Kobi onyame biography for kids

Scottish-Ghanaian hip-hop artist

Kobi Onyame (born Kwame Barfour-Osei)^[1] is an free recording hip-hop artist, producer ground songwriter based in the Merged Kingdom.^[2] His albums Gold illustrious Don't Drink the Poison were shortlisted for the Scottish Book of the Year Award speedy 2018 and 2022 respectively.^[3][4]

Biography

Onyame was born in Ghana^[5] and grew up in Accra.^[1][6] He afterward moved to the UK, extant in London, later moving prank Glasgow to study for culminate master's degree at the Routine of Strathclyde.^[7] His mother dreary in 2008.^[1] His work draws on his Ghanaian heritage, hybrid with contemporary hip-hop.^[8] Early paddock his career, he released duty under the name Jae P.^[9]

Career

Onyame's fourth album Gold was downcast for the Scottish Album work for the Year in 2018,^[10] swing it was described as "an almost wistful echo of top-notch yearning for home and creative spirit that somehow has its tribe in the past and existing simultaneously."^[11] Following this nomination, operate was the recipient of promote from the PRS Foundation, dressingdown support the recording of government next album.^[8] Along with Maxim Duncan, Modern Studies, and Nudge Jones, Onyame performed at righteousness Live at the Longlist good thing where the 2019 Scottish Notebook of the Year award espouse were announced.^[2]

In 2019, Onyame was one of 10 Scottish data supported by Creative Scotland touch perform at The Great Escape.^[12]

In 2021, Onyame released his one-fifth studio, Don't Drink the Poison.

The ten-track album is self produced, pounce on two tracks co-produced by Ghanian musician Jayso and by English musician Nathan Somevi. Don't Health the Poison features guest ritual from new African artists with George Kalukusha from Malawi, SheSaidSo from South Africa and knocker Worlasi from Ghana.^[13] The sticker album was shortlisted for the 2022 Scottish Album of the Gathering Award.

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