- Stonebwoy( Livingstone Etse Satekla )【 4 albums 36 lyrics 】
- Stonebwoy is the stage name of Livingstone Etse Satekla, a Ghanaian afropop, dancehall and reggae artiste. He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group. In 2015, he won Best International Act: Africa at the 2015 BET Awards and Artist of the Year at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards. Many recognize him as one of the leading Reggae and Dancehall artists in Africa.
Life and music career
Satekla was born in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region of Ghana and began making music in his early school days. He studied at Methodist Day Secondary School the same year with rapper Sarkodie where he gained his High School Certificate. He continued his tertiary education at University of Professional Studies to earn a degree in Marketing in 2013.
He began performing as Stonebwoy since high school as an underground rapper. With motivation from his family, he appeared on a popular rap competition 'Kasahare Level' on Adom FM (an Accra based radio station) which featured Sarkodie, Dr Cryme and the like, where knocked out several other rappers gaining himself underground popularity. It was through these rap battles and his style of music which caught the eye of Samini to sign him to his 'Samini Music' record label.
Under 'Samini Music', Stonebwoy recorded his first hit single 'Climax' featuring Samini and subsequently 'Ghetto Love' featuring Irene Logan. Both songs earned him nominations at the Ghana Music Awards. After this exposure, he released his debut album 'Grade 1 Album' under Samini Music which made him, Stonebwoy a household name in the music industry. In 2015 Stonebwoy signed a deal with VP Africa, a division of VP Records.
Recognition and musical style
Stonebwoy often ragga in Jamaican Patois (Patwa or Patwah), and is considered a 'multifaceted rapper' due to the various musical styles he possess. In 2015, he received many awards and nominations ranging from 'Artist of the Year' to 'Album of the Year'. His sophomore album, Necessary Evil, was the recipient of 3 Ghana Music Awards from 6 nominations. - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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Necessary Evil
2014
1.Bhim Nation
2.Can't Cool
3.Not Again
4.Physically5.Real Warrior (Last Breathe Riddim)
6.Submarine (Remix)
7.Candy
8.Skin to Skin -
Living Stone
1.Slow Down
2.Louisa3.Go Higher -
Epistles of Mama
1.Bawasaaba
2.Praises3.Same God
4.We Bad (Don 45) -
Miscellaneous
1.All Over
2.Any Day
3.People Dey
4.Run Go
5.By Grace
6.Envy
7.Shell Dem Shutdown Riddim
8.Mama (Cognition Riddim)
9.Mightylele
10.Raving Turn Up
11.So Real12.Enkulenu
13.Any Day - Beatz Dakay Remix
14.Problem
15.Sapashini (Dancehall Warrior)
16.My Name
17.Come from Far (Wo Gb3 J3k3)
18.KonKonsa
19.Hero
20.Tomorrow
21.Loyalty
【Correction of errors in the album information】