Xbills Ebenezer | |
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Born | Annor Ebenezer 17 April 1987 Kukurantumi, Eastern Region, Ghana |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Alma mater | |
Occupation(s) | music video director, Filmmaker |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for | founding Xpress Philms |
Parent(s) | Miss Juliet Gladys Osafo (mother) Mr Fred K. Annor (father) |
Website | xpressphilmsgh |
Xbills Ebenezer (born Annor Ebenezer) is a Ghanaian music video director and filmmaker. He is the founder and CEO of Xpress Philms, a production company that specialises in production of film, television, and music video. [1] [2] [3] [4] Xbills has directed music videos for recording artists across an array of genres including, Bisa Kdei, Shatta Wale, Becca, Kofi Kinaata, Edem, Eazzy, Gurunkz, VVIP, Obrafour, Dobble, AK Songstress, Tic Tac, Sarkodie, Jupitar, and more. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Ebenezxar was born to Miss Juliet Gladys Osafo and Mr Fred K. Annor on 17 April 1987 in Kukurantumi-Akim town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He was the second last of the six siblings. He began school at Asafo-Akim and later joined Ofori Panin Senior High School where he studied Visual Arts. At Ofori Panin Senior High School, Xbills Ebenezer won the Best Visual Arts student in his class for a couple of times. Inspired by the colorful and artistic nature of the Michael Jackson culture during his high school days, he began singing to beats and miming to songs. He dreamed of creating fictional movies that could be as wild, and more horrible than Michael Jackson's. As young as he was, he would sketch movies on pieces of paper in pictorial forms; which were well understood by anyone who read them. These pictorial forms equally had good literary elements. He started full-time music video production in 1997, and his breakthrough video was Gurunkz "Lapaz Toyota" which was shot in 2011. [9]
This is a list of music videos directed by Xbills Ebenezer. Over 37 music videos are currently listed here.
Year | Video | Artist |
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2011 | "Lapaz Toyota" [10] | Gurunkz |
2012 | "Seke" [11] | Dr. Slim feat. Dobble |
2013 | "Boys Abre/Alkayida" [12] | Gurunkz |
2014 | "Obaa Jackie Chan" [13] | Gurunkz |
"Here We Go Again" [14] | Edem | |
"Pum Pum" [15] | TicTac feat Edem | |
"Mpaebo" [16] | Gurunkz | |
"Mama Ne Dada" [17] | D2 | |
"Nkwadaa Nkwadaa" [18] | Gurunkz | |
"Baba God" [19] | Gurunkz | |
"Pooley Swag" [20] | Gurunkz | |
"Aboa Onni Dua" [21] | Obrafour | |
"Pimpinaa" [22] | Obrafour | |
"Enemies" [23] | Jupitar | |
"Skolom" [24] | VVIP | |
2015 | Otan Hunu [25] | Dobble |
2016 | "Bie Gya" [26] | Shatta Wale |
"Hello" [27] | Akwaboah Jnr feat Sarkodie | |
"Beshiwo" | Becca (Ghanaian singer) feat Bisa Kdei | |
"Life" [28] | Bisa Kdei feat Patoranking | |
"Na Na" [29] | Eazzy feat Stonebwoy | |
"Meba Be Tia Wo" [30] | Gurunkz | |
"Hw3" [31] | Becca (Ghanaian singer) feat Bisa Kdei | |
"Susuka" [32] | Kofi Kinaata | |
"Mansa" [33] | Bisa Kdei | |
"PumPum" [34] | RudeBwoy Ranking | |
"Kakai" [35] | Shatta Wale | |
"Holiday" [36] | AK Songstress | |
"Baby" [37] [38] | Petrah feat Reekado Banks | |
"Fefeefe" [39] | EL | |
"One Tin" [40] | Eazzy | |
"Kpakposhito" [41] | Eazzy | |
Hello [42] | Akwaboah feat. Sarkodie | |
2017 | "Boom Boom" [43] | Kuami Eugune |
"Mawuli" [44] | 2Fresh4God | |
"Feeling" [45] | Kurl Songz feat Ebony Reigns | |
"Bronya" [46] | Wutah | |
"Rewind" [47] | MzVee feat Kuami Eugene | |
Daavi [48] | Mzvee | |
We Run Dem [49] | MzVee ft Article Wan | |
2018 | "Come And See My Moda" [50] | MzVee feat. Yemi Alade |
Mamee [51] | Efya ft. Mr Eazi | |
Bend Down [52] | MzVee feat. Kuami Eugene | |
2019 | Dw3 [53] | Mr Drew ft Krymi & Sarkodie |
Fire Burn [54] | Kwamz & Flava Feat. Sarkodie | |
Shooo (Remix) [55] | Kwamz & Flava Feat. Medikal & Joey B | |
Weather [56] | Sista Afia ft Medikal & Quamina MP | |
2020 | "Enjoyment" [57] | KIDI |
No Dulling [58] | Keche Feat. Kuami Eugene | |
Let Me Know [59] | Mr Drew | |
Turn Up [60] | Kuami Eugene | |
Wedding Song [61] | Wendy Shay feat. Kuami Eugene | |
Pray For The World [62] | Wendy Shay | |
Duna [63] | Eazzy Feat Quamina Mp | |
Here For You [64] | Vanilla Karr | |
Bestie [65] | Queen Ayorkor Ft. Kelvyn Boy | |
Paper [66] | Sista Afia feat. Victor AD | |
2021 | Mood [67] | Mr Drew |
Shoulder [68] | Adina feat. Mr JazziQ | |
Dollar On You [69] | Kuami Eugene | |
Today [70] | DopeNation | |
Shuperu [71] | Mr Drew feat. KiDi | |
S3k3 [72] | Mr Drew feat. Medikal | |
Good Mood [73] | Keche ft Fameye | |
Mind Your Business [74] | Dopenation | |
Amen [75] | Kuami Eugene | |
Abodie [76] | Captain Planet (4x4) feat. Kuami Eugene | |
2022 | ''Metua'' [77] | Amerado feat. Kuami Eugene |
"Friday Night" [78] | Lasmid | |
"Sweetie" [79] | Kwabena Kwabena | |
"Jo" [80] | FBS feat. Mr Drew | |
Blow [81] | Mona 4Reall | |
2023 | Cryptocurrency [82] | Kuami Eugene Feat. Rotimi |
Love You [83] | Bisa Kdei feat. KiDi | |
Something Must Happen [84] | Keche | |
Carry Go [85] | Sista Afia | |
My Darling [86] | Akwaboah Feat. Kwabena Kwabena |
Year | Award Ceremony | Award Presented | Nominated Work/Recipient | Result | Ref |
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2016 | 4syte TV Music Video Awards | Best Edited Video of the Year | Guru – Samba | Won | [87] |
2019 | Ghana Actors and Entertainers Awards | Best video director of the year | Himself | Won | [88] |
2021 | 4syte TV Music Video Awards | Best video director of the year | Himself | Won | [89] |
2020 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Best music video of the year 2019 | MzVee ft. Yemi Alade – come and see my mother | Won | [90] |
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