Museke: Can you tell us about your background and family?
Omega: I was born and bred in Uganda.

Museke: How did you get into music and what was your first break?
Omega: I started singing from home, church was the major influence and I was shaped by Sunday school. Truth of why I sing is because my mother attended an event and saw a gentleman with his kids singing and she was so touched so she wished her children would sing too. My brother and I sing. I sang in the African children’s choir.

The family and funeral committee chaired by Harry Laud adhered to this rule as if it was Kwame's last wish or maybe he wrote it in his will that when he dies his family should give accreditation to people who would attend his funeral. For the first time in the history of showbiz in this country for a star like Kwame Owusu-Ansah to die for a so called accreditation and the right for this and the right for that to become a major issue for his final journey to the known. The death of Kwame Owusu-Ansah has brought a lot of issues from the media, from fellow actors, some family members and funeral organizing committee.

BY: DJ AMESS

Taking fashion’s new softness into another level is what EXOPA is exploiting as world famous models does, appealing like a Queen who rides in a moon-light palanquin during festivities, classic and imperial as designers trying as much as possible to create unique for his ultimate in elegance to make them always feel good so when the King of the Street and multiple awards winner of this years Ghana Music Awards Kwaw Kese whose performance over the years has earned him the accolade “Abodam” accepted the offer to model for EXOPA all is now set for the kinpin to rule the designing world.

At a very impressive event held last weekend at the premises of the company near Trade Fair opposite Kpogas Furniture, Accra to outdoor the new face of their ubiquitous modelist Kwaw Kesse who will be modeling and feature in most of the company’s publicities to showcase what they in stock for the world.

Recently, Museke.com interviewed Youssoupha Sidibie, a Senegalese musician who plays West African kora/harp music. Check out his CD Sacred Sound at CDBaby.

Museke: How is everything?
Youssoupha: Very Good, Thank you.

Museke: Can you tell us about your background and family?
Youssoupha: My grand-father was from the Wassulu tribe of Mali, he immigrated to Senegal, and started a family. I was born in Dakar the capital of Senegal, in a Family of 8 children.

From 9ice's myspace; Gongo Aso is now available for purchase on CD Baby, below is a direct link to get one of the hottest CDs of 2008.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/9ice. Other places to purchase online include Nigerian Entertainment Store. COMING SOON!! 9ice - Gongo Aso will also be available for digital purchase at the following places: iTunes, MSN Music, Music Match, Napster, Rhapsody, Verizon VCast, Audio Lunchbox, Buy Music, EMusic, Interia, Last.fm, Island Beats, Loud Eye, Monster.fm

And lots more!! We will keep you updated once it is available

Bua News reports that local musicians have united to record a special song which will bring South Africans together to help sooth the pain and suffering which has been caused by the brutal attacks on foreign nationals in the country. The song, Not in My Lifetime, will be released in coming weeks.

The message behind the song is that our time should not go down in history as another era of tragedy. It urges the youth to take a stand and ensure that the legacy they leave will be a proud, unified one.

"Musicians have the power to touch lives and change attitudes. Their music transcends borders and unites desperate people," says Siyabonga Metana, campaign coordinator. He said the ability of music to educate, inform and raise awareness was important.

Several artists and musicians from a broad spectrum of society recorded the song at Jazzworx Studio on Sunday. The artists included DJ Sbu Leope, HHP, Simphiwe Dana, Shugasmakx and Relo (from Skwatta Kamp), KB, Nthabi, Tuks, MXO, Teargas, Andile Carelse, Lungelo, Pro Kid, Tebza Kwela, Tumi and DJ Cleo.

What is called the music business today is not the business of producing music. At some point it became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But that's not bad news for music, and it's certainly not bad news for musicians. Indeed, with all the ways to reach an audience, there have never been more opportunities for artists.

What is music?
First, a definition of terms. What is it we're talking about here? What exactly is being bought and sold? In the past, music was something you heard and experienced, Nana Kwame Ampadu, Teacher and his band etc it was as much a social event as a purely musical one. Before recording technology existed, you could not separate music from its social context because what ever these legends talk about in their music those days reflects the realities of the society then. Music was an experience, intimately married to your life. You could pay to hear music, do we still do that? Or we listen for free.

There are a ton of music award shows all over Africa these days. The Nigeria Music Awards held over the weekend in Imo State claims to be the official awards ceremony in the wake of countless ceremonies around - Nigerian awards in UK, USA, other organized by Hip Hop World, Soundcity among others. We will need to see continuity in this NMA's to christen it the official one. (There is also the AMEN awards)

Here are the winners anyway, watch this space for more information

No day spent listening to radio is complete . . . not without her. Her excellent taste when it comes to the selection of songs is unparalleled . . . is it African contemporary music? Is it the blues to spice a hot day in the capital or is it dance hall classics that put the lift in one’s steps? . . . Your girl Doreen has it covered. Doreen Andoh is truly the Queen of Brunch Time Radio.

It has been 13 years and still counting of solid presenting and radio listeners in Accra and beyond will attest to her capabilities of keeping listeners entranced for the duration of her brunch time program on Joy Fm. Now with her being on board the Stars of the Future Music Reality TV series as the third Judge, Doreen Andoh is set to captivate TV audiences with her witty and humorous personality.

News in the media says gospel music star, Rev. Esther Smith has separated form her husband of four years, a Kumasi based pastor, Rev. Ahinkan Bonsu. The reports say the break resulted as Esther gave her newly born baby with her husband to another man in Germany for adoption. The man was not named in the reports.

But a new angle to the saga has unfolded Saturday afternoon, on Joy FM’s entertainment show, Megahits. Speaking during the show, D. J. Abio, of Channel R, said that Esther Smith who has so far spoken only to Holland based FM station, Spirit FM, claims that she left the husband because of infidelity.