Yaw Ray Explained
Yaw Ray |
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Caption: | Yaw Ray in the studio |
Birth Name: | Kingsley Agyapong Boateng |
Birth Place: | Kumasi, Ghana |
Birth Date: | 1995 9, df=yes |
Origin: | Africa, Ghana |
Genre: | Afro pop, Highlife, Afrobeats |
Occupation: | Singer |
Label: | YawRay Music Group (YMG) |
Website: | https://yawraymusicgroup.com/ |
Kingsley Agyapong Boateng (also known as Yaw Ray)[1] is a Ghanaian artist, singer and performer.[2] [3] He combines the genres of highlife, Afrobeats, R&B, and Dancehall in his music.[4] [5]
Early life and education
Ray was born on 15 September 1995 and hails from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He had his tertiary education at the University of Education, Winneba.[6]
Career
Ray began his music career as a rapper with his colleague in high school who later became a producer.[7] They started recording demos using church instruments. In 2019, Ray was signed by Celebrity Barber records in a 5year contract. In 2023, he joined a new record label called YawRay Music Group (YMG).[8]
Discography
- Delay not Denial[9] [10]
- Sugar
- Sika
- Boa me[11]
- Anigye[12]
- Everlasting
- Need
- Control
- Look at You
- Today
Controversy
In September 2020, Ray said Kuami Eugene is used to sampling other people's music and not the originator of his songs after he was accused of imitating Eugene's music as well as his vocals.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: 4 August 2023 . A sonic journey: Unraveling Yaw Ray's 'Delay not Denial' EP . 18 August 2023 . GraphicOnline.
- Web site: Yaw Ray: Igniting hearts with neo-African afrobeat music . 2023-08-18 . www.myjoyonline.com . 6 August 2023 . en.
- Web site: 1970-01-01 . Yaw Ray: Igniting Hearts with Neo-African Afrobeat Music . 2023-08-18 . GhanaWeb . en.
- Web site: Yaw Ray weaving cultural melodies and timeless rhythms . 2023-08-18 . www.myjoyonline.com . 7 August 2023 . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-06 . Yaw Ray: A musical alchemist weaving cultural melodies and timeless rhythms . 2023-08-18 . Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana . en-US.
- Web site: Nordzi . Vanessa Bless . 7 February 2019 . CB Records Signs Budding Artiste Yaw Ray . 18 August 2023 . Modern Ghana.
- Web site: Holomah . Emmanuella . 2023-08-07 . Yaw Ray: Igniting Hearts with Neo-African Afrobeat Music . 2023-08-18 . Adomonline.com . en-US.
- Web site: Ghanaian artiste Yaw Ray joins YawRay Music Group . 2023-08-18 . www.myjoyonline.com . 16 August 2023 . en.
- Web site: Unraveling melodic Gems in Yaw Ray's 'Delay not Denial' EP . 2023-08-18 . www.myjoyonline.com . 3 August 2023 . en.
- Web site: 8 August 2023 . Embracing adversity, embodying hope: Yaw Ray's 'Delay not Denial' EP chronicles a musical journey of resilience . 18 August 2023 . GraphicOnline.
- Web site: Staff . The BBC Ghana . 2020-08-12 . Musician Yaw Ray cries for help . 2023-08-18 . BBC Ghana Reports . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-07-01 . Fast-rising Ghanaian Yaw Ray impresses on debut EP 'Delay not Denial' . 2023-08-18 . Pulse Nigeria . en.
- Web site: 2020-09-09 . Yaw Ray jabs Kuami Eugene, says he sampled people's song to win the VGMA (Video) . 2023-08-18 . www.myinfo.com.gh . en-GB.