{"id":432209,"date":"2017-10-31T00:50:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T00:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/31\/efya-walks-out-of-interview-after-she-was-told-nigerian-jollof-is-the-best\/"},"modified":"2017-10-31T00:50:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T00:50:42","slug":"efya-walks-out-of-interview-after-she-was-told-nigerian-jollof-is-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/31\/efya-walks-out-of-interview-after-she-was-told-nigerian-jollof-is-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Efya walks out of interview after she was told Nigerian jollof is the best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Efya-475x267.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Ghanaian Soul Singer, Efya walked off an interview set when she was asked if she thinks Nigerian Jollof is better than Ghanaian Jollof.<\/p>\n<p>The walk off was for a short while \u2013 probably as a protest at the thought.\u00a0Conversations about who makes the better rice between the West African countries is always a heated one.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Forgetting Me\u2019 crooner joined the folks at thenet.ng to talk about music, her career, future projects and a lot more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I6hZVgo9rfo\" width=\"560\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Born Jane Efya Awindor, she was introduced to the Ghanaian music scene when she made it as one of 12 finalists of the music reality show \u201cStars of the Future\u201d in 2008. She placed second in the competition to winner Irene Logan.<\/p>\n<p>She is a product of Yaa Asantewaa secondary School and University Of Ghana, Legon, where she graduated with a degree in Theatre Arts and Music.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2008 and 2011, she was part of the group \u2018Irene and Jane\u2019. They released one album \u201cUnveiled\u201d before going their separate ways. After the break up, the then Jane changed her name to Miss Jane and then later, to Efya.<\/p>\n<p>Efya got signed to One Nation Entertainment in 2011. Her first single after she left the group was \u2018Little Things\u2019. The mixtape This Is Not the Album released in 2013 consisted of songs released in the early days of her musical career.<\/p>\n<p>She is a delight to watch on stage.<\/p>\n<p>For four consecutive years between 2009-2013, she won \u2018Best Female Vocalist of the Year\u2019 at the Ghana Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Efya released her debut album Janesis on April 22 this year. The 21-track album features collaborations with Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, Bisa Kdei, Ice Prince, Mugeez, and E.L<\/p>\n<p>Coke Studio Africa show brings together artistes from different genres, eras and countries on the continent to create a modern and authentic sound through music Mash Up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian Soul Singer, Efya walked off an interview set when she was asked if she thinks Nigerian Jollof is better than Ghanaian Jollof. 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