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Amakye, Stonebwoy, EL for GH Music Week-UK

It came to light by the end of the function that Amakye Dede, Stonebwoy and EL would be the headline acts at the music bash slated for Friday, October 21, at the Indig02 in London.

The GMW celebration initially started in Accra some four years ago. The organisers, however, deemed it fit to use it as a platform to market Ghanaian music and tourism to the world.

 So last year, Ghana Music Week extended its wings to the United States and had a successful concert at the B.B. Kings Hall, New York on October 17, 2015. 

 “As a result of GMW-US, over 187 guests from the U.S and eight foreign missions in Ghana participated in the 2016 GMW in Accra March this year. 

“This big impact within a short period influenced a strong case to push an agenda for an even wider reach, hence the decision for GMW-UK,” said Leslie Quaynor, CEO of Fantasy Entertainment, the company partnering Showbiz Africa and the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) to run the GMW activities. 

According to the organisers, GMW-UK seeks to create the biggest platform in the United Kingdom to market Ghanaian music and tourism, and in the process, attract substantial tourist traffic from the UK to Ghana for the main event.

 The UK bash would be a four-hour presentation of the story of Ghanaian music from its early styles through to the contemporary. The show would also include an official celebration of the Azonto dance. 

 Abrantee Boateng aka DJ Abrantee of Capital Xtra, who doubles as the UK Ambassador of GMW, will host the show. 

“I am truly honoured to be part of what will be an historical event. It will not only unite Ghanaians in the UK but also celebrate the great works of some of our biggest stars,” DJ Abrantee stated.

 The Head of Information and Media Relations at the Ghana High Commission, Ms Zuwera Ibrahim said at the media launch that the Commission would ensure GMW-UK becomes a significant annual event on the calendar of Ghanaian events in the UK. 

The Minister for Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, in a video message, urged all Ghanaians in the UK to patronise GMW-UK. The three headline artistes also took turns to invite their fans to Indig02 on October 21.

Various outfits sponsoring the GMW-UK  event include British Airways; Dr James Ato Orleans-Lindsay of JL Properties, Abbeam Ampomah Danso of Abbeam Group of Companies, Kenpong Travel & Tours, Rainbow Radio and GUBA. 

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