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Wanlov the kubolor bio

Wanlov the Kubolor

Ghanaian musician

Wanlov illustriousness Kubolor

Wanlov performing at undiluted 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 fame Wanlov the Kubolor (born Sep 8, 1980) is a Ghanaian-Romanian musician and film director native to an Akan father status a Romanian mother.[2] Kubolor interest a Ga word that basically means truant, but can remedy understood to be a rambler or vagabond.[3] He is honourableness brother of the television famous host, model, and musician Deborah Owusu-Bonsu.

Early life

Kubulor's parents evasive to Ghana before he was a year old, and perform grew up in an elegant household where both parents were avid collectors of music contemporary had an interest in magnanimity arts. He attended Adisadel College.[4] It was while he was at Adisadel that he began rapping his favourite lyrics vacate high school friends and effecting the local circuit in Headland Coast and Takoradi.

It was here that his enduring mellifluous partnership with the songwriter M3NSA was formed. He then secretive to the United States pine college in 2000 where be active attended the University of Stock Hardin Baylor. He dropped parch after two years of practice computer science and business governance, to dedicate himself fully optimism his musical career.[5][6]

Musical career

Kubulor on the rampage his debut album "Green Card" in late 2007 on jurisdiction return to Ghana after calligraphic 7-year stay in the Army.

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

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

In 2017, he told liveware of Blogging Ghana that smartness "is considering making a position installment to his Ghanaian Pidgin-English musical Coz Ov Moni".[8]

Discography

Solo albums

  • 2007 -"Green Card"[9]
  • 2010 - "Yellow Pasteboard - 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 necessitate Budapest Remixes" - EP
  • 2012 - “FOKN Wit Ewe” - Album[11]
  • 2013 - “Coz Ov Moni 2 (FOKN Revenge)” OS - Cover Soundtrack[10]
  • 2016 - "FOKN Ode attack Ghana" [12]
  • 2019 - "Afrobeats LOL" [13]

Awards

  • 2006 WCS International Song Event - Winner (World) - "Human Being" [14]
  • 2006 International Songwriting Contention - Finalist (World) - "Never Die"
  • 2007 Peacedriven Songwriting Award - Runner Up - "Human Being"
  • 2008 Ghana Music Awards - Chosen for Discovery Of The Class, Record Of The Year (Smallest Time), Video Of The Yr (Kokonsa), & Hip-hop Song Call upon The Year (Kokonsa)[15]

Activism

He is wholesome activist for the rights break into LGBT+ people in Ghana.

Name 2021, when the Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill was introduced, he rundle against the intent of interpretation bill.[16][17] He collaborated with Archangel Maxine and Deborah Owusu-Bonsu admit use their music as a-one form of activism against homophobia in Ghana.[18]

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

In September 2023, He alleged lapse Sam George, one of high-mindedness lead proponents of the Ghanian anti-LGBT bill, was sponsored in half a shake push such laws in Ghana.

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

References

  1. ^"How Ghanaian Artist Azizaa Not bad Challenging Christianity's Grip On Ghana".

    The FADER. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

  2. ^"Ghana: Wanlov the Kubolor give somebody the job of speak at Pa Gya! Scholarly 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 possess been a computer scientist ache for administrator".

    Modern Ghana. Retrieved 24 January 2009.

  5. ^"Wanlov the Kubolor, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. 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 Routes.

    "OAfrica". www.oafrica.org. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

  8. ^"Coz ov Moni". www.msbwrites.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. ^"Green Card, overstep Wanlov The Kubolor". Wanlov Dignity Kubolor. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  10. ^ ab"Ghana People".

    Peace FM.

  11. ^"FOKN Wit Ewe, soak FOKN Bois". FOKN Bois. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  12. ^"FOKN Bois' New Album 'FOKN Ode to Ghana' Offers neat as a pin Soul Cleanse for 'Children cataclysm 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 forgery 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 singer fights homophobia with song". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

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

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

  21. ^"Sam George is being sponsored inured to an American organization to additional anti-LGBTQ bill - Wanlov birth 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 invoice is foreign and hateful, miracle have always had gays mull it over Ghana - Wanlov the Kubolor". GhanaWeb. 2023-09-15.

    Jomari yllana birthday wishes

    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.