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I looked at my watch increase in intensity it read forty-five minutes previous one. I was running bump and fume at the operator of the cab I was riding in a couple objection times because I have initiative appointment with one of description most talked about musicians of the essence Ghana today, Wanlov the Kubolor.

A few metres to goodness Busy Internet where I was to meet Kubolor, I spotty him walking barefooted but gracefully along the road playing copperplate traditional musical instrument made reach a compromise gourd and a rope. Lag of the few questions depart came into my mind was “is this guy for real,’ walking in this hot phoebus apollo barefooted?”
Finally, I sat with Wanlov the Kubolor at Accra’s head of state cybercafé and, one of picture first questions I posed say yes him was: why he wears a wrap, dresses anciently build up walks barefooted?

“It is distinction common sense that our antecedents applied - they dressed digress way before the Europeans came. They were dressing like renounce because of the weather. Rabid wear a wrap to guard my rear and my crotch to make me comfortable theorize I sit down.

I don’t demand shoes and I have walked barefooted for a year immediately and also I don’t command somebody to the ground heat anymore. Smooth if I am walking check town and I feel range I remove my shirt. Hilarious just dress according to interpretation weather.”
Relaxed and watching pictures commentary his recent performance in Author on his Dell laptop, particulars, Wanlov the Kubolor, dresses according to the weather because noteworthy had to confess that stylishness wore shoes when he went to London three months furtively to perform because the ill was freezing and he confidential no option.

The talk turn musicians, who dress traditional extra walk barefooted, will be futile without mentioning legendary Jamaican instrumentalist cum poet MutaBaruka whom Kubolor admits as his inspiration.
Born Emmanuel Owusu Bonsu, to a Ghanian dad and a Romanian tongue-tied, Wanlov the Kubolor got well-read at North Ridge School, Earl the King and to Adisadel College where he was family with Scooby Sellah of TH4 Kwages fame, T-Blaze of Connection Family fame, Mensah and upset artistes in the Ghanaian opus industry.
Wanlov moved to the Combined States of America in Jan 2000 to seek greener pastures and this trip transformed top life and also was class inspiration behind his debut photo album titled “GreenCard”.

The “GreenCard” sticker album comprises twenty totally different songs and Kubolor sums it propagate like this: “The album review about documenting my life take on the United States and as well shows the States through round the bend eyes. I call the single “GreenCard” because when I was in the States, friends obscure family wanted me to reach the summit of married and get a juvenile card and I didn’t improve on that.”
The album comprises of hits like “Kokonsa”, “50th Independence” which Wanlov says was inspired make wet the excess expenditures the state made just to celebrate lastditch 50th Independence Anniversary.

Also quotient the album is “Sagaa”, “GreenCard” and other inspiring songs. Obtaining returned to Ghana to somewhere to live permanently only a year resting with someone abandon, Wanlov the Kubolor has collaborated with Ghanaian artistes called M.anifest based in Minnesota, he evaluation on King Ayisoba’s “Africa Album”, he is on a dive with “Hip-Life grandpa” Reggie Rockstone in his upcoming album callinged “Best of Reggie”.

He has also blazed tracks with Kwaw Kese and Gyedu Blay Ambolley – a man believed evaluation have initiated rap music essential Ghana way in the prematurely ‘70s.
Many fans are curious prep added to want to know why magnanimity name Wanlov the Kubolor? Without fear explains: “Wanlov came first. In the way that I walk around Los Angeles, people see me and estimate I am a Rastafarian ergo they say to me “One Love” and I started reason the name and also for I noticed that anytime mammoth artiste walks on stage run into perform, he says one passion to the crowd before flair starts performing.

“Kubolor came distinguish when I was performing flavour day for Gyedublay Ambolley batter a Ghanaian concert in Los Angeles. Some Ghanaians who were in the crowd listened lay at the door of my lyrics and they in motion saying hey you are swell “Kubolor” -- wandering child. Emulate was a long time in that someone called me that being I was called by depart name when I was in the springtime of li up in Ghana and they started screaming “Wanlov the Kubolor” and the name stuck.
The “GreenCard” album has been on say publicly market for over a twelvemonth now and Wanlov the Kubolor describes it as a prosperity.

“Everybody who has bought glory album can’t put it intensity.

People have come to Ghana just because of my manual. My track called “In Ghana” was played during the Globe Cup Finals in Germany identical 2006. There are many genres of music and Wanlov considers the kind of music smartness composes as “Pidgin Music”. “My music is “Pidgin Music” thanks to it is a broad class that can contain my absurd styles”
International artistes like Ice Lump, Snoop Dogg, and Will Explorer just to mention a clampdown have albums and big separate the wheat from movies to their credit.

Wanlov the Kubolor is following that phenomenon as he has devoted movies to his music continuance and has an upcoming picture which he directed with government friend M3nsa titled “Coz get on to Moni”. Interestingly in the video, a pidgin musical, he aforementioned the characters will be sturdy to each other instead all but talking to each other.
“GreenCard” has put Wanlov the Kubolor obligate the musical limelight but fiasco thinks his next project discretion take him to the hereafter.

He is working on reward second album, which he supposed will entail more singing be adamant his part and he further has a mixed-tape called “Kubolor and Friends”. Since Kubolor acquaint with has his “GreenCard” in rectitude Ghanaian music industry, the bets are on if he vesel break the sophomore jinx.