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Wiyaala to discuss African music, film at Cambridge University

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Ghanaian Afro-pop singer Wiyaala has been chosen as a panellist to discuss African music and film on Saturday, 1 June 2019 at Cambridge University in the UK.

The topic is: “Music, Film, Arts and Culture: Retelling African Stories.”

The discussion forms part of the sixth annual Africa Together Conference of the University.

Other speakers are Peter Ogbu Okwoche of the BBC and Yaba Badoe, a novelist.

Wiyaala sings in her native languages Sissala and Waale as well as in English.

She established a solo career in 2013 with the hit single “Rock My Body”, which won her two awards at the 2014 first edition of the All Africa Music Awards, the Most Promising Artiste in Africa and Revelation of The African Continent.

Wiyaala is also associated with UNICEF Ghana and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection of Ghana in campaigns against child marriage, child poverty, health and sanitation.

She headlined the 15th London African Music Festival in London in 2017.

 

source classfmonline.com

Young Blackboi Amg Napiboi

Young Blackboi Amg Napiboi is an experienced Public Relations Officer and Author with a demonstrated history of working in the music industry. Notable among his huge repertoire of artistes worked with are Morgan Heritage (Grammy Winners), Rocky Dawuni (Grammy Nominee, 2015), Samini (MOBO Winner - 2006, MTV Awards Africa Winner - 2009) and Stonebwoy (BET Best African Act Winner - 2015). Other mainstream artistes of great repute he has worked with are EL, Eshun, Kula, (just to name a few), who have all won multiple awards under Vodafone GHANA Music Awards (VGMAs).

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