The Base Conversations

Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, popularly known by his stage name Wanlov the Kubolor, born in Ploiești, Romania born to an Ashanti father (Ghanaian) and a Romanian mother, is a Ghanaian-Romanian musician, film director, philanthropist and activist. Wanlov talks about his experiences with Racism particularly in America where he voluntarily deported himself, his fight for the marginalised in society, music and more on this episode of The Base Conversations with old mate and host, Teddy Abrokwa.  Wanlov is also 1/3 of the super talented group FOKN Bois. Follow us on Instagram @TheBaseConversations @SoundboyT

Lexis Bill, born Louis Kwame Sakyiamah,  is a Ghanaian  radio, TV presenter and entrepreneur who has dedicated his time in making things better for the rest of the world in exchange of peace of mind. He stopped by on his working visit to London to talk about his break through in radio, growing up and his new passion for Tennis, on and off the court. If you are inspired or enjoyed this episode, most importantly, be a blessing and share with friends and family. 

Cashh  born Cashief Nichols in Kingston, Jamaica stopped by ahead of the release of ‘Return of the Immigrant’ project to talk about the making of the album, which is out now, upbringing, being removed from the UK and sent back to his place of birth. 
Cashh begun his musical career at a young age and for fans of UK Music, the name Cashtastic definitely sounds familiar.  In 2019, Cashh returned to the UK and has since been releasing new music to feed his fan base in the build up to arguably one of the best projects in recent years. Share this podcast with friends and family and do come back every Thursday for another inspiring episode.  

Kwabena Kwabena is a singer/songwriter from Ghana blessed with infectious harmonies specialising in Highlife and Afrobeats. The Aso and Adults Music hit maker, Kwabena Kwabena stopped by The Base Studios, London to talk music, the Ghana industry, Dad's influence on his music, new album dropping on 17 October, his birthday plus more.  'George' also found out he played football as teenagers with host Teddy Abrokwa in St John's area of Accra where they both grew up in the late 90's. 

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Ladies and gents it’s Ghana’s very own M3nsa.  The myth, the legend and all round musician stopped by to not only reveal more about his fourth studio album but also talked family, Ghana music industry and that one advise from his uncle the sounds in his head today - not to be an embarrassment to his family. 

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William Adoasi is the Founder and CEO of one of the fastest growing watch brands in the world, Vitae London. Born in South London to Ghanaian parents, Will's determination is not just limited to bettering himself but also to making education for children in Africa more possible.  In reality, any Vitae watch purchased goes a long way in supporting a child through school in Africa. In a world where information and knowledge is key, this episode typifies the importance of sharing, mentoring, supporting and empowering. 
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Tetteh Plahar is a Ghanaian born fashion designer with futuristic ideas. TPD, his signature design continues to break boundaries in the fashion world. At a time where the youth across Ghana and Africa at large were fixated on western fashion, TP was busy sewing what will become the go to style of many today, African wear. He designed his first clothing aged 12 and has since been evolving. Tetteh Plahar joined Teddy Abrokwa on this exciting and fashion driven conversation covering other aspects of life, family, passion and the desire to keep on learning. From showcasing his own fashion collection in 1996 to designing for politicians and numerous notable faces around the word, TP continues to inspire not only his generation but future ones. If you are inspired by this episode, please do not hesitate in sharing with friends and family. 

  

Cordell Johnson, is a London born entrepreneur and all round creative  who has worked in film, TV, fashion, corporate  on both sides of the camera and production. Cordell Jay as he is affectionately called joined us on The Base Conversations to share his creative journey and life stories.  

What stands out in this episode is Cordell's desire to bounce back from  whatever the situation is to fulfil his purpose of creating, empowering and mentoring through his creative outlet, Pull Up. From the jail house to the trailer, Cordell has established himself as the go to man to deliver content that is innovative, current and impactful from concept to execution. 

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Hackney born Ghanaian DJ, Producer and serial Entrepreneur Nana Adjei popularly known as Frenchkiss joined Teddy for a conversation on his last trip to London at the end of 2020. 

This in-depth episode covers Africa, Music, Life and Business, touching on Nana’s come up in the game in the early 90s, opening his first business in Clapton and particularly for those looking to relocate to Africa or their motherland, take notes from his experience on how he adapted to Ghana, a country he first travelled to as an 11 year old. 

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Reggie-N-Bollie , the Ghanaian music duo consisting of Reggie Zippy and Bollie Babeface best known for finishing as runners-up on the X-Factor in 2015 joined us on the new season of The Base Conversations (TBC) with Teddy Abrokwa to talk exclusively about their long awaited second album, Clarity which is out now. 

There is obviously the mandated conversation about how they got in the game, family and the need to support our own as shown on the X-factor when they invited Fuse ODG and Craig David to share their stage as their guest artists on the 2015 final of the X-Factor. 

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