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Blakk Rasta
Blakk Rasta is a Ghanaian reggae / Kuchoko artiste, dub poet and a radio presenter of Zylofon. He is best known for the song "Barack Obama" sung in honor of the 44th U.S President. He was honored at a special dinner with President Obama on 11 July 2010.
02September
1974
02 September 1974
Birth of Blakk Rasta
Blakk Rasta was born on born September 2,1974 in Tamale, Ghana.
26June
2000
26 June 2000
Musical style
Blakk Rasta blends reggae and African rhythms in his music style called "Kuchoko," featuring conscious lyrics about love, equality, justice, blackness, rasta, and spiritual love. His innovative sound, developed through extensive research, combines indigenous African instruments like xylophone, talking drum, kette, flute, kologo, and kora with animal and jungle sounds, and local market ambience, aiming for global acceptance in the dynamic world of music preferences.
26June
2002
26 June 2002
Inspiration
He found inspiration in Jamaican dub poet Mutabaruka, DYCR, and Linton Kwesi Johnson.
26June
2013
26 June 2013
Honors and awards
Blakk Rasta was voted and confirmed as the 'Radio Reggae Show Host of the Year' at the Ghana Radio And TV Awards in June 2011. He has also won other awards, including the BASS Awards in 2013 for a reggae song titled "Our Africa" that he collaborated on with Jah Amber.
26June
2021
26 June 2021
Career
Abubakar Ahmed, also known as Blakk Rasta, is a reggae DJ from Ghana. He gained fame as the best reggae DJ on Happy 98.9 FM and later hosted the controversial midmorning program 'Taxi Driver' on Hitz 103.9 FM before joining Zylofon FM. After leaving Zylofon FM, he started his own YouTube channel called 'Blakk Media Empire' to continue his show 'The Black Pot'.
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