated workAwardResultRef
2019 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Wiase Y3 D3 Remix featuring Kwesi Arthur & Yung CHiplife Song Of The YearNominated [11]
2019 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Wiase Y3 D3New Artiste Of The YearNominated
20202020 Vodafone Ghana Music AwardsAmanfour GirlsHiplife/Hip Hop Artiste Of The YearNominated [12]
20202020 Vodafone Ghana Music AwardsAmanfour GirlsMost Popular Song Of The YearNominated
20202020 Vodafone Ghana Music AwardsAmanfour GirlsHiplife Song Of The YearNominated
20202020 Vodafone Ghana Music AwardsAmanfour Girls Remix feat Medikal Best Collaboration Of The YearNominated
2020 3 Music Awards Amanfour GirlsHiplife Song Of The YearWon
2020 3 Music Awards Amanfour Girls feat Medikal Best CollaborationsNominated
20222022 Vodafone Ghana Music AwardsEnjoyment Minister D-Black Feat Quamina MP, Stonebwoy Collaboration Of The YearWon [13]

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  4. 1 2 "QUAMINA MP'S SONGS FOR BONGO | People's Stories Project". www.psp-culture.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Quamina MP survives ghastly accident!". Ghana Music. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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