There are at least 9 bands named "VIP". 1. VIP is a Finnish Christian speedmetal band. Their VIP has a double meaning. A) It stands for Very Important Person, who they say is Jesus Christ, and B) for Jesus, we all are Very Important People. (see their website or MySpace) 2. VIP is a Ghanaian "Hiplife" group, one of the pioneers of the Hiplife genre. In their case VIP stands for Vision In Progress.
Kofi Boakye Yiadom, popularly known as Kofi B, is a highlife musician in Ghana. He has always wanted to be a lawyer and feels he happens to be in music by chance even though his family has a liking for music.
His family was very poor so he sold things on the street like everybody else.
His father died when he was 5. He counts Amakye Dede, Kojo Antwi, Ofori Amponsah and the late Opampuo as his inspirations, but it's clear he has been helped greatly by All4Real. They released an album together and Kofi B's latest effort was produced by All4Real as well.
M.anifest is a rapidly rising Hip-Hop artist born in Accra, Ghana and resident in Minneapolis. Voted CityPages Songwriter of the year (2008), M.anifest has captivated the attention of music fans and critics alike with a powerful mélange of aesthetically relevant music with an enchanting quality of social mindfulness. He has been described as an artist with “an incredible gift” ( the run off groove) who possesses “ the kind of assured, joyful, ruminative voice that made Mos Def into Hollywood's favorite conscious-rap star." (City Pages).
Guitarist, composer, arranger and producer from Saltpond, Ghana. Born in 1936, his music ranges from Jazz to Highlife to Afrobeat.
BronzeAge are a Leicester, UK based 4 piece consisting of ex-members of Alt-punk band Public Relations Exercise. After P.R.E's demise the members spent their time licking wounds and getting on with being grown ups. However, the appeal of traveling miles for little money or thanks became too much and in 2009, BronzeAge was formed. The band’s sound is a distinct departure from their previous output; combining epic sound-scapes with angular indie riffs and dual vocal interplay. Early demos have now been recorded by Field Records owner and producer Tim Waterfield.
Atongo Zimba, born in Ghana's Bolgatanga region in 1967 gained first fame as he was for a year and a half the openingact at the Shrine shows of Fela Kuti in Lagos, Nigeria. He returned to Ghana to play at the PANAFEST (Pan African Festival of Arts and Culture) and he played and toured with great African musicians as Hugh Masekela, Manu Dibango, Osibisa, Francis Fuster, Jimmy Beckley's Afro-Jazz Combo and Angelique Kidjo, to mention just a few.
There are several artists with the name of Rob. 1) Rob "Roy" Raindorf (psych-funk/afrobeat) Rob "Roy" Raindorf is one of the most enigmatic artists to come out of Ghana. Born in Accra in 1949, he appeared from nowhere with a unique and twisted sound. An admirer of American artists Otis Reading, James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Ray Charles, Rob began his trade by learning the piano at a music school in Cotonou, Benin.
Nana Richard Abiona (born London, 1988), known by his stage name Fuse ODG, is a British musician of Ghanaian descent. Fuse ODG is best known for the song Azonto, based on the Afrobeats dance craze Azonto Dance. He is the first UK artist/producer to be nominated under two different categories for the Ghana Music Awards. Fuse is most known for his involvement in the production of genres such as Afro-pop, hip-hop, r&b, funk and rock. He is from the ‘Off Da Ground’ family hence his surname ODG.
Gregg Kofi Brown has been a member of the world class African pioneers OSIBISA for over 22 years and has travelled all over the world promoting the music of Ghana.
