Grateful to every artist who passed through and added their voice, heart, and energy to the night.
Thank you for showing up for the culture. 🤍
Fans can find photos from the show from the link in my bio
📸 @_abdularafat
I can only pull from the places I’ve walked.
I can only speak of the people I’ve loved and learned from.
I can only write what I feel.
Sometimes those feelings are joyful and nostalgic.
Sometimes they are painful and pushing.
But always — they are human. Unapologetically human.
It is my honour to share my second album with you:
KANI: A Bantama Story
My only request is simple —
listen from top to bottom, with all your heart.
Stream NOW on your favourite platform (link in my bio)
PS: This story could have been told by Kwadwo Aji, Kofi Kyei or Azorlɛɛ but it was left to me. I owe it to them.
Abebrese / Mysterious Ways has always been a personal record.
Performing it live gave it a different kind of weight.
Full performance now on YouTube.
CREDITS
Lead Performance by Ko-Jo Cue
Concert Producer/Creative Director:
@ekko.ffori
Concert Film Directed and Edited by @_iamjamjam_
Music Director:
Reynolds ‘The Gentleman’ Addow
Management: @goldriverofficial
Label: Bantama Blues / @rain_labs
Video Production Crew:
Director: JvmJvm (@__iamjamjam__ )
Sound: @Solokofi_imself
Camera Operators: @_timmy.01 , @bentil_the_creative , @krithikhalboss233 , @_kwesihandsome
Ronin: @biggdirector.tripp
Drone: @ejayayeh1
Editor: @__iamjamjam__
Prod Asst: @niitetee & @gaavviinn_
Video Production Company: The Vinyl Plus (@thevinylplus
Live Arrangements & Composition:
Reynolds ‘The Gentleman’ Addow
Evans Kafui Offori
Linford Kennedy Amankwaa
Band:
Elikem Ledi (Lead Guitar)
Jim Afenyi (Bass Guitar)
Derrick Owusu Ansah (Drums)
Dj Toka (Trombone)
Daniel Adarkwah (Saxophone)
Elvis Obese (Trumpet)
Jeshurun Amui (Keys)
Shadrack Nii Amatey Attoh (Percussion)
Backing Vocalists:
@knownasfale
Brenda Naab
Sandrine Effah Gyimah
Fiifi Gaisie
Recording Engineers:
Sammy Qube
Mawutor Edem Awuku (Assistant)
Mixing Engineers:
@sammyqube
Production Managers:
@owusua.nsah@claythemogul
Stage Manager:
Rashid Can-Tamakloe
Programme Co-ordinator:
Charlene Ngige
Artist Liaison:
@selormjae
Set Design & Props:
Michelle Kyei of Mask Kreations (Set Designer)
Phyllis Gaveh (Assistant)
MaryLynn Gaveh (Assistant)
Styling:
@dotmariq
Venue:
@nubuke_foundation
Production Company:
@thefrayedjacket.ca
Production Partner:
Gold River Entertainment
Special Thanks:
Viktor Charles Offori
Maureen Agbagba
Crazy night 😅. Woke up to two kinds of messages … congratulations from people who saw me holding @AraTheJay ’s award on stage and thought I won 😂 … and consolation messages from people who were genuinely rooting for us.
Either way, I appreciate all of it. Thank you for caring about the art this deeply. Thank you for riding for the music, the stories, the growth, and the journey. Saa support wei ɛnyɛ normal, and I never take it for granted.
And to everybody disappointed on my behalf, keep your head up. Perspective matters. FMB had zero nominations. KANI got four. That alone is proof of growth. Proof that the work is connecting further and reaching deeper. We can only build from here.
Awards are beautiful, but they’re not bigger than purpose. The mission has always been to make honest music that lives with people long after release dates and award nights pass. That part, we’ve already won.
Now go play Fruit of the Womb, call your mother, and tell her you love her.
We keep going.
Ps: Congratulations to all the winners especially @arathejay 🫶🏾
The wise @paedeezy shared some words with me. I share them and even more in my conversation with @thepeswa … check it out on YouTube (link in their bio)
On this episode of The Peswa Podcast, we sit down with Ghanaian rap storyteller Ko-Jo Cue for one of his most raw and revealing conversations yet.
He opens up about:
His early life in Bantama and how it influenced his storytelling
The rise from underground mixtapes to mainstream recognition
The emotional weight behind albums like For My Brothers and KANI: A Bantama Story
Taking a break from music after the devastating loss of his twin daughters
His thoughts on sex, rape, and consent culture in Ghana
Masculinity, growth, and the realities of navigating life as a public figure
🎧 Out now – link in bio
A moment from Tontonte (Live at FMB 25) with @AraTheJay .
Some songs feel different on stage. This was one of them.
Watch the full performance on YouTube (link in my bio)
CREDITS
Lead Performance by Ko-Jo Cue & AraTheJay
Concert Producer/Creative Director:
@ekko.ffori
Concert Film Directed and Edited by @_iamjamjam_
Music Director:
Reynolds ‘The Gentleman’ Addow
Management: @goldriverofficial
Label: Bantama Blues / @rain_labs
Video Production Crew:
Director: JvmJvm (@__iamjamjam__ )
Sound: @Solokofi_imself
Camera Operators: @_timmy.01 , @bentil_the_creative , @krithikhalboss233 , @_kwesihandsome
Ronin: @biggdirector.tripp
Drone: @ejayayeh1
Editor: @__iamjamjam__
Prod Asst: @niitetee & @gaavviinn_
Video Production Company: The Vinyl Plus (@thevinylplus
Live Arrangements & Composition:
Reynolds ‘The Gentleman’ Addow
Evans Kafui Offori
Linford Kennedy Amankwaa
Band:
Elikem Ledi (Lead Guitar)
Jim Afenyi (Bass Guitar)
Derrick Owusu Ansah (Drums)
Dj Toka (Trombone)
Daniel Adarkwah (Saxophone)
Elvis Obese (Trumpet)
Jeshurun Amui (Keys)
Shadrack Nii Amatey Attoh (Percussion)
Backing Vocalists:
@knownasfale
Brenda Naab
Sandrine Effah Gyimah
Fiifi Gaisie
Recording Engineers:
Sammy Qube
Mawutor Edem Awuku (Assistant)
Mixing Engineers:
@sammyqube
Production Managers:
@owusua.nsah@claythemogul
Stage Manager:
Rashid Can-Tamakloe
Programme Co-ordinator:
Charlene Ngige
Artist Liaison:
@selormjae
Set Design & Props:
Michelle Kyei of Mask Kreations (Set Designer)
Phyllis Gaveh (Assistant)
MaryLynn Gaveh (Assistant)
Styling:
@dotmariq
Concert Graphics:
Nana Akua Boamponsem
@ripe.organic
Venue:
@nubuke_foundation
Production Company:
@thefrayedjacket.ca
Production Partner:
Gold River Entertainment
Special Thanks:
Viktor Charles Offori
Maureen Agbagba
