Sitting pretty at the top of Ghana’s social calendar over the past few years, this year’s annual Joy FM ‘Old Skuul Reunion’ lived its billing and hype when it came off successfully at the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre in Accra.
After Joy FM had whet the appetite of attendants in their ‘jama’ contests by the various schools on their ‘Super Morning Show’ few weeks to the event, thousands of party rave heads from all walks of life thronged the Trade Fair to be part of this ground-breaking event.
Many schools from the length and breadth of the nation did all kinds of gimmicks for them to be easily recognized, however, the school which stood out tall and caught the most attention is Sakawa Sec. Tech. I am sure you might be wondering location of that school’s premises, but look no further if you spot any internet café because that is the school. Students of this ‘money making’ school displayed memorabilia’s like computer monitors, keyboards, mock coffin amongst others to the shock of many attendants.
It was an ‘Old Skuul Reunion’ indeed as majority of the artistes that mounted that gigantic Joy FM stage to treat the insatiable crowd at the Trade Fair Centre in La was of the ‘old school’ generation of the hiplife music genre in Ghana.
Among the ‘old’ faces that performed were Obrafour and Kontihene. Having been on the low since his last track ‘Heavy’ with Kofi B about three years ago, the man born Kwabena Okyere Darko and also known as ‘Ghana Rap Sofuo’ treated the crowd to hits after hits from his discography. From ‘Yaanom’, a song from his maiden album, ‘Pae Mu Ka’, to Kwame Nkrumah and the most recent ‘Heavy’, Obrafour left an impression on the crowd that he might be dormant at the moment but a big force to reckon with when it comes to stage performances and hiplife in GH.
Kontihene also made a case for the older generation of hiplifers in what looked like the old against the contemporary regarding artiste on the bill. He exhibited glimpses of his former self as the crowd sang along with him. Kwaw ‘King of the Streets’ Kesse, Sarkodie and Bradez represented the new faces.
After Joy FM had whet the appetite of attendants in their ‘jama’ contests by the various schools on their ‘Super Morning Show’ few weeks to the event, thousands of party rave heads from all walks of life thronged the Trade Fair to be part of this ground-breaking event.
Many schools from the length and breadth of the nation did all kinds of gimmicks for them to be easily recognized, however, the school which stood out tall and caught the most attention is Sakawa Sec. Tech. I am sure you might be wondering location of that school’s premises, but look no further if you spot any internet café because that is the school. Students of this ‘money making’ school displayed memorabilia’s like computer monitors, keyboards, mock coffin amongst others to the shock of many attendants.
It was an ‘Old Skuul Reunion’ indeed as majority of the artistes that mounted that gigantic Joy FM stage to treat the insatiable crowd at the Trade Fair Centre in La was of the ‘old school’ generation of the hiplife music genre in Ghana.
Among the ‘old’ faces that performed were Obrafour and Kontihene. Having been on the low since his last track ‘Heavy’ with Kofi B about three years ago, the man born Kwabena Okyere Darko and also known as ‘Ghana Rap Sofuo’ treated the crowd to hits after hits from his discography. From ‘Yaanom’, a song from his maiden album, ‘Pae Mu Ka’, to Kwame Nkrumah and the most recent ‘Heavy’, Obrafour left an impression on the crowd that he might be dormant at the moment but a big force to reckon with when it comes to stage performances and hiplife in GH.
Kontihene also made a case for the older generation of hiplifers in what looked like the old against the contemporary regarding artiste on the bill. He exhibited glimpses of his former self as the crowd sang along with him. Kwaw ‘King of the Streets’ Kesse, Sarkodie and Bradez represented the new faces.
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