Sean Kingston ‘hollas’ in Twi

To assure Ghanaians that he is definitely coming to jam with his fans at the “State of the Republic” concert on Saturday, July 19, American singer, Sean Kingston decided to do part of the show’s TV/radio commercial in Twi.

Twi is, arguably, the most widely spoken Ghanaian language and according to the organisers of the event, they suggested to Sean Kingston to do “a line or two” of the commercial in that language “to confirm to the people that he and Fat Joe are coming to Ghana for real”, Mr Eugene K. Chinebuah, Events Director of Exclusive Vista Entertainment (XVE), organisers of the show, told Showbiz.

“Ei Ghana, ete sen…?” — Sean opens the commercial with this line in Twi, which means in English, Ei Ghana, how are you doing…?

Chinebuah said XVE had planned to present the show as an icing on the various entertainment events marking Ghana’s 48th Republic Anniversary in the month of July.

He also hinted that as their first visit to Africa, Sean Kingston and Fat Joe may consider collaborating with some Ghanaian artistes on a few musical projects.

The Ghanaian singers expected to share the stage with Sean Kingston and Fat Joe include Wan Luv Kobolo, Asem, 5Five and 4×4.

“Sean’s mother, Janice Turner, may also come with the group to explore business opportunities in the country and Africa in general,” Chinebuah said.

He also said that the show will be covered by MTV Base and broadcast to the rest of the world in a bid to confirm Ghana as the best destination in Africa for popular international artistes.

He promised music lovers a good show, especially as the concert has attracted support from Coca Cola, the African Regent Hotel, Somovision, Accra Mall, Frankies, Hennesy, Bacchus and MKOGH.

Other sponsors are the Graphic Communications Group Limited, Sparkx, Atlantis Radio and TV3. There will be after-parties at the Aphrodisiac nightclub and the African Regent Hotel.

Sean Kingston was born on February 3, 1990 in Miami, Florida, but was brought up in Kingston, Jamaica, after moving there at the age of six. His stage name, Kingston, is in respect of Jamaica’s capital - Kingston.

He released the single “Beautiful Girls” in 2007 and has since enjoyed massive fame around the world.

Fat Joe, the man who will storm Accra with Kingston is also known as Joseph Antonio Cartagena, born August 19, 1970.

He is an American rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, and is signed to Imperial Records. He is best known in Ghana for his hit song, “Lean Back”.