WE ARE VINYL

Stories I Never Told, Episode 2 The year was 2008 or 2009 (my memory fails me). Deon Boakye’s Alewa and a Yung Cee Song (Guru will later take that beat and make a song called Alkayida that started a revolution) had the radio on lock in Kumasi (@djsliming drop a video mix if you have any of those songs still). I was a skinny SS graduate who had no clear idea what he wanted to do with his life. Uni was looking like it wouldn’t come on (more on that later). I tried entrepreneurship and my cousin cheated me. Then the homie K Rich tried to hook me up with a JSS teaching job at Peniel (Bremang) but the headmaster said I’ll worry the girls and tried to get me to teach class 3 (I failed that interview because I didn’t prepare for that). Eventually I found a safe space in Plus 2 Cafe (Maakro) surrounded by like minded young boys thrust into adulthood who were finding their place in the sun. In between Skype and arguments about who is the best Sark, Yaa Pono or Flowking, I would play a few demos I recorded and the boys will encourage me to take the music seriously. Their push gave me the confidence to take the bold step of moving to Accra to find a manager and take a stab at music whilst getting some education. Fast forward, my debut album brought over 600 people together to have a therapy session called #FMBConcert. And every time the crowd sang along to my lines I remembered those boys - Plus 2, Lincoln, Chameleon, Suffer, Alhaji (who currently manages another Maakro boy named O’Kenneth of Asakaa Boys). If I made it, it’s only because they believed I would. On Thursday I will share with you (on my YouTube) a behind the scenes look at the days before the #FMBConcert facilitated by the good people at @thevinylplus

Wɔ dala oya💨 Dreams with @KOJO_Cue on Drops @thevinylplus watch full performance here youtu.be/OcleHS-_PAM?si=MU8I…

Linked up with @thevinylplus for another episode of Drops … Dreams with @marinceomario … full video out on YouTube. Special shout out to @yourcarguy_auto for the whip! … Cuzzo @fuegopapilive in the cut!

Happy Birthday to Me … I cannot share cake online so I decided to share something even better. Checkout Obibini ft. Ko-Jo Cue - Nebula … Live on DROPS by @thevinylplus Watch full video on YouTube: youtu.be/k-65bdQLp04?feature… (Also available on all streaming platforms)

I can’t decide if me and OB “quick wrapped some gift raps” or we “gift wrapped some quick raps” … either way … it’s yours tomorrow. #Nebula Powered by @thevinylplus

What you’re seeing here isn’t just a concert … it’s years of trust between me and the people who listen. Thank you for last year. Truly. And if you think that was the peak… we’re just getting started!!! Let’s carry the story forward. 🎶 Keep streaming KANI: A Bantama Story. Link in bio. 🎥 @thevinylplus Special shoutouts to the good folks at @frayedjacket_ca for an amazing production.

Blindfolds. Old games. Tiny worlds. Open hearts. Thank you for stepping into the KANI universe with me. Captured by @thevinylplus The story is yours now! stream KANI here: rainlabs.lnk.to/KANI!x