The Broadway Band (or Broadway Dance Band) was established in 1958 in Takoradi by Sam Obote, a Nigerian. Mac Tontoh joined the band in 1962. It was the first big band of its kind in Africa. The band was run by the management of the Zenith Hotel in Takoradi and led by Sam Obote until […]
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Kwame Asare (Jacob Sam) was born in 1903 in Cape Coast. The first highlife guitarist was taught the guitar by a Kru Liberian seaman. His famous guitar style came from the two finger technique of playing the seprewa, a traditional harp-lute. Asare was trained as a goldsmith and he moved to Kumasi where he formed […]
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Emmanuel Tetteh Mensah was born on 31st May 1919 in Accra. E.T. went to school in Jamestown where he learned to read music and play the concert flute and piccolo with a teacher called Joe Lamptey who formed the Accra Orchestra out of his school fife band. E.T. joined the Accra Orchestra in 1932. Between […]
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In 1961, the alto saxophonist Jerry Hansen and nine musicians left the semi-professional Black Beats to form the fully professional Ramblers Dance Band. “The Ramblers Dance Band, nearly eight years old (in 1969) has introduced glamour into the West African Highlife Scene. The Band has provided its dance fans with their highlife tunes, while for […]
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The original leader of the Stargazers of Kumasi was Glen Cofie, later replaced by Eddie Quansah, with Joe Mensah as lead vocal and also Joss Alkins. Stan Plange joined the band in 1958 and played under the leadership of Ad-lib Young. Stan Plange left the Stargazers to join the Broadway Band in Takoradi in 1964 […]
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Senna Siamea Also known, as Siamese Cassia where its local name is, Abootre. They grow to be up to 60 ft tall and provide wonderful shade because of the tree’s dense foliage. It is part of the bean family Fabaceae, as it produces tender pods and edible seeds. Its leaves are also edible and are […]
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Herbal medicine used during pregnancy is very prevalent in the traditional settings of Ghana, despite the modern western antenatal care which has developed in most parts of the country. To our knowledge, previous studies investigating herbal medicine use have primarily reported general attitudes and perceptions of use, overlooking the standpoint of pregnant women and their […]
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The ascension of Nana Afia Kobi of the Oyoko clan to the highest female throne in the Asante Kingdom on 8th December, 1977 ensured a continuous preservation of the time honoured cultural values and customary practices of Asanteman. Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, was born in 1905 in Kumasi to Nana Yaa Birago (Nana […]
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Highly Respected King of The Ashanti Kingdom Nana Kweku Duah with the Legendary stool name: Otumfuo Osei Tutu II who is the life patron of Asante Kotoko is celebrated his 70th Birthday on May 6 2020. Known in private life as Barimma Kwaku Duah before ascending the throne in 1999 to succeed the late Otumfuo […]
RESEARCH, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Potent Plants in Africa: CANCER BUSH Scientifically Called Sutherlandia Frutescens
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This plant is commonly found in South Africa. It is a Perennial shrub which grows up to 2mwith Bright red flowers. The parts which are used for medicinal purposes is the dried twigs and leaves. Medicinal Uses: An Adaptogenic bitter tonic – normalises body functions. Increases body’s ability to adapt to environment, resistance to disease […]
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She hold a Diploma in Communications from African University College Of Communications and Bachelor’s Degree in Advanced Communication too! Before coming to Peace Fm she was working for Radio Mercury in Kumasi, when she was approached by Peace FM and she accepted. She started radio right after leaving secondary school. She was at Mercury for […]
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Senior Eddie Donkor was born on 6th March 1942 at Akropong-Akwapim, in the Eastern Region of Ghana. On that same day elsewhere in the world, great artistic icons such as Charles Tolliver (the Great Trumpeter on Jackie McLean’s Blue Note albums and co-founder of Strata-East Records), Paco Cepero (Spanish Flamenco artist who worked as an […]
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Onyeka Onwenu began her music career in 1981 while still working with the NTA, releasing her first album “For the Love of You”. She was originally a secular artiste when she began singing, but now she sings mainly gospel music and continues to write and sing about issues such as health (HIV/AIDS), peace and mutual […]
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Onyeka Onwenu is a famous Nollywood actress, singer, songwriter, recording artiste, journalist, politician, social activist, human right activist, X Factor series judge, television personality, politician, entrepreneur and a philanthropist. She was born on 17th May 1952 in Obosi, a small town in Anambra State in the south eastern part of Nigeria. She is currently 67 […]
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This all was a perfect canvas, onto which Sunday laid the melodic patterns of rock-n-roll, guitars, rhythms, and modern colors. Under this scheme, he produced two of his very first albums, the 1977’s Sound Vibration and the 1979’s The Royal Sound. They gained terrific success. After the success of these two albums, Sunny Ade was […]
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Born Sunday Adeniyi, King Sunny Ade has been perfecting his Nigerian juju beats for decades. By now, he’s achieved legendary status: Some know him as the African Bob Marley. The son of a church organist, Ade knew from a young age that music was his life’s passion. He left grammar school in the 1960s, started […]
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On October 1, 1949, Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The announcement ended the costly full-scale civil war between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), which broke out immediately following World War II and had been preceded by on and […]
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Mao was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People’s Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the ‘Great Leap Forward’ and the ‘Cultural Revolution’. Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan, in Hunan province, central China. After training as a teacher, he travelled […]
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Patience Ozokwor popularly known as Mama G is a veteran Nollywood actress, television personality, an entrepreneur, an evangelist and a philanthropist. She was born on 25th March 1958 in the village of Amaobo, Ngwo, Enugu State in the south eastern part of Nigeria. The veteran actress got married at the age of 19 in an […]