{"id":196100,"date":"2016-03-05T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=196100"},"modified":"2016-03-05T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T11:00:52","slug":"mogo-awards-crowns-mogofestival2016-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=196100","title":{"rendered":"MOGO Awards crowns #MOGOFestival2016 tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For over a decade, <strong>Citi FM<\/strong> has featured some of the country\u2019s greatest highlife musicians such as Osibisa, Amakye Dede, Nana Ampadu, Okyeame Kwame among others, on its Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) concert.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2015, the MOGO concert evolved into something bigger; the &#8216;MOGO Festival,&#8217; which has the MOGO Awards serving as the icing on the cake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The MOGO Awards seek to celebrate Ghanaian music figures and groups, who have contributed to the development and sustenance of world-class Ghanaian sounds and tonight\u2019s event at the Alisa hotel will be no different.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year&#8217;s Awards show will also feature the novelty of\u00a0a dinner dance for the abut 300 patrons who will be clad in authentic Ghanaian apparel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8216;Iron Boy&#8217; to make patrons sweat<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155154\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155154\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/abraantie-amakye-dede-3.jpg\" alt=\"Amakye Dede\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/abraantie-amakye-dede-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/abraantie-amakye-dede-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amakye Dede<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Highlife legend, &#8216;Iron Boy&#8217; Amakye Dede, is set to headline the Awards show and he has promised patrons a wonderful show in what will be his first public performance \u00a0since the tragic car accident he was involved in that claimed the life of his\u00a0manager.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also featuring tonight, will be other highlife greats\u00a0including Bessa Simons, Ebo Taylor, KK Kabobo and Bob Pinodo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Highlife fans have already been given a taste of the rich Ghanaian art MOGO will be serving tonight, with the &#8216;3 Nights with Music Greats&#8217; which featured\u00a0Ebo Taylor, KK Kabobo and Bob Pinodo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-196102\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0315_800x533-620x330-1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0315_800x533-620x330\" width=\"620\" height=\"330\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Awards will also be presented to some deserving nominees at tonight&#8217;s celebration of highlife.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gasmilla, Sarkodie, Obrafour are\u00a0among the nominees with the \u201cBrother Brother\u201d and \u2018Mansa\u2019 hitmaker, Bisa K\u2019dei, leading the pack with\u00a0seven nominations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In all, ten outstanding artistes shall receive the deserved recognition for a good job done. The event\u00a0 will take place at the Alisa Hotel today at 7pm.<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding legends, whose contributions to the Ghanaian music industry have brought great gains to the highlife genre, would be honoured with the lifetime achievement awards.<\/p>\n<p>The MOGO Festival 2016, is powered by Citi 97.3 FM, sponsored by the National Lottery Authority and Rehoboth Properties and supported by Alisa Hotels and the +233 Jazz Bar and Grill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over a decade, Citi FM has featured some of the country\u2019s greatest highlife musicians such as Osibisa, Amakye Dede, Nana Ampadu, Okyeame Kwame among others, on its Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) concert. 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