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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Sun, 21 Nov 2009 06:02:20 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 11/21/2009 6:02:20 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 A new music sensation Cta Kamani is readying to put a new lease of life into the Ghanaian music scene With her dancehall style in an upcoming album she says she hopes to bask in the lime light of Ghanaian musicBorn Isabelle Fleischer Cta Kamani in an interview with Myjoyonlinecom said she took her music name from her favouri ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10552/3/cta-kamani-a-rising-ghanaian-dancehall-empress.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10552/3/cta-kamani-a-rising-ghanaian-dancehall-empress.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10552/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:02 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/10551/3/weep-no-morekunta-kinte-will-soon-bounce-back.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10551/3/weep-no-morekunta-kinte-will-soon-bounce-back.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10551/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 20 Nov 2009 19:43:56 +0100 0 Eighteen year oldgraduate of Holy Child Senior High School and aspiring lawyer Gezelle Addai has been crowned Miss Malaika after a keenly contested competition that tested beautiful young ladies for intelligence eloquence and poise The confident and ambitious young lady stood tall in the several rounds of competition to affirm her stat ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10550/3/gezelle-addai-crowned-miss-malaika-2009.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10550/3/gezelle-addai-crowned-miss-malaika-2009.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10550/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 20 Nov 2009 19:43:57 +0100 0 The father of Jordy Chandler a boy who accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse has committed suicideEvan Chandler was found by a concierge in his New Jersey apartment after the alarm was raised when he missed a doctors appointmentThe former Beverly Hills dentist was found in bed with a gunshot wound to his head His death is being ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10548/3/dad-of-jackson-sex-claim-boy-kills-himself.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10548/3/dad-of-jackson-sex-claim-boy-kills-himself.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10548/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 20 Nov 2009 14:22:25 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/10547/3/hip-hop-nation-alliance-francaise.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10547/3/hip-hop-nation-alliance-francaise.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10547/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 20 Nov 2009 12:03:19 +0100 0 Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday that her popular daytime talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show will end its run in Tim Bennett the President of Harpo announced in a letter released to ABC affiliates on ThursdayTomorrow Oprah will announce live on The Oprah Winfrey Show that she has decided to end what is arguably one ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10544/3/oprah-winfrey-show-goes-off-screen.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10544/3/oprah-winfrey-show-goes-off-screen.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10544/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 20 Nov 2009 08:32:39 +0100 0 The Oprah Winfrey Show is to close in after more than two decades on air the production company behind the programme has saidBillionaire Ms Winfrey one of the most influential women in the US has hosted the show since A spokesman for Ms Winfreys Harpo production company would not say why she had made the decision b ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10543/3/oprah-winfrey-show-will-close-in-2011.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10543/3/oprah-winfrey-show-will-close-in-2011.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10543/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 20 Nov 2009 08:32:39 +0100 0 A delegation from the Parliament Select Committee on Communication on Thursday visited the offices of Ghanas best freetoair television Multi TVMembers of the delegation were taken through the operations of the television station and what its management has set to achieveGroup Business Development Manager of Multimedia the mother comp ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10542/3/select-committee-on-communication-visits-multitv.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10542/3/select-committee-on-communication-visits-multitv.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10542/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:43 +0100 0 Miss Malaika winner Gezelle first runnerup Joan and second runnerup Trudy on Wednesday appeared on the Drive Time with Bola RayThe three shared fond memories of their time in the Malaika house and their trips around and outside the country ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10541/3/malaika-2009-winner-first-second-runners-up-meet-b.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10541/3/malaika-2009-winner-first-second-runners-up-meet-b.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10541/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 20:56:33 +0100 0 Richie known in real life as Richie Mensah one of Ghanas finest Sound engineers and vocalists is set to release a single from his upcoming album at Joy FMs Nite with the Stars on Friday November He made this revelation in an interview with Joy FMs musical programme Cosmopolitan Mix host Doreen Andoh Richie who will be making his ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10540/3/richie-releases-new-single-from-second-album-at-jo.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10540/3/richie-releases-new-single-from-second-album-at-jo.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10540/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 20:02:59 +0100 0 Hollywood actress Jennifer Hudson is to play Nelson Mandelas exwife Winnie in a film about her life reports sayVariety magazine reported Hudson was thrilled about the role and has described Ms MadikizelaMandela as a powerful and extraordinary womanMs MadikizelaMandela played a vital role in freeing her husband after years in j ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10539/3/jennifer-hudson-to-star-in-winnie-mandela-film.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10539/3/jennifer-hudson-to-star-in-winnie-mandela-film.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10539/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 18:26:54 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/10537/3/obroni-ryans-irish-pub.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10537/3/obroni-ryans-irish-pub.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10537/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:21 +0100 0 COME DECEMBER patrons of Ghanaian high life music will once again witness another historic musical concert dubbed Music of Ghanaian Origin MOGO at the National Theatre in Accra The MOGO concert is being organized by Accrabased radio station Citi FM This is the fifth edition of the event Past events have featured Ghanaian music legen ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10536/3/mogo-concert-on-dec-4.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10536/3/mogo-concert-on-dec-4.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10536/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:21 +0100 0 When Ghanaians hear about something they want to really drain it or get to the very bottom of it they have taken the name FACEBOOK to a different level all together the name is reigning now with the number of Ghanaians registering on the social network increasing dailyMy friends dont be surprise to hear Ghana Facebookers Association F ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10535/3/get-set-its-accra-facebook-banku-tilapia-party.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10535/3/get-set-its-accra-facebook-banku-tilapia-party.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10535/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:18:30 +0100 0 In addition to getting his career back on track TI apparently has one more thing to look forward to when hes released from prison next summer a wedding Tips longtime girlfriend former Xscape singer Tameka Tiny Cottle with whom he has two children recently told XXL magazine that she is planning a fairytale wedding to th ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10534/3/tis-girlfriend-planning-post-incarceration-wedding.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10534/3/tis-girlfriend-planning-post-incarceration-wedding.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10534/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:10:36 +0100 0 Born in Mogadishu Somalia Knaan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War which began in His aunt Magool was one of Somalias most famous singers Knaans grandfather Haji Mohamed was a poet Knaan is a Muslim His name Knaan means traveller in the Somali languageKnaans father Abdi le ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10532/3/knaan.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10532/3/knaan.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10532/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:25 +0100 0 Ushers two year marriage is legally over five months after he first filed for divorce The yearold RnB singer who filed for divorce from Tameka FosterRaymond in Atlanta Georgia on June claimed they had been living apart for almost a yearIn court documents Usher stated that there was no reasonable hope of reconciliation ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10531/3/ushers-marriage-over.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10531/3/ushers-marriage-over.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10531/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:25 +0100 0 Multiplatinum superstar entertainer Snoop Dogg is set to release his tenth solo LP Malice N Wonderland on December th through PriorityParlophoneThe official first single Gangsta Luv featuring The Dream is not only the premiere offering from the much anticipated forthcoming album but also the very first cut released by EMI Musics n ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10527/3/snoop-dogg-releases-10th-solo-album.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10527/3/snoop-dogg-releases-10th-solo-album.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10527/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:25 +0100 0 The Winneba Youth Choir has just returned from a tour of eight US cities By all indications the teenagers made Ghana proud and had a pretty successful trip They put Ghana on the world choral map as haspreviously not been done They however came home with a debt burden of Since being at home the group has appealed to several group ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10526/3/winneba-youth-choir-owes-26000.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10526/3/winneba-youth-choir-owes-26000.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10526/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:25 +0100 0 Born in Mogadishu Somalia Knaan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War which began in His aunt Magool was one of Somalias most famous singers Knaans grandfather Haji Mohamed was a poet Knaan is a Muslim His name Knaan means traveller in the Somali languageKnaans father Abdi le ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10525/3/afro-choice-knaan-revealed.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10525/3/afro-choice-knaan-revealed.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10525/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:25 +0100 0 The place of radio in the promotion of music and the general development of the music industry can not be over emphasized In Ghana where until recently radio was about the only medium of promotingones music the medium has grown to become very influential in deciding which songs make it to the listenerEven so it was not until the late ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10521/3/the-x-y-elements-of-ghana-music.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10521/3/the-x-y-elements-of-ghana-music.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10521/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:25 +0100 0 The th edition of the ever popular JOY FM NITE with the STARS comes off on th November at the Accra International Conference Centre The event has been a must see on the entertainment calendar in the country and will this year showcase over of the biggest music stars in Ghana It has served as an annual thrill for music lovers with el ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10519/3/joy-fm-nite-with-the-stars-slated-for-november-27.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10519/3/joy-fm-nite-with-the-stars-slated-for-november-27.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10519/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:13:35 +0100 0 Singer Janet Jackson has revealed that she blames her late brother Michaels personal doctor for his death in JuneIn her first TV interview since Jacksons death she told ABC News that she believes Dr Conrad Murray should no longer be allowed to practice medicineHe was the one that was administering I think he is responsible ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10517/3/doctor-responsible-says-jackson.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10517/3/doctor-responsible-says-jackson.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10517/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:13:35 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/10516/3/hamish-hamilton-to-direct-2009-oscar-telecast.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10516/3/hamish-hamilton-to-direct-2009-oscar-telecast.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10516/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:13:35 +0100 0 ONE OF the countrys contemporary and prolific singers whose music has gone down well with the youth last Friday outdoored his latest album Bibinii at a press launch at the Silverbird Life Style store in Accra The press launch was to give the media insight into the album and also to interact with who many people see as a role mo ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10514/3/kwabena-kwabena-outdoors-bibinii.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10514/3/kwabena-kwabena-outdoors-bibinii.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10514/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 11:23:46 +0100 0 REPORTS REACHING BEATWAVES indicate that efforts by the Interim Management Committee IMC of the Ghana Association of Phonographic Industry GAPI to demoralize the integrity of the immediate past chairman of the association have backfired BEATWAVES investigation revealed that GAPI which suspected that had been given huge sums of money ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10513/3/gapis-plot-backfires.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10513/3/gapis-plot-backfires.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10513/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 11:23:46 +0100 0 Model actress singer radio and TV presenter Caroline Sampson alias The Boss Lady has launched a campaign dubbed Help Somebody with the aim of helping people in need of the simple things in life Inspired by the generosity of Oprah Winfrey who is blessed with resources Caroline hopes that she can use her campaign to raise some resources t ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10511/3/boss-lady-launches-help-somebody-campaign.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10511/3/boss-lady-launches-help-somebody-campaign.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10511/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 11:09:56 +0100 0 Rap star JayZ joined Rihanna on stage for two songs as she launched her new album Rated R in Brixton LondonThe Barbadian singer was playing her first show since she was assaulted by her exboyfriend Chris Brown in February this yearShe emerged on stage in an eye mask and studded leotard to perform a selection of new songs and h ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10510/3/jay-z-joins-rihanna-at-london-gig.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10510/3/jay-z-joins-rihanna-at-london-gig.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10510/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 17 Nov 2009 14:16:07 +0100 0 EIGHTEENYEAROLD was last Saturday evening crowned as this years winner of the prestigious of Miss Malaika pageant organized by Charterhouse The aspiring lawyer and international journalist walked in the footsteps of Hamamat Montia Miss Malaika as one of the youngest contestants to have won the pageant From the beginning of the sh ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10508/3/gezelle-crowned-miss-malaika-2009.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10508/3/gezelle-crowned-miss-malaika-2009.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10508/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 17 Nov 2009 10:57:36 +0100 0 WITH OVER years of experience in the music business has won the hearts of many music lovers in Ghana and some francophone countries with his brand of music Adangbas career has been a smooth one with the public always appreciating in totality the albums that he has released and continues to release over the years His music has alway ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10507/3/change-your-attitude-adangba-tells-ghanaians.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10507/3/change-your-attitude-adangba-tells-ghanaians.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10507/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 17 Nov 2009 10:57:36 +0100 0