Quamina MP | |
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Birth name | Emmanuel Kwamina Amonoo |
Born | September 11 Accra, Ghana |
Genres | Hip hop, Afrobeat, Hiplife |
Occupation(s) | Artiste, Record producer |
Years active | 2017 – present |
Emmanuel Kwamina Amonoo (born September 11) also known by the stage name Quamina MP is a Ghanaian musician and record producer. [1]
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]
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]
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]
Year | Organization | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
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2019 | 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Wiase Y3 D3 Remix featuring Kwesi Arthur & Yung C | Hiplife Song Of The Year | Nominated | [10] |
2019 | 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Wiase Y3 D3 | New Artiste Of The Year | Nominated | |
2020 | 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Amanfour Girls | Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste Of The Year | Nominated | [11] |
2020 | 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Amanfour Girls | Most Popular Song Of The Year | Nominated | |
2020 | 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Amanfour Girls | Hiplife Song Of The Year | Nominated | |
2020 | 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Amanfour Girls Remix feat Medikal | Best Collaboration Of The Year | Nominated | |
2020 | 3 Music Awards | Amanfour Girls | Hiplife Song Of The Year | Won | |
2020 | 3 Music Awards | Amanfour Girls feat Medikal | Best Collaborations | Nominated | |
2022 | 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Enjoyment Minister D-Black Feat Quamina MP, Stonebwoy | Collaboration Of The Year | Won | [12] |
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