On the island of love
I feel lost in wilderness
Of everlasting happiness.
Stranded.
Amidst shrubs and torns
That prick reminders of my flaws
I feel the guilt of Adam in Eden.
Shaken:
I feel the branches of Everest trees
Pointing cold fingers of blame
At my lame plea for forgiveness.
In doubt,
Do I remain marooned
Waiting for your ship.
Take me back home: your arms.
Send me a rescue, Oh Love
So I sail back to your heart.
©Lansah Lawrence
Feb. 2017
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The sun peeps
Spreading glimpses of hope
Love speaks
The blind gain not from both.
Take a step
Fall deep down the drains.
The hurt
Is a mirror of your gains.
Console
The heart is heavy
Control
The cries repel tragedy.
Bruises hold tales of success.
Few falls are steps.Take the next.
©Lansah Lawrence
Feb. 2017
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When all cool
winds blow down the south
Cracking northen lips long enough
Savannah trees have become bare
Time is nigh for the breaking dawn
The call is loud
Listen!
Time has changed
Move!
The tales of the traveler
Are reminders of strive.
They hold his chest of pride.
Sweat is bitter yet bores sweet.
Cool winds carry comfort
Deep sleep tickle dreams.
When the wind passes
Wake to live the dreams.
© Lansah Lawrence
Feb. 2017
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The voices of the
unspoken
Send shrills to our spines broken
By our failure to sail our fleet
To the direction where peace sleeps.
For sake we fail to understand,
Ignorance, above storming clouds,
Reigns!! In blindness do we forget that
The spirits of mountains lie in the depth of valleys
The oceans is the destination of flowing rivers
The forest holds the future of growing grass and
Tomorrow is the hope of today .
We roam the globe in despair
Time : a friend who never cares.
© Lansah Lawrence
Feb. 2017
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Consistency is growth. Positivity is possibility.
Those are the hallmark attributes of the northern music industry and I am so proud to be a fan. Who would have thought we would come this far ?
Riding on the achievements of 2016 and with the momentum of horsemen charging into war, the northern industry is slowly but surely expanding its territory across the nation.
It is no surprise then that just after a couple months after Fancy Gadam collapsed the bridges between North and South with his Gadam Nation Concert at the National Theater, Macassio, the Northern Rap King, is tredding the path of history with his up coming Maccasio Live in Accra Show .
The Superstar is set to stamp the heavy feet of northern music within the capital with an epic show scheduled on the 25th of February at the Accra Sports Stadium.
This year, 2017, promises to be a very firing year for the NMA Best Rapper . Hitherto this up coming gargantuan show , Maccasio had reposed his prominence in the North with his Too Big Live Concert in January with the King of GH Dancehall, Shatta Wale. He has since, released Superstar ( Trumpet Cover), which brews a clear indication of his mastery of rap and Inside, which he features Zeal of VVIP.
The 69 Boss in his bid to dare the devil and re-echo the voice of the North, is set to be joined on stage with a chunk of artists from Zola music, including Flawa Gaskia, Gaffachi,and the most promising youngest rap talent, Wumbee De Rapper. Also, on the bill from the North are Choggu Boys, and S.K.Y popularly known as the Tamale Boy.
A number of south based artist will be repping too including; Guru, D Cryme, Zeal, and Shatta Wale. Shatta Wale undoubtedly the African Dancehall King who partnered Maccasio in January will be live to perform their song, Too Big on stage in Accra for the first time.
The Maccasio Live In Accra Show promises to achieve the success of promoting Northern Music and dazzling the audience present with electrifying performances and stage craft.We cannot afford to not be there.
*Northern explosion.North is coming, North is winning !!*
*Have you ever understood fully or partially
the factors that influence the hairstyle of a Leg girl ? Have you observed any pattern ?? Well, if you didn’t know,the Leg girl doesn’t just wear any hairstyle for wearing sake.*
Find out the pattern…
University of Ghana, Legon, year in year out, admits the most brilliant and intelligent shs graduates across the country .
It’s a popular opinion if you want GH beautiful ladies, go to Legon. I am of the same view. Legon has pretty ladies and the average guy student gets dazzled right from the door of his room by the flashes of leg mermaids strolling sweetly by except Commonwealth boys.
I also agree with the saying that ” the beauty of a woman lies in her hair” , I’m sure the ladies too agree. A lady who is a lady, gives more attention to her hair more than her WhatsApp messages. The hair is number one even when she is sleeping. True or false ?
Now the pattern..
*The patterns of hairstyle goes along with the levels of these damsels on campus. Believe it or not , it’s a fact. It is level 100, 200, and the rest(300 and upper).*
Level 100: if our memories serve us right, we all remember back in shs, girls didn’t grow their hairs. In fact, some actually wore the famous ‘sakora’ in school. So how the chaw hair now ?? It’s simple, every level 100 Leg girl/lady *must* have hair and sake of six months or so after WASSCE may not guarantee most girls the optimum amount of natural hair for maximum beauty, raster, cornrow raster, twisted braids, and others are the hairstyles to seek refuge, comfort, and confidence in.
We all hail the originators of these hairstyles.
*We thank God for the success in level 100 and we pray for more now that we are in level 200.*
A Leg lady in 200 returns to campus with a much grown and improved natural hair. Well, a year after ‘sakora’ promises some big amount of natural hair,so we hit the saloons to go next level with our hairs. This is where you’ll see all the Blowout, Bantu knot out, Define curl, Frohawk, Mohawk, Twist, Afro, High puff, Pineapple hair style and a lot more.
Some one actually exclaimed after seeing a bunch of Level 200 mates after lectures, ” eeih Leg girls and twist, forhawk, high puff, pineapple hair style and the Bantu knot out, why are you Bantus ?
*Level 200 always promises to be fun; relationships become stronger, the advices from home become to wither, guys start to grow,courses become bit difficult, and our(ladies) hair become the envy of our eyes.*
Finally, in the last class which I call the rest(300 and upper). They are over with wasting time on the hair. “This is now time for packaging for both internal and external investors so no kiddy stuff.”
It is true they have spent two years on the style of hair so no more chaw attention is given to it . This class of Leg ladies usually stick to the usual natural long hair styles and add a touch of *make up*. They are done !! “Big girls spend time on the hair but bigger ladies gotta master the art of make up.” You know right !
So the guys, whenever you spy a Leg lady ‘saaa’ or you muster the courage to approach her, don’t ask her level, just check her hairstyle out and your guess will be as good as mine. You’ll score 9/10.
*I love Legon ladies.*
Touch me and feel the shock.
Hold me so I won’t fall.
I am but a statue
I bend from your love’s pull.
Caress my heart
And cool my blood.
Own my soul
And sing the songs of old.
I will dance to your soothing hymn.
My blood shall follow its rhythm.
Oh ! keeper of my heart,
Polish it with the grease of love
So my feeble heart, so soft
Like the towers across your bust,
Will know no rust.
I would love you
Till after forever.
©Lansah Lawrence
Feb. 2017.
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Northern music over the years has produced quite a number of very good lyricist and singers ranging from the big names of old; Abu Sadick, Sirina Issah and co to contemporary artistes such as Don Sigli, Lamalee and IsRahim.
Singing is core in music as evident from ancient times.The art involves strong lyrics, vocal, style and flair.
Healthy competition is healthy for any music industry, and so, many have attempted comparing singers in the northern music industry.
Well, forget all you have heard for this, is the truth.
First on the list for the Top Five Singers from 2016 is Fancy Gadam.
Fancy Gadam, has no doubt proven that he is the best singer in the northern industry. His lyrics are always on point, vivid, and
strong. Fancy Gadam sings like not singing, and that is the magic about his singing. He doesn’t have the best of voices but his melodies are always soothing and his lyrics as well as his styles of delivery make all his listeners singers. In a rapper’s palance, you’ll say ” he murders all beats”. In his single hits Takahi and Nawuni Yiko , you can hear the smooth and sweet delivery of his lyrics just like the orthodox singer: sweet soft voice and melody. Whiles in his Champion Boy and Tikuzami hit singles, you feel the rough voice of Fancy Gadam with his strong lyrics. Who is more versatile in singing than him ? Fancy Gadam even murders his colleagues who feature him in their tracks; #5Lessons from Israhim and #Jeje from One9ra are there for you . He deservedly takes the number one spot.
Number two spot goes to the grandpa of northern singers -Don Sigli.
Many would argue he took the number one spot for his voice and lyrics but singing goes beyond just the two. However, Don Sigli is undoubtedly a very good singer and an asset for northen music. His hits after hits from old times to date always have his fans in awe. His voice is his number one asset. Don Sigli comes with very good lyrics too and mostly all his tracks are hits. His latest biggest hit #Wumpini and cover up track #Nasara attest to his vocal and lyrical dexterity. He is not number one because of his dormant versatility however, he gives us a jist of what he can do in a feature with Double Tee #ChopAm. His style is classic.
As said, singing is an ancient art and has been defined and appreciated by many to date. Very good singers have always achieved great successes. Mention can be made of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Wizkid, P-Square and many more across the globe. This means we have lots of examples to assess ours.
The list continues…
Number three spot goes to the Mama Born King star; One9ra.
One9ra was relatively unknown until the latter parts of 2016. Hitherto, he had released #InShaaAllah with the legend Kawastone. The Boss Family singer is new and growing very fast in the industry. His singing prowess is his greatest strengths. One9ra with his Nigerian accent has a good voice and is maturing in his lyrics. He is composed and undoubtedly has a great future in the art. The #Jeje hitmaker controls his melodies and is apt in delivery. You can rely on him for a very good verses and chorus in any track. His track #NewDay and #WhoBiDatBabe with Double Tee attest to that. He is growing steadily and can take over soon. Focus should be his focus.
Riding still on lyrics, vocal, style and flair, IsRahim sits number four on the chart of the top five singers in northern music.
The #Biegya champion has sent strong signal of his singing skills to music lovers. IsRahim with lyrics, is good . His melodies are superb and his voice, a versatile element. He is like Gadam, usually a comparism he avoids , in delivery but is static and a not so fast a learner. The #5Lessons hitmaker has lots of potential in the art and the industry with an ambitious management.
Number five on the Top Five Singers in Northern Music Industry is Kawastone .
The veteran singer is one of the best ever singers the northern industry has even produced. His expertise in singing is as evident as the sun on a sunny day. His lyrics are always on point and his voice delivery is always apt. Kawastone presents singing in a very orthodox style. His flair has slacked off over the years due to a short period of retirement from the art. The legend is however back with #InShaaAllah with One9ra, #NawuniKatiDumba with Maccasio both tracks which show that though he is old, he is gold.
This rounds up the chart of the Top Five Singers in Northern Music Industry.
The writer, Lansah Lawrence, is a fan of good music and a student of arts with keen interest in the stir within the northern industry.
Northern music is growing and so the expectations of its fans are rising. Healthy competition is keeping the artistes on their toes to produce only thier best. Music fans should look out for Lamalee and the latest singing sensation, Afro Ma Nigger. Catch up will happen soon.
North must grow !!
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