5 Female Dancehall Artistes In Ghana. Who Is Your Favorite?
Dancehall music is a genre of urban folk music which came out of Jamaica in the mid to late 1970s and is generally considered to be the direct predecessor of rap. The genre, in its most basic form, a deejay toasting (or rapping) over a riddim. Dancehall is also known as ‘bashment’, a term which can refer to either the music itself or a large party where dancehall music is played.
History Of Dancehall
Dancehall gets its name, predictably, from large halls or street spaces where deejays were setting up their sound systems.
As the idea of toasting, rather than just playing pre-recorded songs, became popular, many of the best deejays became household names in Jamaica and eventually throughout the music world. Some of the more popular early deejays were King Jammy, Shabba Ranks and Yellowman.
Dancehall music is by far the most popular music in Jamaica and has been for quite some time.
This genre of music has however traveled almost across the world and is highly enjoyed in most African countries including Ghana.
In Ghana, the list of female dancehall artistes keeps increasing with time.
Here are five of the female dancehall artistes in Ghana.
Do let us know who is your all time favorite;
Today, we bring you five of such artistes and we just want you to tell us which of them is your favorite of all time.
1. Eno
She’s considered as one of the oldest in the industry with lots of tracks, performances and has featured a lot of big artistes. Tracks such as ‘Pull Me Out, ‘My Love’, ‘Juicy Me’,’Tw3dwe3′, ‘Clap For Yourself’ among others are to her credit. Real name is Ruth Serwaa Nyame.
2. MzVee
MzVee is considered as one of the best in the industry. She has won multiple awards in her first year as a solo artist. These include New Artiste of the Year at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards, and Most Promising Act at the 2015 Ghana Music Honors. Real name is Vera Hamenoo -Kpeda.
Made history by becoming the first Ghanaian Female artiste and Ghana’s only representative when she was nominated for the BET 2016 Best International Act : Africa award . She has several hit singles including ‘Borkor Borkor’, ‘Natural Girl’ and ‘My Everything’ etc. More so, her music style is a perfect blend of Afro-Pop, Dancehall and R&B.
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3. Ebony Reigns
Here comes Priscilla Owusu-Kwarteng, best known as EbonyReigns. Though very young in the industry, Ebony has become a household name and is already receiving awards. Her relentlessness in releasing hit after hit songs is what marvels people. The just ended 4Syte Music Video Awards, saw her take home the best female video award with her ‘Sponsor video’. ‘Kupe’, ‘Sponsor’, Hustle’ among others are to her credit.
4. AK Songstress
AK Songstress(Akosua Kwakye) has over twenty- four singles to her name. A Gifted performer known for her energy and crowd involvement. First female to ever win the ‘Discovery of the Year for Dancehall/Reggae Artiste’ at the 2014 BASS Awards in the midst of male contenders.
5.Kaakie
last but not least is Kaakie, who apart from being the biggest voice in Africa who does Dancehall music is also the very first female to combine Nursing and Music together.More so, she was the first female in Africa to ever win a Reggae/Dancehall award. “Best New Artiste 2012” by Yfm 107.9 Ghana is one of her awards. Another one is,“New Artiste of the Year” at Ghana Music Awards 2013, “Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year” award at the Ghana Music Awards 2013. Also, “Best Female Vocalist” at the BASS Awards 2013 etc. Real name- Grace Kaki Awo Ocansey.’ Too much’, ‘Too sweet’, ‘DC Turn up’,’Zuuchia’ etc are some of her songs.
So, now that you have all five please remember to let us know who is your all time favorite.
