Famed screen actress, Lydia Forson is currently on a media run promoting her self-produced movie A Letter from Adam.
In
an interview with Giovani Caleb on E.TV’s Late Night Celebrity Show
which airs on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9.30PM, she said;“I
always tell people I’m not a celebrity but a film maker andan artiste. I
was not on a break, because I was in productions that were released
outside Ghana but movie goers always want more because even at the
premier of A Letter from Adam people were asking when the next one will
be coming. A Hollywood artist can stay behind the scenes for years and
that doesn’t make that person less of an artiste but in Ghana, people
want to see you on screen all year round.”
After playing several
roles in Sparrow Productions’ projects as a company she squashed the
notion she had falling out with the Shirley Frimpong-Manso led motion
house.
“The industry is big enough for everyone and I’m an
actress and not in contract with any production house, but what is funny
is that when I was in all Sparrow Production movies, people were
complaining I didn’t want to work with other production houses and now I
start doing movies with other production houses and everyone wonders
why I’m not shooting with Sparrow again. Who knows I might be in another
Sparrow production soon. I’m an artist.”
Deciding which role suits a picky actress like Lydia is simple,
“I
know a script will be good or bad after reading the first few pages.
But another thing is that I do well to finish all the scripts I get
whether they are good or bad. However bad it is, I make sure I finish it
so I can make an informed decision. Usually from the few pages, I know
this is a script I will like to work on or not.”
And like everyone, Miss Forson known widely for her award winning performances in A Perfect Picture needs advice too;
“There
are people I probably don’t see or speak to on the regular, sometimes
it will take a year or two to see them but they are the first people I
call when I need advice, even though I have my mom and other family
around, it’s not everything you want to tell your family. So I have
friends on standbythat takes care of that.”
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WBA International super welterweight
champion Joshua ‘Hitter’ Clottey has joined optimists who believe
Hip-Life ace Castro has not joined the ancestral world yet.
He debunked speculations that Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan had a hand in the artist’s disappearance.
To
him, there was no way Gyan would sacrifice his musician friend.
“Asamoah will never do that. After all, he has a large following, and so
if indeed he wants to sacrifice somebody, it could be any of his many
fans and not Castro.
“Let me tell you something, I saw Castro in a
dream, held his hands and asked him why he has allowed many to worry
over his disappearance and he said jokingly, ‘Go away!’.
“I
believe Castro is not dead, he will definitely come back. I believe he
is still alive,” the former IBF Welterweight champion said on Happy FM.
Castro
and his female friend Janet Bandu had gone missing for close to two
months after an expedition to an Ada-based resort in the company of
Asamoah Gyan and other friends.
Meanwhile, 36-year-old Clottey
has cut short his mission in the USA due to his Mexican opponent’s ankle
injury, ruling out their December 6, 2014 clash.
Clottey is expected back home this week.
Controversial Rapper Wanlov the Kubolor has stated that most Ghanaians who insult and criticise him wish they were like him.
Wanlov
has, over the years, been consistent in generating controversy about
himself and has been called many vulgar names because society is unable
to relate to his style.
Some individuals on Twitter yesterday started lashing out at the ‘Beatrice’ hit maker over some pictures and comments he posted.
But
he stated that Ghanaians often insult individuals they wish they were
as a result of jealousy, adding that they wished they were like him.
“Ghanaians
often try to insult by proclaiming pity for someone while being
secretly jealous #WishingYouWereMe#SoakInYorSterileLife,” he posted on
Twitter.
Known is real life as Emmanuel Owusu Bonsu, Wanlov is
often referred to by many of his fans in Ghana as a ‘Half-Caste’. He was
born in Romania to a Ghanaian father and a Romanian mother.
It
would be recalled that Wanlov was recently in the news for saying
Ghana’s “sickness” was bigger than the dreaded Ebola virus and Cholera.
Wanlov
and his lyrical twin, Mεnsa, are known for their unique pidgin rap
style, which has a touch of the Ghanaian language. The duo who call
themselves ‘Foes of Kwame Nkrumah (FOKN) Bois’ are the first Ghanaians
to put together a pidgin musical film titled ‘Coz Ov Moni’.
Multiple award-winning rapper, Obrafour made a candid and revealing appearance on 'Starr Chart'.
When
asked by Bola Ray what he actually wanted to become in life, Obrafour
revealed that he never thought of being a musician, “I wanted to become a
lawyer, it was after my mum died that the thought of being a musician
occurred to me, my mum used to sing at church and my dad himself is a
music man, I wanted to become a lawyer.”
Real name Michael
Kwabena Okyere Darko, Obrafour attended Abetifi Secondary School in the
Eastern Region and then entered St. Peters Secondary School for his
sixth form education but just after two weeks of being in school,
Obrafour had to drop out from school because his mother, who was the
breadwinner of the family passed on. He said, “I was dealt a big blow
when my mum died, I was completely paralyzed, it was just difficult for
me.”
Obrafour in the bare-it-all interview was full of praise for
his long time producer, Hammer. He disclosed that his friend linked him
to Hammer. “I was in a pair of slippers when my friend took me to
Hammer and after I had laid some bars for Hammer to hear, Hammer just
said instantly to me that you are the guy that will give Reggie
Rockstone competition”.
Hammer then helped Obrafour secure a deal
with Abraham Ohene Djan (OM studios) in the late 1999. Obrafour’s first
album, ‘Pae mu ka’ was then produced and distributed. Obrafour has
released hit songs upon hit songs; Yaanom, Aden, Agoro no Aso, Kokonsa,
Kwame Nkrumah, Pae mu kae, and the list just goes on and on.
On
whether he has any regret in life, he said, “life is very short to have
regrets, things happen for several reasons.” Obrafour was just full of
praise for Sarkodie, describing him as a beast. “Sarkodie is a beast of a
rapper; I continue to tell him that anything that he needs from me, at
any time, any day, he should not
hesitate to call on me.”
Handsome Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker, has discredited reports that he has been diagnosed with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease.
Reports
went viral earlier in the week that the actor contracted the virus
while he was out in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital shooting the sequel to
the movie ‘Bendu Sudan’. While other reports on social media also
suggested that the actor has been quarantined and denied access back to
Ghana.
In order to clear his name, the actor has called on his
fans to discredit such rumours as he is well and nothing of such took
place.
The actor stated that he was not diagnosed with Ebola and
currently in Ghana and well. He shared his heart felt condolence to
those infected with the virus especially Liberians, noting that he is
working with the United Nations (UN) on the Ebola Response project.
According
to him, his wife and kids were visibly traumatized by the story because
they were both getting calls, which was very disturbing. Adding that he
has begun the process to take legal action against publishers of the
story.
The blame game is about to start
again even as Flex newspaper is revisiting another discussion on the
collapse of Nite Clubs in Ghana over the years.
As if it is a
curse which has been placed on many Nite clubs in the country, most of
them do not appear to be enjoying longevity in terms of operation.
In
a previous interview with DJ Black as to why Nite Clubs businesses
collapse in Ghana that easily, he told Flex newspaper that it is because
Nite Club managers do not treat DJ`s well, hence, why the clubs do not
last long in the system.
“People always go to the Nite Clubs when
they know there are serious and good resident Djs who provide good
music to revelers any time the clubs operate. In the absence of these
Djs, there is no clubbing because the assets and the drinks in the house
alone cannot make the revelers who come there happy but good music from
special Djs” DJ Black told Flex newspaper.
He even added that
because the Djs are not respected by the club owners, they do not even
keep the Djs Cabin clean enough for the Djs to operate in healthy
environments which is also affecting the delivery of the DJ.
Meanwhile,
Flex newspaper investigations have proven that the issues leading to
the collapse of Nite clubs in Ghana goes beyond bad treatment of Djs but
the availability of open pubs on the streets of Accra.
A journey
around town in Accra at night will expose one to many open pubs on
roadside with a good number of people dancing and drinking their hearts
out bringing in mind this economic equation.
If music will be
given to the people at the same cost with the drink, why would he or she
pay another cash as entry fee at a Nite club else where that the DJ
might not even be better than the open pub DJ.
This problem is
more economical than poor treatment of DJ`s by the Nite club owners and
according to our investigations, it is causing more harm to the Nite
club than one can imagine.
In an interview with a DJ at Aponkye
Spot in Adabraka, he told Flex newspaper that now musicians do not even
give them breathing space as every one wants his music to be promoted at
these joints more than the Nite Clubs.
Award winning Ghanaian gospel
artiste, Nicholas Omane Acheampong has revealed in an interview that it
will indeed be a great honor when called upon to perform at nightclubs.
According
the “Tabita Kum hitmaker”, his intention is to change the ungodly acts
such as smoking, and drinking, etc, which happen at nightclubs, and win
more souls for Christ through his performances.
He added that he
sees nothing wrong with gospel musicians performing at nightclubs
because the word of God has no barriers. He explained that the duty of
every gospel musician is to preach and spread the word of God regardless
of where they find themselves.
The “Zaphenath Panneah” hit maker
stressed that gospel music is not meant to be performed solely in the
church. Instead, it is meant for anyone who is ready to listen to the
word of God.
