Official Kwame and Chris Kata have been selected from a pool of presenters who vied to host 3Music Flava by Music and Lifestyle Channel, 3Music Network.
The duo who share a lot of media experience will join an enterprising team tasked with anchoring and delivering the most entertaining urban show to a teaming Ghanaian millennial.
The TV programme which is a block in the networks programming content will bring to viewers exciting exclusive one-on-one interviews with celebrities, musicians and industry players.
3Music Flava airs every Friday at 4 pm on TV3 and DSTV Channel 279. It is re-broadcast on Saturday at 2 pm.
“We are super excited to introduce 3Music Flava to our viewers. As a relatively new music media platform, our intent is to undoubtedly capture the large audience interested in urban music, entertainment and lifestyle content,” said Sadiq Abdulai Abu, Managing Director of 3Music Networks.
“The choice of Official Kwame and Chris Kata was based squarely on pedigree. They bring on board a whole new dynamism to on-air-content and presentation. Their record and experience cuts across Africa and mind you, 3Music Flava airs on DSTV too,” he added.
Official Kwame is a Tanzanian-Ghanaian TV personality, radio presenter/producer, events MC and a voice over artiste. He currently host the three-hour radio show, Urban Africana, that highlights culture from across the African diaspora through music, performance and diverse engaging conversations that explore arts, sounds, innovation, entrepreneurship on YFM 107.9 Born Kwame Acheampong and raised in Botswana, Official Kwame can be associated with big multinational brands including Coca Cola Ghana, David Tale and Orange-Botswana, radio stations, Live FM and Joy FM.
“I am incredibly excited to be part of the 3Music family. Having already conquered radio, I had been hesitant to get into TV because I wanted to get the right deal for my brand.
“ But after much negotiation, I felt 3Music Flava was the perfect on-screen introduction of me to the public. It’s interesting, dynamic, entertaining, fresh, hilarious and compelling,” said Kwame
The other half of the coin, Chris Kata real name, Christy Ukata, is a multi talented, bilingual media personality who lived in Togo as a child. She started her journey to success as a career basketball player for the Togolese national team touring Africa.
She started active TV when she moved to Ghana. She has starred in several movies including If Tomorrow Never Comes by Yvonne Nelson and television series Stalemate. She currently produces Fashion Sphere on Joy Prime.
Excited about this latest opportunity, an elated Chris said, “Joining 3Music Flava feels like a plus to the path of contributing, learning and adding value to the Ghanaian and African entertainment as a whole. My expectation is always to keep our viewers entertained, informed as we grow to become one of Africa’s top entertainment programmes.”