Perhaps it is just as well that Afro
Pop musician Atumpan has left the classroom to concentrate on his music
career. The graduate teacher who used to teach at a senoir high school
in Accra, has been generating controversies with every new song he
releases.
In 2010, he came up with The Thing and then a year
after, he dropped Sisi Mu Den and just recently, he has been out with
Nyash. Besides the risque titles each of the songs presents, the lyrics
also raise eyebrows.
Still Atumpan denies that he is controversial.
In
an interview with Showbiz from his UK base, Atumpan said that contrary
to the belief that he likes to be controversial in his songs, he is only
committed to educating society about relevant issues that have been
disregarded.
He said since artistes love to talk about different
themes like love, family and other ills of society, he sees nothing
wrong when he composes songs which carry “undertones of sex”.
“I
am not controversial and I don’t know why people are hypocritical when
the topic of sex comes up. We all agree that it is a very important
aspect of life so why shield it?
“This is my contribution to the
society. Besides, we can’t all preach about love and the ills of
society. We all have different ways of expressing our feelings and
passion and mine is to talk about women.
Giving his own
definition of “Nyash”, Atumpan said NYASH represents the acronym of the
qualities he wants to find in his woman which are Natural, Youthful,
Adorable, Sexy and Humble.
“If you take a good listening to the
song, you would notice that I am singing the praises of the qualities
that I want in my woman to make her stand out among the lot. I want my
woman to have a big NYASH and that is what I am telling the world. What
is controversial about this?”
Atumpan, real name, Frank Elikem
Cobbinah he, burst onto the music scene with his hit single The Thing
which drew a lot of criticisms when he once labelled it as a gospel
song.
Currently living in the UK, Atumpan said he had to take a break from the teaching field to concentrate on his music career.
For
him, being in a limelight at a time when he was in the classroom
endeared him to many of the students because they were privileged to
have a celebrity as their teacher and “was a different ball game when in
the classroom”.
He said that even though there was the tendency
to bring his showbiz “elements” in the classroom sometimes, he was
always cautious of the academic environment he found himself and never
disregarded his commitment that he was nurturing future leaders of the
nation who needed to be instilled with discipline and moral lessons.
He said he will be back home by mid-year to take a “glorious position” on the music radar after the release of his second album.
Visibly excited actress Emelia
Brobbey put smiles on the faces of these children by donating food items
worth GH¢ 1,500 to the Rema Ghana Rehabilitation Centre at Patasi in
Kumasi.
The items included boxes of Indomie, drinks and biscuits
among others. All the 50 children at the centre were also treated to
pastries and soft drinks.
The donation was made under her Emelia
Brobbey Foundation which has been in existence for the past two years
and seeks to support the needy in society.
Emelia won two awards
at the recently held Kumawood Awards, the Best Twi/English actress and
Best Actress in a Supporting role for the movie, Madamfo. She is
currently putting finishing touches to her second movie under her End
Time Productions.
For someone who faced challenges last year, one
would say that Emelia is not doing badly for herself at all, “It is not
every actor who can bounce back after all the humiliation but I am
doing better than before,” she told Showbiz.
Multiple award-winning Afro Neo Soul
singer Efya’s debut album “Love Genesis” slated for a February 2014
release is about to get a follow-up to her 2013 promo single “Life”,
entitled “Forgetting Me”.
Set to be released on Saturday 11th of
January 2014, “Forgetting Me” is a powerful ballad that tells the story
of love and heartbreak. The ascending singer-songwriter delivers every
note with precision and passion and the song marks the culmination of
personal and professional growth for Efya as she continues to
demonstrate her musical aptitude.
The single as well as the
forthcoming studio album “Love Genesis” follow the successful release of
her recently digitally released mixtape (This Is Not The Album), a
collection of all the hits she had released over the years as well as
the songs which did not make the final cut of her debut album.
To
celebrate the launch of the debut album, Efya will embark on a
nationwide tour subsequently followed by an international one. For tour
dates and the latest on EFYA news, please visit us at www.efyasworld.com
Celebrities do get into trouble at
times. As vulnerable as some are, and as troublesome as others come,
security authorities are quick in dealing with them, as and when they
are found culpable, making nonsense of their sometimes demi-god status.
Enewsgh.com takes a look at some known Ghanaian faces who got entangled with the law.
*Goodies of Goodies Music
Then
CEO of Goodies Production, Isaac Abeiku Aidoo, popularly known as
Goodies, is still serving a 13-year sentence. He was arrested on April
23, 2008, at the Kotoka International Airport, for possessing some 80
pellets of a substance believed to be cocaine.
Upon arrest, he
denied any wrongdoing, and even requested that an X-ray examination be
conducted on him to ascertain the truth or otherwise.
In his
prime, Mr. Aidoo, produced albums for Lord Kenya, Tic Tac, VIP, Sydney,
Nana Kwame, Mzbel, others. He also worked on collaborative projects with
Nigeria’s 2Face and Tony Tetuila.
*Mzbel
The
mother of one, together with two others, Emmanuel Edem Nordzor, a
student, and Maxwell Mensah, a driver, were remanded for five days in
police custody by the Accra Motor Court for a traffic related offence.
The
musician and two others were said to have deliberately run their
Mitsubishi 4×4 vehicle with registration number GR 9470-11 into the
policeman who fell on the bonnet of the vehicle.
They then sped
off and drove for a distance, with the policeman still hooked
dangerously on the bonnet. All three were processed for court, and
subsequently granted bail.
*Confidence Haugen
The
Aphrodisiac Nite Club owner, Confidence Haugen, in September 2012
launched her fashion line which had the letter “K” with a butterfly as
logo.
But Ghanaian designer Makeba Boateng who owns Keba
Clothing, sued Confidence for infringing on her intellectual property
claiming she (Makeba) created, actively used and popularized the same
logo from 2002. The court placed a restraining order on Confidence,
preventing her from further using it.
*Deeba
Known in
real life as Acheampong Deeba, he shot to fame in the early years of
Hiplife, with a hit single “Deeba” but stayed irrelevant years after.
News
of his alleged defilement of his stepdaughter, who is now 13 years
(from age 8), came as a real surprise to many people. He has since July
17, 2013, been extradited to the United Kingdom, to face five counts of
defilement and assault.
*Sima (Exopa)
Owner of the
Exopa Modelling Agency, Sima was arrested at the Kotoka international
Airport after a tip off on September 2009. A thorough search revealed a
hidden compartment inside four tubers of yam, where a substance believed
to be cocaine was found. The cocaine was said to weigh about 5kg.
An Accra Fast Track High Court on Thursday, 3 March sentenced Sima to a
fifteen-year jail term after finding him guilty of drug trafficking
offence. His incarceration came few years after he was constantly hailed
as that one person, who could offer the Ghanaian modelling world, the
much needed lifeline. He successfully held the Exopa Fashion Week which
hosted Hollywood actor, Boris Kodjoe.
Wanlov the Kubolor
In
June 2013, Romanian police approached Wanlov and asked for his
Identification card which he did not have on him. He was later detained.
“Because I was not wearing any footwear, the police stopped and asked
of my ID.
“At that moment I wasn’t having my ID on me so the
police decided to crosscheck my name from their computer”. “The other
policemen insisted they arrest me not only because of the ID but also
because they had also received complaint from a lady that I was
displaying my penis indecently on the streets. “After I asked them to
provide the woman who lodged the complaint, the inspector came out from
his office and asked that they release me immediately.”
*Shaka Zulu
Then
a 30-year old popular night club bouncer, Shaka Zulu, known in real
life as Richard Cobinna, was arrested by the police in connection with
an alleged arm robbery. Seven months after his arrest, he was formally
charged before the court, together with three accomplices.
The
prosecution said the four accused persons acted together to rob a
Nigerian businessman and his colleagues at their residence at Batsona
and made away with five laptop computers, a wrist watch valued at GH¢200
and cash of GH¢150,000.
The accused persons bolted but the
complainant and his colleagues pursued them and arrested Owusu who led
them to arrest Shaka Zulu. He is currently languishing in jail.
*Agya Koo
Media
reports indicated that some 12 more people made reports to the police
Agya Koo has defrauded each of them of an amount of $1,850 with a
promise of securing them US visas.
The actor is alleged to have
taken a non-refundable fee of $850 for ‘registration’ and a refundable
amount of $1,000 from his victims in order to help them acquire the
visas. But that never materialised. He was arrested and later granted
bail after paying back the monies.
*Emelia Brobbey
Emelia
Brobbey spent the months of June and July 2013, explaining why she is
not a thief. After news of her being arrested in the United Kingdom for
shoplifting went viral, she spent the next few months pleading her
innocence.
The "Piercings" shoplifting saga, left a sour taste in her mouth and that of close associates. She’s denied any wrongdoing.
Following management meeting on
Tuesday the 7th of January we have decided to let the general public and
Ghanaians know the whole truth about the recent events involving Nana
Boroo.
Nana Boroo and I (manager) met with investors in Canada
back in October 2013, which led to further meetings in America most
recently. This past Sunday, whiles heading back to the hotel, there was
in fact a slight accident due to the heavy snow storm. However, what was
reported was never investigated nor cross checked by the media before
being portrayed as such.
As you all know, Nana Boroo is a very
private person and the malaria ambassador of Ghana, a post he has
maintained till date which has previously been held by the Black Stars
of Ghana and the former President Jerry John Rawlings. Hence we don’t
need such negative publicity as been portrayed by sections of the media.
When
the news broke up of this reporting the media house did not reach out
to family or management as they claim, yet went ahead fabricating and
blowing the story way out of proportion.
In the haste of pushing
an agenda and being the first to report, this has caused unnecessary
damage to the artiste, his image and most importantly his family; which
is why we have decided to let the good people of Ghana and our fans
worldwide to know what really transpired.
I’m very glad to let
the world know that Nana Boroo is in good health and want to thank
everyone for their well wishes and prayers. He will be back soon to do
what he does best on the MIC.
Thank you, may the good Lord bless us all.
ACE highlife music icons, Abrantie
Amakye Dede, and Daddy Lumba have announced that preparations are far
advanced for their impending musical concert slated to take place on
Valentine’s Day, February 14 at the Kumasi Sports Stadium.
The
two seasoned musicians whose stage performances have attracted a large
following have promised to give out their best at the musical concert
dubbed ‘Chocolate Nite with Daddy Lumba and Abrantie Amakye Dede’.
The
musicians who have also promised to thrill fans to their satisfaction
stressed that the event was going to be the biggest and most authentic
highlife musical concert which would also bring together, families,
friends and lovers of highlife to celebrate Ghanaian live band music.
This
is an opportunity for music fans based in the Ashanti Region who missed
the live performances of these artistes to witness another historic
live music concert.
BEATWAVES was reliably informed that Daddy
Lumba and Abrantie Amakye Dede who are billed to perform alongside some
selected stars are excited about the concert and were getting set to go
‘butubutu’ and maintain their status as the best creative music icons
and best stage performers in Ghana today.
A source close to Daddy
Lumba hinted that he had promised to perform most of his hit songs
which include ‘Theresa’, ‘Obi Ato Meso Buor’, ‘Aban Nsa Aka Wo’, ‘Eye
Sika Asem’, ‘Aben Wo Ha’, ‘Ebi Se Eye Aduro’, ‘Wo Ho Kyere’, ‘Aben Wo
Ha’, ‘Adepa Hye Adepa’, ‘Poison’, ‘Ofie Banbofo’, ‘Mato Odo Mu’,
‘Bubra’, among others.
In an interview with BEATWAVES, Abrantie
Amakye Dede disclosed that the live concert, which would be the biggest
Highlife get-together in decades, would be a night of fun and glamour
for music fans who would troop to the Kummasi Sports Stadium on Friday
February 14 to watch them live on stage.
The Iron Boy told
'Beatwaves' that he and Daddy Lumba would give music fans a surprise
package and an extraordinary performance on the night.
“Amakye
Dede is always Amakye Dede but this time around we are going to go
beyond what we are. We are going to do something different, something
extraordinary; something ‘serious’ so they should come and they will not
regret,” he said.
He said he and Lumba were relying on God to
give Ghanaians an unforgettable experience; one for their money’s worth,
adding that they would take everybody by surprise on February 14 and
the show would be unique.
The event, which according to the
organizers, would be a night filled with live band music in a bid to
promote and preserve the culture of Ghanaian music, would treat fans to
an unforgettable night of spectacular performances.
The two
successful Ghana highlife musicians, who have carved a niche for
themselves in the Ghanaian music scene, have also confirmed their plans
to embark on a nationwide tour to entertain their fans and also raise
funds to assist the needy in society.
According to the two icons,
they would perform in all the 10 regional capitals alongside some
selected Ghanaian hiplife and highlife musicians and use some of the
proceeds to support some educational institutions in the country.
The
two musicians at a meeting reaffirmed their commitment to education
with a promise to assist some educational institutions in the country
with musical instruments and other items to help students who want to
study Music.
Host of popular TV program Divas Show
and newscaster with TV3 Nana Aba Anamaoh has dropped a bombshell in a
special Twitter interview arranged by Graphic Showbiz columnist and
entertainment blogger Francis Doku on Friday January 10th 2013.
In
a special Twitterview session that sought to find more about the
presenter, her work, family and other interests, Francis Doku got served
with exactly what he sought for as he asked if the presenter was dating
and had plans of marriage.
Answering in the affirmative, the
beautiful Manchester United fanatic disclosed she was dating although
she would not disclose the partner.
She however made a shocking
revelation as she disclosed she was scared of marriage although she
would love to have more children. “Marriage scares me. I run from a
marriage proposal two years ago. I guess i’m not ready… plus marriage is
not for everyone.”
