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Kojo Antwi reveals his education ended at the primary level; names businesses aside music
Ghanaian highlife music legend, Kojo Antwi has revealed that he was into other businesses while making music.
Kojo Antwi, also known as “Mr. Music Man,” gave a little detail on what his life would have been without music in a recent interview with Abeiku Santana.
“My life rotates around music. I’m into different things as well. When I say I’m into different things I mean I’ve got businesses that have got to do with oil, radio station but my life has always revolved around music,” Kojo Antwi said.
The “Amirika” hitmaker used the occasion to describe his journey and paid tribute to his father who believed in him and encouraged him to follow his dream.
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“All these didn’t come easy; I had my challenges because I grew up with my dad. I started this whole music journey at age 17 and I have been through a lot, but in all, he allowed me to do my thing. He allowed me to do what God has planned for me,” he stated
Describing his educational journey, Kojo Antwi revealed that the only education he’s had in his life ended at the primary level, however, the “school of life” has taught him so much.
“I first started primary school in Suhum and continued at Ordorkor in Accra. That was all. Education is in different forms; we have the formal type and the one that life teaches us,” he disclosed.
In 2014, the highlife music legend established his own radio station named, Breeze 90.9 FM, situated in the Airport Residential Area.
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Kofi Asamoah selected for professional exchange program managed through the US Department of State
Ghanaian award-winning filmmaker and Creative Director, Kofi Asamoah, has been nominated and selected by the U.S. Embassy in Accra to participate in a professional exchange program managed through the US Department of State in partnership with Meridian International Center and UNESCO.
The fully funded program entitled, “Intellectual Property Best Practices for Creative Entrepreneurs and Policy Makers”, takes 8 individuals from Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to the United States for a two-week program, June 22 to July 3, 2024. The program will travel to DC, Atlanta and LA focusing on meeting with experts in the creative industry, specifically film and music, as well as have a dedicated focus on copyright law and application.
The Department of State has outlined the following specific objectives for the project:
• Exchange best practices with U.S. policymakers, at the state and local levels, to improve the operating environment, drive employment growth, and attract global investment into their local creative markets;
• Examine the creative industries’ infrastructure and business ecosystem; with input from IP experts, film and recording studios, industry associations, and other thought leaders; and
• Gain exposure to key business tools used by members of the creative economy to scale work globally.
Kofi Asamoah, who is also CEO of Kofas Media, describes the opportunity as ‘ golden ‘. In a Facebook post, he thanked The US Embassy in Accra and The US department of state for recognizing the need to impact the local Creative ecosystem.
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