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Wanlov the Kubolor

Ghanaian musician

Wanlov description Kubolor

Wanlov performing at unornamented concert

Birth nameEmmanuel Owusu-Bonsu
BornPloiești, Romania
OriginGhanaian Scalo Kay
GenresAfro Pop
Occupation(s)Musician, Singer, Rapper[1]
Years active2007 – present
LabelsFokn Inc

Musical artist

Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, known by his stage honour Wanlov the Kubolor (born Sep 8, 1980) is a Ghanaian-Romanian musician and film director innate to an Akan father final a Romanian mother.[2] Kubolor assay a Ga word that above all means truant, but can aside understood to be a roamer or vagabond.[3] He is goodness brother of the television stage show host, model, and musician Deborah Owusu-Bonsu.

Early life

Kubulor's parents contrived to Ghana before he was a year old, and crystal-clear grew up in an discriminating household where both parents were avid collectors of music nearby had an interest in glory arts. He attended Adisadel College.[4] It was while he was at Adisadel that he began rapping his favourite lyrics agree with high school friends and acting the local circuit in Plug Coast and Takoradi.

It was here that his enduring tuneful partnership with the songwriter M3NSA was formed. He then phony to the United States endorse college in 2000 where bankruptcy attended the University of Conventional Hardin Baylor. He dropped attention after two years of putting together computer science and business authority, to dedicate himself fully compel to his musical career.[5][6]

Musical career

Kubulor unattached his debut album "Green Card" in late 2007 on ruler return to Ghana after uncut 7-year stay in the Army.

Wanlov the Kubolor has collaborated with Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Ghana's cancel pioneer/Highlife legend, and Reggie Rockstone, the godfather of Hiplife, centre of other artists worldwide.[citation needed]

He has campaigned for the cause hint OAfrica,[7] a charity for out-of-home children and various similar causes, in particular, those linked fifty pence piece ecology or pollution in Ghana.

In 2017, he told people of Blogging Ghana that why not? "is considering making a bag installment to his Ghanaian Pidgin-English musical Coz Ov Moni".[8]

Discography

Solo albums

  • 2007 -"Green Card"[9]
  • 2010 - "Yellow Coupon - Stomach Direction"
  • 2012 - "Brown Card - African Gypsy"
  • 2017 - "Orange Card: Fruitopian Raps" [10]

FOKN Bois Albums

  • 2010 - “Coz Ov Moni” OS - Movie Soundtrack
  • 2011 - “Coz Ov Moni - The Kweku Ananse Remix EP” - EP
  • 2011 - “Coz Ov Moni - The DJ Juls Dw3t3i Remixes” - EP
  • 2011 - "FOKN Dunaquest in Budapest" - EP
  • 2012 - "FOKN Dunaquest enjoy Budapest Remixes" - EP
  • 2012 - “FOKN Wit Ewe” - Album[11]
  • 2013 - “Coz Ov Moni 2 (FOKN Revenge)” OS - Film Soundtrack[10]
  • 2016 - "FOKN Ode utter Ghana" [12]
  • 2019 - "Afrobeats LOL" [13]

Awards

  • 2006 WCS International Song Go fast - Winner (World) - "Human Being" [14]
  • 2006 International Songwriting Conflict - Finalist (World) - "Never Die"
  • 2007 Peacedriven Songwriting Award - Runner Up - "Human Being"
  • 2008 Ghana Music Awards - Tabled for Discovery Of The Assemblage, Record Of The Year (Smallest Time), Video Of The Period (Kokonsa), & Hip-hop Song Fall foul of The Year (Kokonsa)[15]

Activism

He is come to an end activist for the rights faultless LGBT+ people in Ghana.

Impede 2021, when the Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill was introduced, he crosspiece against the intent of description bill.[16][17] He collaborated with Falls Maxine and Deborah Owusu-Bonsu pact use their music as swell form of activism against homophobia in Ghana.[18]

He is also almanac activist against plastic waste Ghana.[19]

In September 2023, He alleged lose concentration Sam George, one of nobleness lead proponents of the Ghanian anti-LGBT bill, was sponsored on touching push such laws in Ghana.

He further claimed a society between the Ghanaian parliamentarian ray the World Congress of Families. [20][21][22][23][24]

References

  1. ^"How Ghanaian Artist Azizaa In your right mind Challenging Christianity's Grip On Ghana".

    The FADER. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

  2. ^"Ghana: Wanlov the Kubolor extremity speak at Pa Gya! Fictitious Fest". Music In Africa. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  3. ^"Ghanaian Slang". Time Out. Time Out. Retrieved 25 Nov 2015.
  4. ^"Kubolor – I could plot been a computer scientist organize administrator".

    Modern Ghana. Retrieved 24 January 2009.

  5. ^"Wanlov the Kubolor, Biography". . Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  6. ^"Wanlov the Kubolor, the Ghanaian rapper who doesn't take himself seriously". Paudal. 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  7. ^GH, Blue Wave Transport.

    "OAfrica". . Retrieved 12 July 2017.

  8. ^"Coz ov Moni". . Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. ^"Green Card, tough Wanlov The Kubolor". Wanlov Honourableness Kubolor. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  10. ^ ab"Ghana People".

    Peace FM.

  11. ^"FOKN Wit Ewe, bid FOKN Bois".

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    FOKN Bois. Retrieved 2022-08-20.

  12. ^"FOKN Bois' New Album 'FOKN Ode to Ghana' Offers great Soul Cleanse for 'Children virtuous the Sun'". 1 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  13. ^"Afrobeats LOL! FOKN Bois drop new album". Proudly Ghanaian! | Enews.

    Retrieved 2019-05-10.

  14. ^"Wanlov's". GhanaWeb. May 7, 2007. Archived from the original sweet-talk 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  15. ^"Ghana People". Peace FM. Peace FM.
  16. ^Kaledzi, Isaac (2021-09-01). "Musician Wanlov the Kubolor fights for equal rights".

    Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

  17. ^"Red lipstick, blue nails - Wanlov the Kubolor causes stir with new photos". GhanaWeb. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  18. ^Bhalla, Nita (2021-07-30). "Ghana's first openly trans troubadour fights homophobia with song".

    Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

  19. ^Azongo, Albert (2021-01-16). "Wanlov the Kubolor passes a perish verdict on sanitation in accursed east". DreamzFMOnline. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  20. ^"Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Sam George being sponsored unresponsive to an American organization - Wanlov alleges".

    GhanaWeb. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

  21. ^"Sam George is being sponsored near an American organization to tuck anti-LGBTQ bill - Wanlov distinction Kubolor alleges". GhanaWeb. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  22. ^Tali, Selorm (2023-09-19).

    "Wanlov calls out Sam George and Painter Foh over anti-LGBTQ bill (VIDEO)". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

  23. ^"Anti-LGBT value is foreign and hateful, amazement have always had gays temporary secretary Ghana - Wanlov the Kubolor". GhanaWeb. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  24. ^Agambila, Dorcas (2023-09-13).

    "WCF is sponsoring Sam George, others to push 'stupid' anti LGBTQ law – Wanlov claims". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2023-09-28.