Stonebwoy, a reggae/dancehall performer, has drawn attention to the parallels between the Ghanaian language Twi and Jamaican patois.
In an interview on Hot 97 radio in New York, host Ebro covered a range of topics, including the development of Afrobeats music, his personal style, the various musical genres found in different African nations, Ghanaian politics, recent festivals, and more.
He claims that the culture and accent of Jamaican “Patois” and Ghana’s “Twi” share certain similarities.
The deep Ghanaian roots in Jamaican culture were another point made by Stonebwoy.
Along with his dedication and hard work, Stonebwoy’s variety in patois propelled him to the top of the international music scene.
The majority of Jamaicans speak Jamaican Patois as their first language; it is also referred to as patois locally and Jamaican creole by linguists. Jamaican Patois is an English-based creole language with West African roots that is spoken largely in Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora. The superstar is presently making the rounds in the media to promote his new album, which will have roughly 18 songs and big-name performers like Shaggy from Jamaica and Angelique Kidjo from Africa.
There are a lot of big names there.
I’m not even sure whether I can release it at this time, but I could and I’ll dump it over here [in America] nonetheless, he remarked.
He disclosed that Shaggy, a legendary reggae artist, is on the long play (LP). He listed: “Picture Stonebwoy and Shaggy; Stonebwoy and Angelique Kidjo; Stonebwoy and Dexta Daps.
The Dexta Daps cooperation, he emphasized, is “for the ladies.”
The fifth album from Stonebwoy will feature artists that are not all well-known or commercially successful.
Gad said he had “niche market female artistes on there” as an example because he is confident in the “product” that will come from their collaboration given their talent.
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