{"id":123044,"date":"2023-11-24T14:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T14:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/24\/former-bbc-editor-ben-dotsei-malor-hails-amerado-for-kwaku-ananse\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T14:37:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T14:37:40","slug":"former-bbc-editor-ben-dotsei-malor-hails-amerado-for-kwaku-ananse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/24\/former-bbc-editor-ben-dotsei-malor-hails-amerado-for-kwaku-ananse\/","title":{"rendered":"Former BBC editor Ben Dotsei Malor hails Amerado for \u2018Kwaku Ananse\u2019\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amerado\u2019s \u2018Kwaku Ananse\u2019 seems to have won the hearts of people from different age groups and social statuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latest to give the rapper plaudits for the inspirational piece is Ben Dotsei Malor, a former Deputy Editor at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the current Chief Editor for UN News.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben shared one of the promotional videos for the remix of the song and described the message as \u201cuplifting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSOMETHING DETERMINED ABOUT THIS &#8211; I THINK HE&#8217;S ABOUT RESILIENCE:\u00a0\u00a0Just stumbled upon this lovely and uplifting music #KwakuAnanseRemix by Amerado Burner.\u00a0\u00a0Not understanding all the Twi lyrics, but hearing, &#8220;LIFE IS A LONELY JOURNEY&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;M A SOLDIER&#8221; and I fear not.\u00a0\u00a0I fall and rise again \ud83d\ude09\u00a0\u00a0Feels like A HUSTLER&#8217;S ANTHEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, I hope someone provides the full (translated) lyrics, please.\u00a0\u00a0ENJOY,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fben.malor%2Fvideos%2F243961208473092%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=269&amp;t=0\" width=\"269\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Amerado commented on the post to show his appreciation for the endorsement, Ben, also a former Communications Director and Presidential Spokesperson in Ghana, indicated he had put the song on repeat from his residence in South Sudan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAmerado Burner Awesome, bro.\u00a0\u00a0Greetings from South Sudan.\u00a0Repeating your song for the umpteenth time.\u00a0\u00a0God bless your hustle.\u00a0\u00a0God bless you more and beyond the shores of Ghana.\u00a0Well done.\u00a0More power to you,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2E2F0630-6C2F-4F37-B54F-20AADD873829.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032418123 lazy\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amerado\u2019s \u2018Kwaku Ananse\u2019 tells a story of resilience. 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