{"id":304869,"date":"2017-03-26T15:05:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T15:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=304869"},"modified":"2017-03-26T15:05:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-26T15:05:45","slug":"paapa-yankson-dazzles-at-mogo2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=304869","title":{"rendered":"Paapa Yankson dazzles at #MOGO2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ace highlife musician Paapa Yankson got music patrons on their feet when he took his\u00a0turn to treat music lovers at the 2017 Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) to a repertoire of his great musical works.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304880\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-11.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-11\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304879\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-10.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-10\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Performing after the &#8216;Gyata Bi&#8217;<em>\u00a0<\/em>man Adane Best, Paapa\u00a0Yankson defied his old age and shook the audience with an electrifying performance which moved them from their seats to join him on the dance floor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304878\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-9.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-9\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304877\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-8.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-8\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304876\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-7.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hit after hit, Paap Yankson\u00a0ended his performances on a very high note with thunderous applauds from the hundreds of people who could not but marvel at the great strength and passion with which he performed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304874\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-5.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-5\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304875\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-6.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Okukuseku&#8217; hitmaker is among the high profile artistes billed for MOGO 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304873\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-4.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-4\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304871\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-2.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The others included Nana Kwame Ampadu, A.B. Crentsil, Amandzeba, Kwabena Kwabena and Okyeame Kwame.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304872\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MOGO-Paapa-Yankson-3.jpg\" alt=\"mogo-paapa-yankson-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2017 Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) was sponsored by GCB Bank, Freight Consult and Nallem Consult, and is powered by <strong>Citi 97.3 FM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch an excerpt of Paapa Yankson&#8217;s performance below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c9-6yOc-iC4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Kwame Dadzie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ace highlife musician Paapa Yankson got music patrons on their feet when he took his\u00a0turn to treat music lovers at the 2017 Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) to a repertoire of his great musical works. 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