{"id":157182,"date":"2024-02-29T12:41:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T12:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/29\/samini-speaks-at-howard-university\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T12:41:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T12:41:05","slug":"samini-speaks-at-howard-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/29\/samini-speaks-at-howard-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Samini Speaks At Howard University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Samini (left) in a pose with Akwasi Agyeman, GTA boss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Celebrated Ghanaian reggae\/dancehall artiste, Emmanuel Andrews Samini, known in the music scene as\u00a0Samini,\u00a0has addressed an audience at the prestigious Howard University, Washington DC, USA.<\/p>\n<p>Known as the King of African dancehall music, Samini spoke at the now-named Chadwick A. 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