{"id":103403,"date":"2015-03-28T21:56:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T21:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=103403"},"modified":"2015-03-29T07:55:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T07:55:53","slug":"highlife-legends-rock-mogo-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=103403","title":{"rendered":"Highlife legends &#8216;rock&#8217; MOGO Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final leg of the 2015 Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) Festival is currently underway at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) in Accra.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paapa-yankson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-103447\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paapa-yankson.jpg\" alt=\"paapa yankson\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paapa-yankson.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paapa-yankson-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103487\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MG_2272.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103487\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MG_2272.jpg\" alt=\"Nana Ampadu performing with his son\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MG_2272.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MG_2272-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nana Ampadu (right) performing with his son<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MOGO, which has been running for the past nine years celebrates authentic Ghanaian highlife music.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103521\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2861.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103521 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2861.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2861\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2861.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2861-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adane Best with his dancing lion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Saturday night event, the MOGO Awards will honour highlife greats in the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award categories: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MOGO highlife song, MOGO artiste, MOGO lifetime achievement, MOGO best song writer, MOGO best original gospel act, MOGO best performer, MOGO best choral group, MOGO best music producer, MOGO best vocalist and the MOGO best band awards.<\/p>\n<p>Pat Thomas kicked started the event in style with some of his hit songs which got the crowd up and dancing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103416\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2312.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103416 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2312.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2312\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2312.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2312-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pat Thomas performing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Traditional literary poet, Nana Asaase paid glowing tribute to fallen highlife musicians in Ghana accompanied by soothing music.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103420\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2338.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103420\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2338.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Thomas\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2338-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pat Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2372.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103436\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2372.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2372\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2372-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ramblers are currently on stage dishing out great Highlife tunes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2406.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103433\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2406.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2406\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2406-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_23311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103412\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_23311.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2331\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_23311.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_23311-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paapa Yankson of Okukuseku fame is rocking the house with his timeless songs. The audience are vigorously dancing and singing along.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Kwame Ampadu made a grand entrance with his dancing moves which got the audience screaming out in shock.\u00a0Certainly, he did not disappoint<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2263.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103407\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2263.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2263\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2263-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103406\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2225\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2225.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2225-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2223.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103405\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2223.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2223\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2223.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2223-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2274.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-103415 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2274.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2274\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2274.jpg 400w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2274-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2196.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103431\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2196.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2196\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2196.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2196-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-103417 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2330.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2330\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2330.jpg 400w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2330-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2195.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103430\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2195.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2195\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2195.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2195-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osamidan\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @osamidan<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Photos: Godfred Odoom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final leg of the 2015 Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) Festival is currently underway at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) in Accra. 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