CHARLES K. MARFO (RAY CHARLES)

I was asked to proceed on leave but never returned to Nhyira Fm- Agya Wusu After several months of disappearing from the airwaves, Agya Wusu,   the former host of  "Wiase Mu Nsem," a superstitious program on Kumasi based Nhyira 104.5fm , has set the records straight.( His side of the story ) “Thegong" as he is widely called by his listeners in the Diaspora and home, has cleared the entire hullabaloo surrounding his departure from Nhyira FM when he appeared on Sikka 89.5 FM today. When responding to questions from Roman Fada on why he left Nhyira fm, he claimed his management upon hearing speculations that he had signed a new contract with another radio station called him for his side of the coin. Agya Wusu disclosed that, “I told my management is true and even told them the details of the contract. So after some days going by, they called to informed me to proceed on leave for them to deliberate on the contract if they could pay me to settle my ne...

Ghana Should Welcome Our Prodigal Son's - Opoku Afriyie Richmond of Fox Sports ... A vociferous sports presenter of a Kumasi based radio is advocating Ghanaians should accept  the return of the prodigal son's as the country prepares for the 2014 World Cup qualifying group decider against Zambia in Kumasi In the perspective view of the sports presenter, he is glad to see the return of the Ayew brothers, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari to the Black Stars. The Marseille duo - Andre and Jordan Ayew - as well as AC Milan midfielder Boateng retired temporarily from the national team, but announced their comeback last week. Muntari was suspended for misconduct and was reinstated after apologizing to the F.A and the head coach. The Fox fm sports presenter believes Coach Akwasi Appiah is the happiest man in Ghana now, he added the coach currently has ‘good options’ to present him as he gears up for the ultim...

          Ex Ghana Defender Samuel Osei Kuffour Apointed Onto New Kotoko Board   Former Ghana defender Samuel  Osei Kufour has been named in the new eight-man board of  Kumasi Asante Kotoko, reports indicates.   The former Bayern Munich star is joined by legal practitioner Paul Adu Gyamfi, Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere and Frank Appiagyei.   Business tycoon Nana Ekuoba Kwadwo Gyasi (chairman of Nana K. Gyasi Co. Ltd), Jude Arthur (CEO of First Atlantic Bank), Dua Adonten and Nana Kusi II (Ankobeahene) are the other members on the new board.   The appointment of the new Kotoko board was confirmed in a statement from Manhyia signed by Chief of Staff Kofi Badu.   The board are to appoint a Chief Executive Officer to run the day-to-day affairs of the Premier League champions.   One representative each from the National Circles Council and the Association of Old Kotoko players...

 A letter To Kumasi Radio Presenters - Respect Your Listeners The cry of the people is the cry of  my hot pen. When will most Kumasi Radio presenters respect their audience ? Never take them for a ride. I have come to realize it's better our presenters  speak to the people in their audience in ways that move them , Speak to their listeners in their language and to their needs. Always offer them their respect and their heart. Does this seem obvious? The presenters often forget that their audience is the other player in their two-player  cooperative game .  They mistakenly contrive our message in  their  terms. Majority say what  they  want to say and what  they  think their audience needs to hear.  The radio presenters speak in language that gives  them  comfort. Then later blame the audience if they don’t “get it.” Most times, Kumas...

Do You Agree : Kumasi  Don’t Appreciate Their Own - Omanhene of Kessben fm ... Kumasi based radio presenter Alvin Adu-Boakye has passionately lamented about how the people of Kumasi treat their personalities. The morning show host on the waves of Kessben 93.3 fm  also known as ‘ Omanhene’ has the view that until Kumasi change their attitude concerning their personalities, start endorsing them and  taking risk for them, the possibility of losing them to Accra is high. He believes in recent times the "Kumasiano " in  part of our country speaks so much ill about their personalities, having little knowledge about them. Some of these popular personalities he cited included Men of God , Radio presenters ,Musicians , Actress/Actor etc.. The highly respected morning show host who is currently on top of his game in terms of listenership in the Kumasi metropolis and bey...

      Peewezle  Moving : Kumasi To lose Sound Engineer ?  Kumasi based music producer and beat maker Peewezle known for so many hit songs including “The Thing” by Atumpan, “Azonto Boys” by Guru and Lilwin and “I no be Alo” by Lousika could be calling it a quits as he establishes a new CUE studios in the national capital Accra; a move he had been contemplating for a while.  Peewezle who made this move known to www.nydjlive.com explained measures beyond his control facilitated the move to establish a studio to Accra. He also added there were growing demands for his production and as a result, the need to get closer to them. Peewezle, who has been the backbone of so many Kumasi based artists could be leaving a great vacuum as most upcoming artists in the Garden City found him a brother they could resort to for studio sessions. However, the music producer allayed the fears of people in Kumasi as he disclosed his studios in Kumasi w...

        On Friday :  Sikka 89.5 Fm  Launches In Kumasi Kumasi  has a new voice on its airwaves. After  years of effort, the urban  radio station  Dove rebranded Sikka 89.5 Fm, which stands for Networking for Social Justice, will be launch on Friday 12 July 2013. The station will be a mix of local/foreign  music, news, sports and talk shows , Ray Charles Kick Show can confirm. It includes sports 7:30 and sports 895, a new program to be hosted by Otuo - Acheampong  well known as " Sometymer" . "We're really focused on educating and providing the community with content that will fill in holes and gaps in information," Sometymer said. "We also want community feedback about what they like and what they want to hear." The urban radio Sikka 89.5 Fm is parenting the project sports 7:30 in the morning and Sports 895 in the evening, it will cover some of the local and foreign sports ...

              Kotoko Crowned Ghana League Champions Kotoko were crowned Ghana League Champions on Sunday after thrashing AshGold 3-0 in their coronation match at the Baba Yara Stadium. Ecstatic supporters of the Porcupine Warriors celebrated with gusto as they were handed the country’s most prized football title at their home grounds. They fittingly beat their regional rivals AshantiGold to crown their impressive season with coach Mas Ud Didi Dramani in charge. The Porcupine Warriors won their 22nd elite division league title after a 1-0 triumph over Amidaus Professionals at the Tema Stadium last month but had to wait until SUnday before they were crowned. Players and officials of the team were handed medal before captain captain Brenya lifted the trophy to the delight of their fans. The Porcupine Warriors have retained the top flight title they won last season to make it their 22nd. Coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, who...

Kumasi Welcomes " Sikka 89.5 " Radio Station and New "Voice"  Dove 89.5 fm, a local radio station in Kumasi ,  has changed its name to  Sikka 89.5 fm  to better reflect the evolution of its business..   The  Branded Dove 89.5 fm now Sikka 89.5  Reflects Company’s Focus on Delivering the Best  Entertainment and Most Important Content to its Diverse Audiences. Sikka 89.5 fm    more clearly signals its successful expansion into new areas.   h   SIKKA 89.5 FM   will deliver  music, news, talk, sports and other content  across multiple platforms, including:  Online and Mobile .   Now It appears that revamping and re-branding the kumasi-based radio station, Dove 89.5 fm to Sikka 89.5 fm is on a mission to shake-up the media landscape in the metropolies... Sikka oohhh...  Sikka.  89.5 fm

           Almost There : Shatta Rako To Rock Kumasi On July 1..     BASS Awards nominee for Most Popular Dancehall song and  versatile Kumasi based artist, Rexford Kojo Amoah popularly known as Shatta Rako aka Kojo Legend could just be living up to the bidding as the next big musician to salvage the Garden City from the wrecks of its music woes as he finalizes preparations for his double album release.     Slated for July 1 at the Golden Tulip , Kumasi City and tipped as the biggest event in his musical career, Shatta Rako has disclosed everything is right in place for the launch of the double albums klassical Remixes and Redefined.   According to Shatta Rako, the  ‘klassic Remixes’ album will comprise some of his remixes to old high life songs whilst  the  Redefined’ album will feature most of his original songs with which he would want to announce his presence in the Gh...

  Revealed : Why Mmrantee Hene And  K .K  Were Poached To Fox 97.9 fm !!! With the mass exodus that has been going on in the media lately, it is not surprising anymore to hear a top TV anchor or Radio presenter switching stations , Expecially in  Kumasi. As huge stations poach top notch journalists, take for instance Fox 97.9 fm  poaching Mmrante3 Hene , Kwaku Kyeremanteng ( K.K ) among others from Otec 102.9 fm , some journalists are quitting, moving to greener pastures. Mmrante3 Hene and K . K  has been hosting Separate programs , one of the most interesting and most popular radio shows on Otec 102.9 fm . Their topics of discussions  earned them a huge number of loyal listeners, simultaneously boosting their show and the stations ratings. lifting Otec fm the number one in Kumasi. Ray Charles Kick Show sighting  last years report from Ghana Association of  Marketers ( the quaterly survey con...

Ladies Don't  Chase Me - Say's SHATTA  RAKO ( KOJO LEGEND )   Shatta Rako, I will say is currently Oseikrom's finest artist . You might wonder why Shatta Rako, well that's the showbiz name of  Mr Rexford Kojo Amoah,  born to Mr. Justice Charles Amoah and  Mercy Mensah way back in 1970s. Itching to know why the Most versatile Kumasi based dancehall artist said ladies don't chase him ? The story unfolds as the dancehall / highlife artist in an exclusive interview with Dayan On Wednesday, told his fans and  listeners of  Otec 102.9 fm, a local radio station in Kumasi  its not true ladies chase him as its been widely spread. Hearing a lot of negative acts about him, a worried listener wanting to establish the rumour and the love affair of Shatta Rako text onto the show asking if ladies do chase and worries him ?  there he broke the silence saying he has female admires but they...

 Slim D.J : The New Host  Of  Kfm's 103.7 Music Countdown The new entry for Kfm 103.7 , Daniel Gyan Kesse, now hold's the mantle for Kfm's Music Countdown airing every sunday. The development come's sharply on the departure of the host , former station manager and drive time host James Oberko popularly known as Jamester. Ghana's best hiplife D.j  Daniel Gyan Kesse,  joined the kumasi based radio station Kfm 103.7 working with  the likes of   Parker Wilson, Mahorny pee and Affrican Chilld Rull . After making a mark on Sky 96.7 fm in Brong Ahafo ( Sunyani ) with several awards on him , Daniel Gyan Kesse ( Slim D.j ), is the new host for the Music Countdown on Kfm 103.7. Can Slim D.j wear the big shoe left behind by Jamestar ??  Comments welcome..