[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]ou might not have heard about him in Uganda, but Ghana’s dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has won the Best International Act Africa trophy at the 2015 BET Awards.
And Ugandans should relax, because he is not in the same category as Ugandan homeboy Eddy Kenzo. He beat East Africa’s representatives Kenya’s Sauti Sol, fellow Ghanaian Sarkodie, DRC’s Fally Ipupa, South Africa’s AKA and The Soil plus Nigeria’s Wizkid and Yemi Alade.won
This was Stonebwoy’s first ever nomination for the international award but he is the biggest act in the West African nation at the moment, having picked up the Artiste of The Year and Plus Reggae/Dancehall Song of The Year and Reggae Dancehall Singer of The Year at the recent Ghana Entertainment Awards.
About Stonebwoy
According to information available on Wikepedia, Stonebwoy is the stage name of Livingstone Etse Satekla (born 1988), a Ghanaian afropop, dancehall and reggae artiste who is the CEO of Burniton Music Group.
He began performing as Stonebwoy since high school as an underground rapper. He appeared on a popular rap competition “Kasahare Level” on Adom FM which featured Sarkodie, Dr Cryme and the like that 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 his Burniton Music Group Label that made Stonebwoy a household name in the Ghana music industry,
His sophomore album, Necessary Evil, was the recipient of 3 Ghana Music Awards from 6 nominations include the coveted Artiste Of The Year in the Ghana Music Awards.
What Stonebwoy’s collabo with Mzvee who is nomnated in the same category with Kenzo at the BET Awards.
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