Category: Profiles

Akosua’s Melodies Unravel the Healing Art in Music

Akosua’s Melodies Unravel the Healing Art in Music

  A short hair cut on a black woman, they say, is redolent of her strength, natural beauty and confidence. Such an appearance, to some, is indicative of anything but placidness. Like most stereotypes, however, this flawed judgment is fallacious. Akosua’s music effortlessly moves one into a place of serenity, something most artists have attempted [...]

Butterflies and Dragons, Adama’s Story

Butterflies and Dragons, Adama's Story

  A neat, chic afro; a distinct accent swirled in tints of British and Nigerian tones and perhaps something else pulsate from her songs. Think pop, but one stroked with waves of jazz and electronica, soul and rock all on one album. Adama Claire Susan Roberts, simply known to fans as Adama excitedly describes Delicate [...]

Derrick N Ashong

Derrick N Ashong

  “Sweet Mother” Africa Motivates Yet Another Son, Derrick N. Ashong, to Empower the World. The young boy Buakei, Cinquè’s (Djimon Hounsou) brother in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 award-winning movie Amistad is now an adult, a vocalist and co-founder of the band Soulfège, as well as the media outlet ASAFO productions. Derrick N. Ashong is one [...]

Goapele Strides Forward to Change it All

Goapele Strides Forward to Change it All

  To refer to her simply as a songstress is like calling an ant an insect without making note of its organizational attributes, a trait that marks it as one of the most organized animals in the animal kingdom. Even after releasing two successful albums which have appealed to the likes of legendary artists like [...]

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