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‘R&B’ Articles at WorldBeat Radio http://worldbeatradio.com #1 in African music Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:43:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 http://worldbeatradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-WorldBeat-Radio-Logo-2022-32x32.png ‘R&B’ Articles at WorldBeat Radio http://worldbeatradio.com 32 32 Profile: Kizz Daniel http://worldbeatradio.com/2019/07/profile-kizz-daniel/ Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:40:48 +0000 http://worldbeatradio.com/?p=4303 Anidugbe Oluwatobiloba Daniel (born 1 May 1994), known as Kiss Daniel, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, recording artist, performer, and entertainer best known for his chart-topping single “Woju”.

Kiss Daniel was born Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe in Ogun state, Nigeria. He hails from Abeokuta North local government area. He graduated from federal university of agriculture, Abeokuta, in 2013, with a degree in the Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology (Water Engineering). While in university, he decided to pursue music as a career alongside his studies

Kiss Daniel showed an interest in music from an early age and was encouraged by his father. He started his music career professionally 2013 after his tertiary education when he came across G-Worldwide Entertainment CEO, Emperor Geezy. After being signed to G-Worldwide entertainment, he released his first official single “Shoye” which was produced by Beatburx on May 1, 2014, along with a music video was directed by MEX. Daniel released his second single “Woju”, produced by Dj Coublon on September 1, 2014. The video for Woju, released by Adasa Cookey, was shot in Lagos, Nigeria. The song spent eleven weeks on the MTV Base Official Naija Top Ten, including six weeks at the number one spot.

Daniel then recorded and released a remix of “Woju” featuring Tiwa Savage and Davido. “Woju” and its remix peaked at Number 1 and Number 2 respectively on the MTV Base Official Naija Top 10, the first time that an original song and its remix would peak at the first and second positions on the chart. A cover of the song performed by 2face Idibia appeared online.

In May 2015, Daniel released a third follow up single “Laye” on his birthday, along with a video two weeks later which was shot in different locations in the eastern part of Africa and was directed by AJE FILMS.

Birth Name: Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe

Born: May 1, 1994

Genre: Afropop

]]> Profile: MzVee http://worldbeatradio.com/2018/05/profile-mzvee/ Wed, 16 May 2018 04:19:28 +0000 http://worldbeatradio.com/?p=3956 Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda (born June 23, 1992) better known by her stage name MzVee, is a Ghanaian Afropop, dancehall, and R&B artist. Her award-nominated debut solo album features several hit singles including Borkor Borkor, Natural Girl, and Dancehall Queen. MzVee is signed to the award-winning record label Lynx Entertainment and was the winner of the New Artist of the Year award at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards.

Early life

MzVee was born in Accra to Ernest Hamenoo-Kpeda, a businessman, and Florence Hamenoo-Kpeda, a caterer. She has 2 older sisters and a brother and attended St Martin de Porres School in Accra in her early years. She moved on to St Mary’s Senior High School and is now studying Business Administration at Ghana Telecom University.

Music career

2012 – 2013: Early beginnings

MzVee first burst onto the Ghanaian music scene in the summer of 2012 as the lead singer of Lynx Entertainment’s girl band D3. The band released hit singles such as ‘Good Girls Gone Bad’ and ‘Gyani Gyani’ before splitting at the end of 2013 due to educational commitments of the young group members.[7]

2014 – present: Breakthrough

MzVee launched her solo career with debut single ‘Borkor Borkor’ released in January 2014. She followed this with hit single ‘Natural Girl’ and went on to win the ‘Unsung Artiste Award’ at the 2014 Ghana Music Awards. Her debut album was released in November 2014 and features collaborations with several award-winning artists such as Stonebwoy, VIP, Shatta Wale, Richie Mensah, Manifest and Didier Awadi.

Musical Style

MzVee’s music contains elements of Afropop, R&B and dancehall and her strong vocal abilities earned her a nomination for ‘Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards and the award for ‘Most Promising Act’ at the 2015 Ghana Music Honors. She is regarded as one of the stars of Ghana’s dancehall scene and received the award for ‘Best Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2015 Ghanaian dancehall awards, BASS awards. Her trademark natural African hair and hit single ‘Natural Girl’ has made her an inspiration to young girls across Africa who want to celebrate their natural look.

MzVee’s impressive rise to the top continues with a nomination in June 2015 in the ‘Best International New Artist’ category at the BET Awards 2015. This brand new fan-voted category celebrates rising stars from across the channel’s international footprint.

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