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Stonebwoy
alias for Livingstone Etse Satekla. Ghanaian Afropop musician
Since 1988
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Livingstone Etse Satekla (born 5 March 1988), better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian reggae and dancehall musician from Ashaiman, Accra. He is regarded as the leading figure in reggae-danchall from Africa.
He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group. He won the Best International Act: Africa category at the 2015 BET Awards and Artiste of the Year at the 2015 and 2024 Ghana Music Awards. He is also a recipient of two Billboard plaques. Stonebwoy received the Golden Club plaque from Boomplay after surpassing 100 million streams on the platform. He has been described as the king of reggae and dance hall in Africa. Stonebwoy is also an actor, having appeared in the movies Happy Death Day and My name is Ramadan. He is a global ambassador for sanitation. In September 2019, he was made the brand ambassador for Voltic Natural Mineral Water. He is the brand ambassador of Tecno mobile in Ghana.
In 2022, he signed to Universal Music Group's Def Jam Recordings, and its flagship Def Jam Recordings Africa, to release his fifth studio album 5Th Dimension (2023), which debuted number eight(8) on Billboard Reggae Albums Charts. He is commissioned to make three albums under the label.
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Livingstone Etse Satekla, né le 5 mars 1988 à Ashaiman, Accra, est connu sous son nom de scène Stonebwoy, est un musicien ghanéen d'Afropop, d'Afro-dancehall et de reggae.
Il est le PDG de Burniton Music Group. Il remporte le prix du meilleur artiste international : catégorie Afrique aux BET Awards 2015 (en) et celui de l'artiste de l'année aux Ghana Music Awards 2015 et 2024. Il reçoit également deux plaques Billboard. Stonebwoy reçoit la plaque Golden Club de Boomplay après avoir dépassé les 100 millions de streams sur la plateforme. Il est décrit comme le roi du reggae et du dance hall en Afrique. Stonebwoy est également acteur, ayant joué dans les films Happy Death Day et My name is Ramadan. Il est un ambassadeur mondial de l’assainissement. En septembre 2019, il est nommé ambassadeur de la marque Voltic Natural Mineral Water. Il est l'ambassadeur de la marque Tecno Mobile au Ghana.
En 2022, il signe chez Def Jam Recordings d'Universal Music Group et son label phare Def Jam recordings Africa (en), pour sortir son cinquième album studio 5Th Dimension (2023), qui débute à la 8e place du Billboard Reggae Albums Charts. Il lui est commandé de réaliser trois albums sous le label.
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