Stonebwoy biography

Stonebwoy is the stage name of Livingstone Etse Satekla (born 1988), a Ghanaian afropop, dancehall and reggae artiste and is the CEO of Burniton Music Group. He is a BET Award winner, having won in the Best International Act (Africa) section. He won the Artist of the Year in the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Many Ghanaians recognize him as one of the leading Reggae and Dancehall artists in the country.

Life and music career

Satekla was born in Ashaiman and began making music in his early school days. He studied at Methodist Day Secondary School the same year with rapper Sarkodie where he gained his High School Leaving Certificate. He continued his tertiary education at University of Professional Studies to earn a degree in Marketing in 2013.
He began performing as Stonebwoy since high school as an underground rapper. With motivation from his family, he appeared on a popular rap competition "Kasahare Level" on Adom FM which featured Sarkodie, Dr Cryme and the like saw him knocking out several other rappers gaining himself underground popularity. It was through these rap battles and his style of music which caught the eye of Samini to sign him to his "Samini Music" record label.
Under "Samini Music", Stonebwoy recorded his first hit single "Climax" featuring Samini and subsequently "Ghetto Love" featuring Irene Logan. Both songs earned him nominations at the Ghana Music Awards. After this exposure, he released his debut album "Grade 1 Album" under Samini Music which made him, Stonebwoy a household name in the music industry. In 2015 Stonebwoy signed a deal with VP Africa a division of VP Records.

Recognition and musical style

Stonebwoy often ragga in Jamaican Patois (Patwa or Patwah), and is considered a "multifaceted rapper" due to the various musical styles he possess. In 2015, he received many awards and nominations ranging from "Artist of the Year" to "Album of the Year". His sophomore album, Necessary Evil, was the recipient of 3 Ghana Music Awards from 6 nominations.

Awards and nominations

Ghana Music Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2015	Himself	Artiste Of The Year 2015	Won
	Himself	Reggae/Dancehall Artiste Of The Year 2015	Won
	Himself	Reggae/Dancehall Song Of The Year 2015	Won
2015	Baafira feat. Sarkodie (rapper)	Best Collaboration Of The Year 2015	Nominated
	Himself	Vodafone Song Of The Year 2015	Nominated
	Himself	Album Of The Year 2015	Nominated
2014	Himself	Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year	Nominated
2015	Himself	Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year	Nominated
2015	Himself	Reggae Song Of The Year 2012	Nominated

Bass Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2015	Himself	Album of the Year	Won
2015	Himself	Best Performer	Won
2015	Himself	Best Reggae Video	Won
2015	Himself	Dancehall Artiste of the Year	Won
2015	Himself	Artiste of the Year	Won
2015	Himself	Reggae Song of the Year	Won
2014	Himself	Dancehall Song of the year	Won
2013	Himself	Best Collaboration	Won

BET Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2015	Himself	Best International Act: Africa	Won

African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMA)

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2015	Himself	Best African Reggae, Ragga & Dancehall: AFRIMA	Won

Videography

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Year	Title	Director	Ref
2016	Haters As featured artiste	N/A
2016	Go Higher	N/A
2016	Mightylele	N/A
2016	Auntie Dede As featured artiste	N/A
2016	Sheekena Featuring R2bees	Lex MacCarthy
2016	True Love As featured artiste	N/A
2015	Run Go	Joey William

Discography

• 2012: Grade 1 Album
• 2014: Necessary Evil

Major Singles

• Climax featuring Samini Produced by JMJ
• Ghetto Love featuring Irene Logan Produced by JMJ
• Pull Up Produced by MixMasta Garzy
• Kwenaamu Produced by Beat Dakay
• Baafira featuring Sarkodie Produced by Beat Dakay
• Sheekena featuring R2Bees Produced by Beat Dakay
• Body Hot As featured artiste