‘THERE ARE NO SMALL & BIG ROLES IN MOVIES’

Veteran Ghanaian actor David Dontoh has challenged the long-time assertion in movie industries across the world that there are “small” and “big” roles in acting.

According to the Ghanaian actor who played a supporting role in internationally distributed movie, ‘Deadly Voyage’, there is nothing like that.

He explained that there are rather small actors and big actors who project the roles they play depending on the plot of the movie they are starring in.

“We don’t have small roles and big roles. We actually have small actors and big actors because an actor takes a small role and make it the biggest, depending upon the story. And so I don’t discriminate in the size of a role I play in a movie. Except that it is not that challenging enough for me.

I will normally like to go in for challenging roles,” he told NEWS-ONE at Busy Internet when reacting to queries about why he accepted a “small role” in upcoming movie tilted, ‘Announcement’ which stars Adjetey Anang, Doris Sackitey, Kafui Danku and a host of others.

Mr. Dontoh played the role of a church elder who does not compromise on the doctrines of Christianity.

His role encourages church elders to live exemplary lives because everybody looks up to them, in terms of their character, Christian and moral values.

Mr. Dontoh said he accepted the role because he wanted to help the director and producer of the movie, who is a new entrant.

“I thought the lady [the director and producer] was a new entrant in the industry, quite industrious and quite professional. She is someone who wants to do the right thing and I thought it is good for me to be part of it and support her and give her one or two directions that will increase our numbers in the right direction. That is why I decided to be part of this production.”

JOEY B IS ANGRY: DON’T PUBLISH USELESS ARTICLES ABOUT MY SONG ‘TONGA’

Ghanaians are becoming over critical these days, it’s not even fair the things bloggers and journalists write about every hit song, it’s not fair but Joey B gotta know that you can’t please everyone.

Most of our Ghanaian songs for time has been all about sex, love, relationship or plain ‘nonfa’. A journalist named Edwin who works for MyJoyOnline.Com took his time and wrote against Joey B’s smash hit song Tonga like he had a personal beef with the rapper and Joey B don’t seem happy about it. But Edwin has to know that, we have several genre of songs, if you want songs with motivational words, then Gospel might be your right choice.

Moreover getting a hit song is not a joke in Ghana, it really hurts if someone just go negative on you like that. As much as he could be right, I think the song is very creative, lyrics, humor and all. It takes a great rapper to put together such a song. Joey B is not the first artist to rap or talk about the genitals in his music, artists like Daddy Lumba, Nana Acheampong, Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, R2Bees talk about the genitals directly and indirectly. Some even go to the extent of saying the words like it is.

In Joey B’s song ‘Tonga’ he creatively uses words like Tonga, Twin Towers and more to make it less profane. If he don’t think Joey B’s song is creative, I think it is. US rapper Lil’ Wayne sold a million copies in a week after releasing his all time biggest hit song ‘Lollipop’ which was straight up explicit and sexual. It’s time we grow and stop acting too moral. I will repeat, if you want songs with good words, Gospel music is always there. Listen to ‘Tonga’ below.

See Joey B’s tweet below, he don’t seem happy but Joey make hay whilst the sun shine, it all works for you.

Now i dont want to see any ignorant/idle blogger publish false articles about ?#?Tonga?
Sleepless nights, the Hard work, you drop a record, fans rate you, media degrades you, But God will never forsake you

LIL WIN, BISMARK ODOI FACE OFF IN NEW MOVIE

Comedy actors, Lil Win and Bismark Nii Odoi of ‘Single Six’ and ‘Cheaters Book 2’ fame, came head-to-head in the New Year’s Day premiered movie, The Bachelors, produced by Abdul Salam Mumuni.

The much spoken about star-studded Ghanaian movie is worthy of the tag, best comedy movie of the year for now; as it bridged the gap between Twi-language and English-language comedy.

Multiple award winning comedy actor, Lil Win, was a surprise star in the movie as this was his first English movie. He gave his usual rib cracking performance as a “houseboy” with a romantic dream scene with none other than Jackie Appiah.

They delivered a good mix of Twi and English in their love scene with Lil Win’s lines sounding very entertaining as he struggled to communicate partly in a typical Ghanaian English which comes out as a word-for-word translation of Twi also known as “Twinglish”.

Thanks to the near accurate subtitles, non-Twi speaking movie lovers can understand what he communicated verbally.

The actor who got the most laugh reactions from the audience at the Silverbird Cinema, where I watched the movie, was Bismark Nii Odoi who played the role of a “gateman” in James Gardiner’s house. He stole the show with humorous scenes he executed perfectly.


Bismark Nii Odoi has an upper hand over Lil Win since he possesses same qualities and even better, he speaks good English. Language counts when it comes to marketing movies and this comes back to bite actors like Lil Win who would only appeal to Twi speaking people worldwide.

The movie should be the break for the props and set designer, Bismark Odoi, to get more roles as he is the answer to Ghanaian comedy movies when it comes to winning international awards and selling outside the regular markets. He is a sure bet for the future.

The movie is about bachelors who use schemes to prey on beautiful ladies and also to do away with them after satisfying their libido.

It starred actors like Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Nelson, James Gardner, Elikem Kumordzie, Eddie Watson, Beverly Afaglo, Nana Ama McBrown, and Ingrid Alabi among others.

Yvonne Nelson was one-legged in the movie which was perfectly shot to make it look real. Make-up was on point and the scenes were timely and well-coordinated.

The pictures were rich with supporting sound near perfect except the final scene shot in a bar where a microphone was visible in front of the actors James Gardiner, Eddie Watson and Elikem Kumordzie.

SARKODIE EXPLAINS WHY HE CHOOSE THE STAGE NAME ‘SARKODIE’

If you have had access to Sarkodie’s birth certificate, passport or drivers license, you would wonder where the name ‘Sarkodie’ comes from. The truth is, the name ‘Sarkodie’ is not Michael Kwesi Owusu Addo’s real name.


The Rapper according to him realized that, all of his father’s friends bearing the name ‘Sarkodie’ are successful. Not only his father’s friends but anyone he knew with the name Sarkodie is well-to-do in life. Architecturing his future, he settled on the name Sarkodie befitting his bright future.

Sarkodie aka ‘Obidi Pon Bidi’ is a Ghanaian hip hop recording Artiste, Entertainer and Brand ambassador for Samsung, Fan Yogo and Rap University. He won the BET Awards for “Best International Act Africa” in 2012.
He is under DuncWills Entertainment Record Label.

SHATTA WALE’S ‘DANCEHALL KING’ SONG IS NOT DANCEHALL – GYEDU BLAY AMBOLLEY

There have been barrage discussions on whether Ghanaian dancehall Artistes are doing the real dancehall or they are in a mirage calling their genre dancehall. Gyedu Blay Ambolley has added his hoarse voice to the criticisms.

Yesterday on the ‘Taxi Driver’ show hosted by Blakk Rasta, guest and Artiste Gyedu Blay Ambolley had a different take on dancehall brewed in Ghana with the hit song ‘dancehall king’ as an epitome.

In his own words answering Blakk Rasta’s question as to his take on Shatta Wale’s song ‘Dancehall King’ being dancehall, Gyedu Blay Ambolley said “Yea this is what the younger ones are following. But if you take the beat out, you know, if you take the beat out, it’s no more dancehall.”

Even though Gyedu Blay Ambolley was banging his head to the song in the studio when it was played on air, he admitted that “the 4-4 rhythm will keep your head going and things like that but I wish like the tribe that he is coming from, he could have taken that 4-4 beat but find another something that will maybe identify because I’m saying this based upon the fact that one day I heard on radio somebody taking ‘adowa’ music and rapping to it, it was wonderful. These are some of the things that we want to talk about.

We have to look at where we come from; because wherever that we came from has something and we have to start capitalizing”

Gyedu Blay Ambolley congratulated the host, Blakk Rasta for his ‘cologo’ song and added that “this is our direction bro, this is where you know that this is me because if you do that the spirit, they follow you more. That is what I am talking about..”

“I BLEACHED MY SKIN TO SAVE MY MARRIAGE” – ACTRESS (PHOTOS)

Nollywood actress Foluke Daramola says she bleached her skin to prevent other women from snatching up her husband.

The busty actress allegedly admitted this on a television programme ‘Your View’, speaking as a guest on Lagos-based Television Continental (TVC).

Foluke Daramola-Salako has changed from her former chocolate toned color to a lighter complexion.“Foluke further confessed that she had to do that because she needed to ‘keep her man’ and added that it is also the special ‘thing’ among Nollywood actresses to do that,” a part of an online report, which monitored the TV programme, said. 

Foluke Daramola-Salako was reportedly asked by one presenters if she had applied anything such as bleaching cream on her skin which drastically changed the tone of her skin. She allegedly affirmed that she has in fact applied something on her skin to enhance her skin tone.

I SPENT GHS 300 ON MY WEDDING - OKYEAME KWAME

One of Ghana most referred Afro pop artiste, Okyeame Kwame, a.k.a Mr. Versatile yesterday marked his 5th year wedding anniversary to her beautiful wife, Annica who also happens to be his manager.

In an exclusive chat with Saharaspy.com, Okyeame Kwame reveal why her wedding anniversary day was of no different from any other day, due to Annica’s refusal of going out to dinner because of kenkey.

“Charlie, though yesterday was our 5th year anniversary, but Annica turned down my offer of having a dinner”. Speaking about her reason, he said “she said she has eaten kenkey and her belly was full; so therefore, she wouldn’t want us to waste money”

Mr. Versatile confessed to Saharaspy that his beautiful wife, who doubles as his manager never, allowed him to spend lavishly on anything “not even on our marriage, which took place 5years ago, even though we’ve known each other in total of 10years.”

He said “I know it will sound ridiculous, but I spent GHS 300 on our wedding. Not because I wasn’t rich then, but because we both agreed there’s no logic in feeding hundreds of people just because we are getting married.”

This simplicity lifestyle was exhibited while this chat was going on when Annica asked Saharaspy.com in their colourful office, if they are going to drink porridge, because she was about preparing one for Okyeame Kwame.