The MOGO Festival is a week-long music festival that is organized by Citi FM to celebrate authentic Ghanaian music and to award its originators.
Amakye Dede thrilled the audience at the award ceremony with some of his greatest hits and dedicated his award to his late manager, Isaac Yeboah, who lost his life in an accident they were both involved in January this year.
Music legends Bob Pinodo and Ebo Taylor, were also honored for their contribution to the sustenance of the highlife genre with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Highlife artiste Bisa K’dei, left the night as the biggest winner with four individual awards, including the Artiste of the Year Award.
He also won the Best Songwriter of the year award and the Best Male Act, while his song ‘Mansa’, was adjudged the MOGO song of the year.
Here is the full list of winners on the night
MOGO Artiste of the year – Bisa Kdei
MOGO Best Song – Mansa – Bisa Kdei
MOGO Best Songwriter– Bisa Kdei
MOGO Best Performer – Amakye Dede
MOGO Album of the year – Sarkodie
MOGO Best Female Act – Efya
MOGO Best Band/Group – Ohia be ye ya
MOGO Best Producer – Kaywa MOGO
Best Collaboration – Obrafuor/ Bisa Kdei – Pimpinaa
MOGO Best Male Act – Bisa Kdei
Lifetime Achievement Award – Bob Pinodo/Ebo Taylor
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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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