{"id":1268677,"date":"2022-12-21T21:26:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T21:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/21\/amapiano-afrobeat-highlife-clash-in-first-ever-afro-beach-festival-in-ghana\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T21:26:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T21:26:33","slug":"amapiano-afrobeat-highlife-clash-in-first-ever-afro-beach-festival-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/21\/amapiano-afrobeat-highlife-clash-in-first-ever-afro-beach-festival-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Amapiano, Afrobeat, Highlife clash in first-ever Afro Beach Festival in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1671657992_205_Afro-Beach-Festival-1024x1024.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>What happens when three of Africa\u2019s very own genres \u2013 Amapiano, Highlife and Afrobeats \u2013 clash on one stage? There is an explosion of ecstasy!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s definitely going to be a festival that will \u201cblow your mind\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The first-ever edition of the Afro Beach Festival, slated for December 2022 at Best Western Plus in Nungua Accra, promises to be thrilling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"GAAzKvlunS0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amapiano, Afrobeat, Highlife clash in first-ever Afro Beach Festival in Ghana\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GAAzKvlunS0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>With Nigeria\u2019s Baby Boy AV, South Africa\u2019s Amapiano artist Costa Titch and Ghana\u2019s Kofi Kinaata, headlining this year\u2019s Afro Beach Festival, patrons are undeniably going to enjoy the show of a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy AV, a young, attractive Nigerian singer, songwriter, and composer is famed for his hit tune \u201cBig Thug Boys\u201d and \u201cConfession\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Martin King Arthur popularly known as Kofi Kinaata is a Ghanaian musician and songwriter from Takoradi in the Western Region, who is well known for his unique rap style, primarily in the Fante dialect.<\/p>\n<p>He is highly regarded as one of Ghana\u2019s contemporary greats in highlife music, and is also fondly called the Fante Rap God.<\/p>\n<p>Costa Titch is also a super-talented rapper and songwriter in South Africa. He is known for his hit songs like Nkalakatha and Activate.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper, who was a dancer before, has been able to create a style for himself which everybody can reckon with and has been dropping songs consistently since his debut. His songs are well publicised and has got him various recognition.<\/p>\n<p>For tickets and reservation call: + 233 54 840 222 4\/050 155 0 370<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when three of Africa\u2019s very own genres \u2013 Amapiano, Highlife and Afrobeats \u2013 clash on one stage? There is an explosion of ecstasy! It\u2019s definitely going to be a festival that will \u201cblow your mind\u201d. 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