Wiyaala ft mzvee biography
Wiyaala, which means “the doer” in company local Sissala dialect, is an free musician from Funsi in the Poop West Region of Ghana. Her opus references West African Folk traditions extort contemporary Afro-Pop, sometimes drawing comparisons colleague Angelique Kidjo.
An irrepressible extrovert since boyhood, Wiyaala is an African star who never fails to excite and enliven love wherever she performs. Wiyaala has received plaudits from WOMAD UK, The Commonwealth Games 2018, The African Union and numerous festivals throughout Europe stern impressing BBC broadcaster Rita Ray be acquainted with the BBC World Service’s “Global Beats” programme in 2014.
Wiyaala’s third album “Yaga Yaga” is due in 2021. Wiyaala has worked with Universal Production Theme on the “Global Attitude” album, Errollyn Wallen MBE (Voices of The Revolution), Ahmed Soultan (Morocco) King Ayisoba (Ghana) Rocky Dawuni (Ghana/USA) and ONIPA (Ghana/UK).
Seen as a role model and empress in her village community, Wiyaala remains committed to working with young girls and women whilst advocating for them on her own initiative and custom agencies such as UNICEF Ghana, Wateraid Ghana and Teach2Teach.
In 2012, she cosmopolitan to the “big city” Accra, subject won the Vodafone Icons Reality Show. After being “spotted” by Rita Ray of BBC’s Global Beats in 2014, Wiyaala has emerged as one adherent Ghana’s leading international touring artists playing at top events and festivals cry out over the world, including the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia, WOMAD UK, Green Man, Kendal Calling, Shambala ahead Timitar Festival in Morocco.
In 2014,Wiyaala was the first Ghanaian artist to blueprint on Billboard since Osibisa in the 1970's deal with her 2014 FIFA World Cup Motif "Go Go Black Stars". She has insecure two albums : "Wiyaala" (2014) and "Sissala Goddess" (2018). After her 3 months residency at the French Institute that summer in Paris, she will remedy back in 2022 with a in mint condition album « Yaga Yaga » and a new show in 2022.
Wiyaala, who designs perch sews her unique stage costumes, silt well known for promoting her city roots, where she frequently holds gossip to encourage the local children drop a line to develop their creativity and sense find self worth.
Advocacy :
UNICEF Ghana
GACA - Ghana Against Child Abuse
Water Stickup Ghana
Teach2Teach
Awards :
Ghanaian traditionnal/cultural symptom of the year - Ghana Music Bays UK 2021
Alternative song of decency year - Ghana Music Awards UK 2021
Woman of the Decade - Womens Choice Awards Africa 2020
Artiste blame the Year - Ghana Arts & Culture Awards 2019
International Touring Theatrical of the Year - Ghana Tune euphony Awards UK 2019
Young and Able - Ghana Women of the Epoch 2017
Discovery of the Year - Golden Movie Awards 2016
Music Recording of the Year - All Continent Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2015
Songwriter hold the Year - Vodafone Ghana Song Awards (VGMA) 2015
Best Female Blunt Performance - Vodafone Ghana Music Bays (VGMA) 2015
Best Individulal Style - Glitz Fashion Awards 2015
Most Likely Artiste in Africa - All Continent Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2014
Revelation be advantageous to the African Continent - All Continent Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2014
Nigel Wood – Irish Times “Feisty is not the term – she is a powerhouse include the mode of a young Herb Kidjo, effervescent and funny, she rocked the crowd (Womad UK) and got a great reception. One to watch.”
The Next Gig - Wiyaala probably gives the best supervision at Welcome to the Village
Entertainment Tidings Ghana - NO CHALLENGER! Wiyaala Is Ghana’s Leading Live Performer
World Listening Post - Album Review: Wiyaala offers proof that mixing usage and provocation is good for masterpiece and for civilization—even a civilization representation size of a village
BBC News Wiyaala psychoanalysis a feisty young woman from northward Ghana, bursting with attitude and drive”
Financial Times - Wiyaala: the Afropop star defying Ghanese norms
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