Origin Anloga, Ghana Role Musical Artist Years active 2009–present Albums Grade 1 | Name Livingstone Satekla Parents Catherine Satekla | |
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Birth name Livingstone Etse Satekla Genres Afropop, hiplife, Reggae, Dancehall Occupation(s) Ragga, singer, instrumentalist Labels Burniton Music GroupSamini Music (former) Awards BET Award for Best International Act: Africa Similar People Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Samini, Patoranking Profiles | ||
Record label Burniton Music Group | ||
Stonebwoy - Kpo K3K3 ft. Medikal, DarkoVibes, Kelvyn Boy & Kwesi Arthur (Official Video)
Stonebwoy is the stage name of Livingstone Etse Satekla, a Ghanaian afropop, dancehall and reggae artiste. He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group. In 2015, he won Best International Act: Africa at the 2015 BET Awards and Artist of the Year at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards. Many Ghanaians recognize him as one of the leading Reggae and Dancehall artists in the country.
Contents
- Stonebwoy Kpo K3K3 ft Medikal DarkoVibes Kelvyn Boy Kwesi Arthur Official Video
- Stonebwoy ghana music awards artist of the year acceptance speech
- Life and music career
- Recognition and musical style
- Videography
- Discography
- Major singles
- References
Stonebwoy ghana music awards artist of the year acceptance speech
Life and music career
Satekla was born in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region of Ghana and began making music in his early school days. He studied at Methodist Day Secondary School the same year with rapper Sarkodie where he gained his High School Leaving Certificate. He continued his tertiary education at University of Professional Studies to earn a degree in Marketing in 2013.
He began performing as Stonebwoy since high school as an underground rapper. With motivation from his family, he appeared on a popular rap competition "Kasahare Level" on Adom FM which featured Sarkodie, Dr Cryme and the like saw him knocking out several other rappers gaining himself underground popularity. It was through these rap battles and his style of music which caught the eye of Samini to sign him to his "Samini Music" record label.
Under "Samini Music", Stonebwoy recorded his first hit single "Climax" featuring Samini and subsequently "Ghetto Love" featuring Irene Logan. Both songs earned him nominations at the Ghana Music Awards. After this exposure, he released his debut album "Grade 1 Album" under Samini Music which made him, Stonebwoy a household name in the music industry. In 2015 Stonebwoy signed a deal with VP Africa a division of VP Records.
Recognition and musical style
Stonebwoy often ragga in Jamaican Patois (Patwa or Patwah), and is considered a "multifaceted rapper" due to the various musical styles he possess. In 2015, he received many awards and nominations ranging from "Artist of the Year" to "Album of the Year". His sophomore album, Necessary Evil, was the recipient of 3 Ghana Music Awards from 6 nominations.
Videography
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