Ghana’s cc, has blamed her outfit and CharterHouse, organisers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) for the chaos that erupted at the 20th anniversary of the event. Chaos broke out at the music fiesta after Shatta Wale stormed the stage while Stonebwoy was receiving his award for emerging the Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the year for the fifth consecutive time. …
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has accentuated the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s campaign promise to build large seating event theatres in all regions of the country. As Chairman of the Economic Management Committee, the Vice President speaking at a Town Hall Meeting at the College of Surgeons and Physicians in Accra revealed that government is on course to fulfil this …
Are you prepared for the creative arts law? – Mark Okraku Mantey asks industry players President of the Creative Arts Council, Mark Okraku Mantey, has questioned actors on their preparedness for the Creative Arts Law. According to Mark Okraku Mantey, many actors have called for structures to be in place and the creative arts bill to be passed but they …
Creative Arts for Development, an association for movie makers and producers in Kumasi have congratulated Bill Asamoah on his appointment as the Tourism Ambassador. In a statement signed by the group’s conveyor, James Aboagye indicated that Bill Asamoah deserved the position given him because he has worked very hard over the years as a true Kumawood member. “We the …
The minister for tourism and creative arts of Ghana, Madam Catherine Afeku has assured the entertainment industry of the Garden City of Ghana, Kumasi, that the president of the republic, H.E Akuffo-Addo has not forsaken them contrary to the claims of many people in the media space. According to her, they are only trying their very best to make …
Actor and director Fiifi Coleman has urged the ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to set up a fund for the creative art sector. The actor believes the creation of the fund will help actors and stakeholders in the creative industry boost their livelihood. Speaking to Nana Adwoa Sarkodie of Citi TV on the sidelines of the premiere of the …
Highlife legend, Daddy Lumba, is just as worried as many stakeholders are, about the seeming division in the creative arts industry. And if there is anything the man, also known as DL wishes for before he takes his last breath, it is to see a united creative arts industry. In a video posted on Adom FM’s Facebook …
Highlife musician Rex Omar has added his voice to calls by some stakeholders of the arts to get an autonomous ministry for the sector. The Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), told Graphic Showbiz in an interview that the merging of the arts with tourism has not benefited the former. “The truth is that the Ministry …
Barima Sidney is appealing to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to decouple Creative Arts from the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry. The Ministry was created by the Mahama administration in 2013 to foresee and regulate organisations and activities under tourism and creative arts in the country. Few years after the creation of the Ministry, many stakeholders have accused it of …
Nigerian musician, songwriter, entrepreneur, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, known in showbiz as D’banj [Kokomaster], has paid a courtesy call on the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as part of his visit to the country. The purpose of the meeting as disclosed by the Kokomaster was to discuss matters pertaining to the arts and entertainment industry. In an Instagram …
