OTop 10 Richest Ghanaian Musicians
Post by peace on 9 Mar 2015
Ghanaian musicians are currently making huge
successes and it is certain that very soon, some of them
will join the list of the richest African musicians. The
saying that the laborer is worthy of his wage is
confirmed in the lives and career of Ghanaian musicians
who are really working hard to make it in the field of
music. There are some of them who had nothing before
climbing up the music stage but today, they are self-
made millionaires.
It would have been very hard for them if their source of
income is only from the sales of their music CD’s with
all the level of piracy in the entertainment market, but
we got to discover that they make ‘the big money’ from
life shows and concerts, tours, and endorsements
deals. Music has really done a lot of them good, moving
them from rags to riches. Have a look at Ghanaian
musicians whose wealth came from music:
10. Kwaw Kese
Emmanuel Kofi Botwe, a.k.a, Kwaw Kese was actually
from a poor background but his love for music totally
brought him fortune. He started writing songs, wrapping
and doing some stage entertainments among his friends
and classmates while he was still in the junior
secondary school. His popularity began when he
released his first hit, on the compilation
album, Since then, he has been
coming up in the music world and has featured in
shows of more prominent musicians like Wyclef Jean,
2Face Idibia, Professor J of Tanzania, Sarkodie, Brymo,
Memphis Bleek, etc. he currently owns his own record
label, has a ward named after him at the Panthang
Mental Home in Accra, and has also been nominated for
some music awards. His hardwork has really paid off.
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9. Reggie Rockstone
Popularly known as the Grandpapa or Godfather of
Hiplife, Reggie has made fortunes out of music. He
currently owns the booming the ‘Django Bar’ and
‘Grandpapa’s lounge/bar’ which he was able to
establish with the money he made from the deal he
signed with Globacom. Though we wouldn’t say he was
born poor but the fact is that music is a major
contributor to his wealth.
8. D-Black
Desmond Kwesi Blackmore, a.k.a, Damian-Black is
know to be one of the most hardworking Ghanaian
musicians. His parents were hip hoppers and this made
him to start recording rhmes even before teenage age,
and at 18, he was already the CEO of Sportn’ Life
records. Not long ago, he signed a very handsome deal
worth about $150 000 with rLG. He has released several
tracks which made hits in Ghana. I would say, that
everything about his success revolves around music.
7. Samini
Emmanuel Andrews Samini started his music career with
singing in the church choir. Samini has released four
studio albums, with all being very successful on the
commercial market. His success and recognition began
when his first single, , was released and he
subsequently appeared on other successful singles by
other artistes. He has won several music awards
including, ‘Best African Act'(2006), ‘African Artiste of the
Year'(2008). Though it looks like he’s not standing on
his two feet in the music career at the moment but we’ll
never forget the big hits he has made in the field.
6. R2Bees
R2Bees is a Ghanaian hip-hop/hiplife group made up of
Faisal Hakeem (Paedae da Pralem) and Rashid Mugeez
(Mugeez). The word R2Bees was coined from the
group’s mantra, ‘Refuse to be broke’. Though they are
not too serious with their music career and do not seem
to depend on it for survival;it is still undeniable that
their talents in music has done so much for them. They
have an independent label called R2Bees Entertainment
and are also brand ambassadors t rLG which is
estimated to worth $300 0000.
5.
Okyeame Kwame
Okyeame-Kwame1
Kwame Nsiah Appau is his real name. Okyeame Kwame
is one of the richest musicians in Ghana but he has this
mature attitude that make him not to show off, hence
many do not know how rich he is. His parents wanted
him to be a Doctor but his dream was to become a
professional musician. He followed his dreams from a
very tender age and started writing music right from his
primary school days. Music has really brought him fame
as he is a brand ambassador to MTN and GTBank. He
has also hosted some very successful shows that made
fortunes. He is married with children.
4. Sarkodie
Sarkodie is a Ghanaian musician known for his
multifaceted nature when it comes to music talents and
styles. Sarkodie is a big-time Ghanaian musician who
has attained both African and international prominence.
He has had the privilege of performing on the same
stage with international musicians such as T-Pain,
Miguel, Movado, Trey Songz,and Ludacris. Now, he’s
got his own designer collection tagged ‘Sark’, and a
water packaging enterprise called ‘Holic H2O’. He is one
of the people that music actually moved from rags to
riches.
03. Amakye Dede
Though he refused to own up to this publicly, we are
convinced that Amakye Dede, popularly called “Iron
boy”, “the highlife maestro” and “Abrantie
(Gentleman) is worth about three times the
aforementioned Ghanaian musicians. He started his
career in Highlife music as early as 1973. He is the
cultural ambassador of Ghanaian Highlife Music. Most of
his music shows are performed in Europe and this adds
more value and wealth to him.
2. Kojo Antwi
Popularly called.”Mr. Music Man”, Kojo has grown in the
music industry to the extent that no Ghanaian promoter
can pay him at the moment; this explains why you can’t
easily see him around. His first solo album “All I need
is you” was a hit and chart buster in Ghana. It was
being played anywhere music sounds in the country.
This album gave him the encouragement to continue
and to become what he is today. He hosts an annual
show every 24th December which is usually a grand
gathering of great and rich men; all to his credit. He has
over 22 Albums to his name. He is, in fact, an
international music legend. He was actually born into a
family of 13 but has changed his life story by diligently
embracing his music career.
1. Daddy Lumba
There is no argument about the fact that the music
talents of this star has brought him wealth. Currently
the richest musician in Ghana, Charles Kwadwo Fosuh
has about 25 music albums to his credit. He owns a
studio where he does all his works and also has
machines that do mastering, cassette duplication,
loading, printing and shrink wrapping, exclusively for
his works.
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