Samini, the African Dancehall King does a song to send a message across the world to condemn the act of rape and violence against women. The track is on the Reggae Sax Riddim and is a musical collaboration between Reggae Vibes Music based in NY & Kingston Ja, alongside the High Grade Family (Ghana)
Known in show business as SAMINI hails from the northern part of Ghana, specifically from a town called Wa. He was born in Accra on the 22nd December.
Samini is by far Ghana’s biggest musical star at the moment! His genre of music is a melodious mixture of highlife, dancehall, reggae and hip-hop. He terms his brand of music as the “African dancehall” His unsurpassed stage work is a true reflection of a musical icon that is destined top climb unto the top of world music. His humble beginnings started when he was part of a melodious church choir who was an excited man at church at a tender age of 14, his burst onto the professional scene was triggered by a musical collaboration with another musician in 1999 after which he became a toast of fun loving Ghanaians with his impeccable lyrics and free style lyrics.
His maiden album-dankwasere released in 2004 topped the local music charts for week’s unending thereby winning two awards at the prestigious Ghana Music Awards. The hit track Linda remains one of the household tracks in Ghana today even years after its release. Samini has climbed to greater heights in his carrier circles which has seen him shared the same stage along side, Sean Paul, Akon, Kevin Little, Shaggy, Wayne Wonder, Damien Marley, Bennie Man, Jay-Z, ,Chaka Demus And Pliers, Culture of blessed memory and Steel Pulse. He is the most featured artiste in Ghana and Samini has featured on over 63 tracks. He recently did collaboration with Steel pulse from the UK and Etana from Jamaica.
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