{"id":443085,"date":"2017-12-02T16:30:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T16:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/02\/how-shatta-wale-landed-at-s-concert\/"},"modified":"2017-12-02T16:30:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T16:30:29","slug":"how-shatta-wale-landed-at-s-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/02\/how-shatta-wale-landed-at-s-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"How Shatta Wale landed at &#8216;S&#8217; concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Saturday,  2 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>yen.com.gh<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-02<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26764905.295.jpg\" alt=\"Shatta Birthdaypic660x400\" title=\"Shatta Birthdaypic660x400\" width=\"295\" height=\"179\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512232229_771_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> It was a moment of hot dozes of all genres of rich Ghanaian music as local artists from Ghana&#8217;s music arena showed up at the Accra Sports Stadium to entertain thousands of music lovers at the S Concert.<\/p>\n<p>The annual concert never got completed without the appearance of dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale.<\/p>\n<p>Cruising in a black Range rover with a 2017 customized number plate, Shatta stole the show by flexing how much a &#8220;reigning dancehall king&#8221; he is.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;S concert&#8221; saw over 50 mainstream and upcoming musicians have signed up to perform at this year\u2019s S Concert, Ghana\u2019s biggest music concert in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring some of the country\u2019s most adored brands in music, as well as an exciting assembly of rising talents, the concert will see all on one stage all night.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Nii Armah Mensa Jnr, known on stage as Shatta Wale, is one of Ghana&#8217;s most popular Dance Hall artists.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old musician shot up to fame in 2004 with his hit single &#8220;Bandana from Ghana&#8221; which made tremendous hits on the Ghanaian airwaves.<\/p>\n<p>Charles changed his stage name from &#8220;Bandana&#8221; to &#8220;Shatta Wale&#8221; after years of inactivity as a musician. His comeback to the music industry saw him release a track &#8220;Dancehall King&#8221; in 2013, which caught the attention of thousands of music fans.<\/p>\n<p>Shatta&#8217;s first big break was in 2013 when he sparked some controversy against organizers of the Ghana Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shatta-range.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Shatta, organizers of the 2013 Vodafone Music Awards (VGMA) denied him an award by giving the Dancehall Artiste title to Kaakie. It is to this end that Shatta came up with his new hit song in 2013 called &#8220;Dancehall King&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shatta-arrival.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fast-tracking to recent times, Shatta Wale got his reputation as King of Dancehall music secured after the president of the republic, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo named him &#8220;King of Dancehall music&#8221; in a birthday message<\/p>\n<p>The Dancehall guru\u2019s influence with his large fan base makes him one of Ghana\u2019s highly favoured celebrities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yAnpYS2u8ZE\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Shatta Wale won several international awards including the African Entertainment Awards (USA) where he picked the Best Dancehall Artiste award.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3KPxQAqRGw\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbovxmFI_UY\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 50 updated by: 50 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/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>Entertainment of Saturday, 2 December 2017 Source: yen.com.gh 2017-12-02 Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale It was a moment of hot dozes of all genres of rich Ghanaian music as local artists from Ghana&#8217;s music arena showed up at the Accra Sports Stadium to entertain thousands of music lovers at the S Concert. 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