Executives of Film Distributors Association of Ghana at the conference Film Distributors Association of Ghana, in collaboration with Film Regulatory Board of Ghana, has issued a directive to start clamping down on operators of video rental shops in Ghana. This is part of the association’s ongoing antipiracy war to reduce the rate at which some [...]
Carlos Sakyi (right) receiving the certificate on behalf of GHAMRO from Mr J.K Halley A new collective society, the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), formed to manage the rights of music owners, has finally taken over from the Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA). GHAMRO’s certificate to operate as a collective society in the country was [...]
Mzbel Not too long ago in the 1980s, Ghanaians were entertained, inspired, motivated and informed by dignified songs presented by musicians in the land. Musicians at the time through their lyrics advised the young ones and instilled in them the cultural values of the land through dressing, language and various ethnic dances. As said by [...]
Bice Osei Kuffour aka Obour Reports reaching NEWS-ONE indicate that the Ghanaian music industry loses over GH¢5million a year to pirates who illegally copyright the works of artistes and sell it cheaper on the global market. NEWS-ONE gathered that out of a 100 songs played on radio, 80 are pirated without the consent of the [...]
Grace Nortey The so-called Ghanaian film industry we celebrate today would not have reached its current height without the sacrifices and contributions of some important names we seem to have forgotten or deliberately relegate to the background. Though we appreciate the contribution of the current crop of actors and actresses, we are of the opinion [...]
In April 2010, I did a feature titled ‘How to break the Charter House hold on GMAs’, in which I talked about a number of ways to make the award scheme more of a people’s choice award and to improve its credibility at large. After a review of the scheme last year, when Vodafone took [...]
Controversial movie producer Socrates Safo has threatened to organize women to stage a naked demonstration against NEWS-ONE if the paper goes ahead to publish photographs of a Ghanaian singer who exposed her sex organ during a recent music concert in Accra. Socrates first posted the threat on his facebook wall and when NEWS-ONE called him [...]
In an effort to promote and enhance the internal and external marketing of Ghanaian music, the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has sought the assistance from various partners to build a robust digital portal which will be launched in January 2012. With the support from NORCODE (Norwegian Copyright Organization, a digital meta- data library process [...]
Yes another year has come and gone and as we close the chapter on 2011, I bring you highlights of the year. Without a doubt, the biggest highlight of 2011 was the dance craze known as Azonto that had everyone taking notice, from the church to the streets and into the nightclubs. The phenomenon did [...]
The Top 5 landmarks 2011 is a list of the most significant milestones, exceptional achievements and historical statistics chalked in the year under review, as graded by Africanpromo.com. Bloggers for this website, considering over 50 statistics-of-worth of various fields of Ghanaian entertainment, analyzed and evaluated the most stand-out headlines and top-drawer statistics in 2011 to [...]