Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, popularly known by his stage name Wanlov the Kubolor, born in Ploiești, Romania born to an Ashanti father (Ghanaian) and a Romanian mother, is a Ghanaian-Romanian musician, film director, philanthropist and activist. Wanlov talks about his experiences with Racism particularly in America where he voluntarily deported himself, his fight for the marginalised in society, music and more on this episode of The Base Conversations with old mate and host, Teddy Abrokwa. Wan...
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Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, popularly known by his stage name Wanlov the Kubolor, born in Ploiești, Romania born to an Ashanti father (Ghanaian) and a Romanian mother, is a Ghanaian-Romanian musician, film director, philanthropist and activist. Wanlov talks about his experiences with Racism particularly in America where he voluntarily deported himself, his fight for the marginalised in society, music and more on this episode of The Base Conversations with old mate and host, Teddy Abrokwa. Wan...
Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, popularly known by his stage name Wanlov the Kubolor, born in Ploiești, Romania born to an Ashanti father (Ghanaian) and a Romanian mother, is a Ghanaian-Romanian musician, film director, philanthropist and activist. Wanlov talks about his experiences with Racism particularly in America where he voluntarily deported himself, his fight for the marginalised in society, music and more on this episode of The Base Conversations with old mate and host, Teddy Abrokwa. Wan...
Lexis Bill, born Louis Kwame Sakyiamah, is a Ghanaian radio, TV presenter and entrepreneur who has dedicated his time in making things better for the rest of the world in exchange of peace of mind. He stopped by on his working visit to London to talk about his break through in radio, growing up and his new passion for Tennis, on and off the court. If you are inspired or enjoyed this episode, most importantly, be a blessing and share with friends and family.
Cashh born Cashief Nichols in Kingston, Jamaica stopped by ahead of the release of ‘Return of the Immigrant’ project to talk about the making of the album, which is out now, upbringing, being removed from the UK and sent back to his place of birth. Cashh begun his musical career at a young age and for fans of UK Music, the name Cashtastic definitely sounds familiar. In 2019, Cashh returned to the UK and has since been releasing new music to feed his fan base in the build up t...
Kwabena Kwabena is a singer/songwriter from Ghana blessed with infectious harmonies specialising in Highlife and Afrobeats. The Aso and Adults Music hit maker, Kwabena Kwabena stopped by The Base Studios, London to talk music, the Ghana industry, Dad's influence on his music, new album dropping on 17 October, his birthday plus more. 'George' also found out he played football as teenagers with host Teddy Abrokwa in St John's area of Accra where they both grew up in the late 90's. En...
Ladies and gents it’s Ghana’s very own M3nsa. The myth, the legend and all round musician stopped by to not only reveal more about his fourth studio album but also talked family, Ghana music industry and that one advise from his uncle the sounds in his head today - not to be an embarrassment to his family. Enjoy this conversation and if you are inspired please subscribe and share with your friends and family. Follow us on Instagram @thebaseconversations @thebase_studios @soun...
William Adoasi is the Founder and CEO of one of the fastest growing watch brands in the world, Vitae London. Born in South London to Ghanaian parents, Will's determination is not just limited to bettering himself but also to making education for children in Africa more possible. In reality, any Vitae watch purchased goes a long way in supporting a child through school in Africa. In a world where information and knowledge is key, this episode typifies the importance of sharing, mentoring...
Tetteh Plahar is a Ghanaian born fashion designer with futuristic ideas. TPD, his signature design continues to break boundaries in the fashion world. At a time where the youth across Ghana and Africa at large were fixated on western fashion, TP was busy sewing what will become the go to style of many today, African wear. He designed his first clothing aged 12 and has since been evolving. Tetteh Plahar joined Teddy Abrokwa on this exciting and fashion driven conversation covering other aspect...
Cordell Johnson, is a London born entrepreneur and all round creative who has worked in film, TV, fashion, corporate on both sides of the camera and production. Cordell Jay as he is affectionately called joined us on The Base Conversations to share his creative journey and life stories. What stands out in this episode is Cordell's desire to bounce back from whatever the situation is to fulfil his purpose of creating, empowering and mentoring through his creative outlet...
Hackney born Ghanaian DJ, Producer and serial Entrepreneur Nana Adjei popularly known as Frenchkiss joined Teddy for a conversation on his last trip to London at the end of 2020. This in-depth episode covers Africa, Music, Life and Business, touching on Nana’s come up in the game in the early 90s, opening his first business in Clapton and particularly for those looking to relocate to Africa or their motherland, take notes from his experience on how he adapted to Ghana, a country he first...
Reggie-N-Bollie , the Ghanaian music duo consisting of Reggie Zippy and Bollie Babeface best known for finishing as runners-up on the X-Factor in 2015 joined us on the new season of The Base Conversations (TBC) with Teddy Abrokwa to talk exclusively about their long awaited second album, Clarity which is out now. There is obviously the mandated conversation about how they got in the game, family and the need to support our own as shown on the X-factor when they invited Fuse ODG and Craig...
Osh aka Osh This Side, born O'shea McDonald is a singer and rapper from Norbury, South London with Jamaican/Cuban roots. Like many entertainers, Osh came through singing in his church choir and learned to play the piano and the violin. In this episode, Osh details his come up, quitting his graduate training job at Enterprise and his big break coming off the back of a freestyle over Burna Boy's Ye track which became a viral sensation. It doesn't stop there, his preparation and grounded a...
Goldkay, born Nana Kofi Agyekum, is Ghanaian/British singer who's found his niche in the Afrobeats world with his style of sound he calls Afro Vibe. On this episode, Goldkay stripped it down and kept it real with Teddy Abrokwa about his life, music and future plans. Goldkay with his family, sought political asylum in the UK to escape political persecution in his homeland Ghana when he was just two months old. He also opens up about losing a daughter, 4 years ago (20 Oct 2016), the heali...
Kwame Asante Ofori our guest on this episode, is a Ghanaian born radio/podcast producer and segment host on Voice of America (VOA News). Kwame joined host, Teddy Abrokwa on zoom to talk about his upbringing and growing up in Ghana. As two individuals with passion and a strong desire for Ghanaian and African music in general to succeed outside of the continent, there was more than enough time to get in some musical history on Highlife, HipLife and the ultimate rise of Afrobeats. Kwame hi...
Kelvin Nana Amoako, born in Ghana, moved to Belgium and then to London is an Entertainment Lawyer who represents some of the finest in the current music climate including Jae5, NSG, Br3nya etc. Kelv stopped by the show to talk life, music and law. He started off as an artist with the pioneering Afrobeats collective, Vibe Squad in the late 2000s and at one point was the go-to guy for legal interpretation for his fellow artists, something he did for free and most of whom, in full circle mode, r...
Atumpan (The Talking Drum) born Frank Cobbinah, is an award winning Ghanian Afrobeats/Dancehall artists. The Real Drumz stopped by the show for an in-depth conversation covering music, family, disappointments in the music industry and triumphs with Teddy Abrokwa. Having scored one of the biggest Afrobeats hits of our time titled, 'The Thing', and touring around the world, we were more than excited to hear his story which started from Kumasi to London where he is currently settled with his fam...
Coptic born Eric Kwabena Matlock migrated to the USA aged 13 from his motherland Ghana. He joined Teddy Abrokwa for an in-depth on IG Live during the lock down period to talk about his upbringing in Accra and the mountains of Akuapem in Ghana. From shooting birds in the bush to producing for the likes of Diddy, Ice Cube, Jermaine Dupri, there are a lot of gaps in-between that Kwabena had to fill us in on this episode. He details how he said no to selling a beat to B.I.G before his break...
Jayso born Paul Nuamah Donkor my guest on episode 22 is a Ghanaian rapper, record producer, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Jayso with a distinct drum-heavy sound has produced for almost every notable artist in Ghana including, Sarkodie's Borga, the second single on his debut album, 'Makye'. Jayso on this episode highlighted the challenges facing producers in Ghana, his passion to keep educating creatives to maximise their due and looking at his quest for a new challenge working with UK...
Afro B born Ross-Emmanuel Bayeto in South-east London to Ivorian parents, is a DJ, singer and songwriter known for his hit song "Drogba (Joanna)", which has gone on to break astonishing musical boundaries globally. Afro B stopped by the show to talk about his upbringing, standing out with his proud Ivorian heritage, BLM, how Joanna made it to the legendary Ivorian ex-footballer, Didier Drogba plus more with Teddy Abrokwa. With numerous collaborations with T-Pain, Ashanti, Vybz Kartel and more...
Clement Marfo the South London rapper with Ghanian blood joined Teddy Abrokwa for an in-depth conversation covering his Ghanian heritage, upbringing, career and more. Mr Happiness as Teddy calls him has literally led from The Frontline since bursting on the scene with his six piece band and is most recognised for the breakthrough anthem 'Champion' (frequently featured on television sports promos from BBC London Olympics, NFL Super Bowl XLV, WWE Royal Rumble has dropped a massive summer anthem...
Clement Marfo the South London rapper with Ghanian blood joined Teddy Abrokwa for an in-depth conversation covering his Ghanian heritage, upbringing, career and more. Mr Happiness as Teddy calls him has literally led from The Frontline since bursting on the scene with his six piece band and is most recognised for the breakthrough anthem 'Champion' (frequently featured on television sports promos from BBC London Olympics, NFL Super Bowl XLV, WWE Royal Rumble has dropped a massive summer anthem...
Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, popularly known by his stage name Wanlov the Kubolor, born in Ploiești, Romania born to an Ashanti father (Ghanaian) and a Romanian mother, is a Ghanaian-Romanian musician, film director, philanthropist and activist. Wanlov talks about his experiences with Racism particularly in America where he voluntarily deported himself, his fight for the marginalised in society, music and more on this episode of The Base Conversations with old mate and host, Teddy Abrokwa. Wan...