Reggae and Dancehall artiste, Samini has added another laurel to his awards collections with his win at the just ended Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.<\/p>\n
This is the first time Samini has won again after a decade with no awards at VGMA.<\/p>\n
The ‘My Own’ crooner couldn’t hide his joy for wining the Reggae\/Dancehall song of the year 2018.<\/p>\n
In his speech after receiving his plaque, Samini thanked his fans and expressed how good it felt to climb that stage for an award again after a long wait.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cit feels good to be here after a decades and plus,\u201d he said.
\n<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nBackground<\/h3>\n
Samini, born Emmanuel Andrews Samini is the CEO of High Grade Family. He won the Artiste of the Year in 2007and picked up awards for Pop Song and Record Song of the Year titled Samini Music. He has since not been able to climb the stage for any awards till the 19th edition.<\/p>\n
However, some of his former High Grade Family artistes such as Kofi Kinaata and Kaakie kept wining big for the past years. This has kept the record label vibrant till date.<\/p>\n
Samini was a singer in a church choir at the age of 14 and became a professional musician in 1999.<\/p>\n
His debut studio album, Dankwasere , was released in 2004.<\/p>\n
He received international recognition when he won the \u201cBest African Act\u201d at the 2006 MOBO Awards.<\/p>\n
He has and since remained one of Ghana\u2019s best reggae\/dancehall artistes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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