SANATU ZAMBANG STUDIOS (Podcast)

Hopin Academy and its partners; RUMNET, YEFL and Ghana Friends in Denmark, Youth Speak UP project which focuses mainly on youth in some four deprived districts of Tamale, Northern Ghana; Kumbungu, Savelugu, Saboba and Karaga. Youth Speak Up has been holding both offline and online discussions on various topics for the past weeks.  They began with Violence Against Women, the likes of Miss Blessilla , Maccarthy Lomotey, Ruka Yaro, Mrs Hikmat Baba Dua, Carole Donkers, Mr Sofo, Mr Mash, Mr Mustapha, Zakaria Abdul Hakim Cisse, Clement Boateng, representatives of CHRAJ, and partner radio stations of the project and community based journalist and many many others, they gathered to discuss Violence against Women. Last Saturday 10th September 2016, Youth SpeakUp discussed how to curb Teenage Pregnancy in the identified districts. Suggestions, causes and solutions to curb Teenage Pregnancy popped up during the Idea Platform night at Hopin Academy, causes and solutions ca...

The League Litclubs Spelling Bee and Graduation coming on in honor of this year's Founders Day/National Volunteers Day at the Northern Region Library conference hall this Saturday, September 17, 2016.  League of Young Female Leaders formally League of Ladies-Ghana started as an advocacy movement led by its Founder to encourage more girls and women to take up decision making roles in their schools and communities offering free consultancy to young women who wanted to pursue leadership in diverse ways.  While the League of Young Female Leaders  embarking on this advocacy journey, the need to raise a generation of women leaders with varied professional backgrounds and the need to explore various development sectors like entrepreneurship and education became the center of discussion among interested parties. According to the League of Young Female Leaders, ''  In order for our society to reach where it yearns to be, there is the need to create a well bal...

Afro Pop artiste Nazz is one who is likely to shot to fame if his much anticipated song MoneyO gets the much needed play time on Radio and online. Nazz whose real name is Alhassan Mohammed Nazeeru is the son of highly respected  Alhaji Al Hassan, Public Relations Officer for Ghana Hajj Agency. He spoke in an interview with Sanatu Zambang on September 12, 2016 and shared some interesting things about himself. (1) Nazz father is the Public Relations Officer for Ghana Hajj Agency, his father Alhaji Al Hassan is also the founder of Ansaria Hajj travel agency. Ansaria Hajj Agency has been in business for years, and he is one of the most trust worthy Hajj agent in the northern regions and Ghana at large. (2)  Nazz is the last of 8 siblings(4 sisters and 3 brothers) the elder’s sister works in a bank in Ghana, one  living in the US, the other works in the Northern Region Audit Service and one a professional nurse, one of his brother’s also works in a ba...

Northern Region overall artist of the year 2015/2016 in the just ended Northern Entertainment Awards, Tamale Artist of the year 2014/2015, Northern Region Artist of the year 2015/2016, President of Gadam Nation, Fancy Gadam, Known in private life as Ahmed Mujahid Bello will be storming Upper East (Bolga) this September 24 th .  The yet to be, Trust TV Ghana Brand Ambassador will perform on stage alongside Jamal Bamba, Dabba, Sarauta, Show Boi, Don Max, YCD, Lyrix, Tripok, Prince Action and many others. Fancy Gadam concert with BET Award winner, Artist of the Year in the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, CEO of Burniton Music Group, Stonebwoy also saw thousands of fans marching the streets in their numbers to welcome both artists at the Tamale airport. According to TheYirifa 16,618 tickets were sold. Before  Stonebwoy and Fancy Gadam thrilling thousands of music lovers in a rainy weather for hours at the Tamale sports stadium on Saturday 27th August 2016...

The newly named  King of Music (YILA NAA), born  Emmanuel Andrews Samini  known by his stage name    SAMINI ,  (formerly as Batman Samini), is a Ghanaian Reggae and Dancehall recording artiste from Wa, Ghana. His much anticipated Tamale Sallah Rocks, lead by his High Grade Family stars Kaakie , Jupiter and Kofi Kinaata etc, scheduled on Sunday, September 11, 2016 was re scheduled to 12 September, but was agained cancelled. At first rumor had it that alleged Gunshots in some parts of Tamale, which wasn't true. As to why the show was again cancelled, Sanatu Zambang is yet to find out, but many have claimed it was due to the rain that happened the night of 12 September 2016. In a tweet the , dancehall, reggae and hip-hop sensation tweeted '' Tamale is still HOME.Regardless of unforeseen circumstances that led to the cancellation of my event this weekend .thanks for the love still. '' During festive celebrations, be it Eid or traditional, the...

Zakaria Abdul-Hakim, known in the writing world as Hakim Genius or Hakim the Poet. A youth activist, volunteer and associated with Hopin Academy and creative Youth.  '' To me poetry is life. There's nothing call poetry. I am myself poetry. And that is what I use to pass message to the world. Since I've no cedi to advocate for change, I rather use my ink to preach my message. I'm not fond of writing sonnets and love poems because mission is not to create humour and just for lust. I want poetry to be a tool o use to preach message. ''' '' Poetry to me is a tool that one used to communicate. You know how to control it. So whatever message you're passing on rests on you.  To empower and inspire people. To let people appreciate themselves. To create change.y whole life is now poetry wherever I am. So poetry means lot to me. That's why we are working currently to let the world know of our organization that will help people to write...

The biggest spiritual journey of Muslims for their annual pilgrimage has been completely transformed into selfies and smartphones. In the last several years, Hajj has also gone high-tech. More than 1400 years ago the ritual journey performed by Prophet Mohammed and which drew believers arriving on foot and on camels for centuries is today broadcast live through cyberspace. This year around 1.8 million people have gathered at Mecca to perform Hajj, a tradition in which Muslims from different countries gather for a spiritual tour. Selfies, smartphones and gadgets has transformed Hajj and this has exhibited the light of the Islam faith to non-believers. Saudis and people from Arab’s are among the world’s most active people on social media. Due to which Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapcha t have been teeming with images of Mecca and the Hajj.  Many scholars, including mufti’s from Saudi Arab, had earlier warned that taking a selfie during pilgrimage is akin to bo...

MOUNT ARAFAT: The Haj reached its high point on Sunday when Muslims from across the world converged on a hill in Saudi Arabia, a year after the worst tragedy in the pilgrimage’s history. More than 1.8 million gathered from sunrise at the hill and a vast surrounding plain known as Mount Arafat, about 15 kilometres from Makkah.  They are spending the most important day of the annual Haj in prayer and reading from the holy Quran. Arafat is the site where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave his last sermon about 14 centuries ago after leading his followers on the pilgrimage.  “I have the impression of standing exactly in front of God,” said Khadem Ndyaye, 47, of Senegal.  “Muslims came here from everywhere and we are all the same. If all the world was like that, there wouldn’t be any war. Here, we feel that Islam is a religion of peace.” Indian pilgrim Mohammed Arafan, 40, said he feels “chosen by God” for being able to perform the Haj. “It’s beautiful to see the Muslim...

The much anticipated Tamale Sallah Rock, lead by Ghana sensational dancehall artiste Samini had Kaakie , Jupiter and Kofi Kinaata etc, scheduled on Sunday, September 11, 2016 had been cancelled. Sighting alleged Gunshots in some parts of Tamale. Unfortunately for the organizer’s, they never bothered to find out the traditional events that takes place before, during and after  every Sallah (Eid Adha) or Festival celebration in the Northern Region Capital. The Show will be happening Tonight, 12 September 2016, in a tweet by the newly named King of Music (YILA NAA)   SAMINI , they are still in Tamale and the show is happening this night. During festive celebrations, be it Eid or traditional, the Sapashini men also known as the bodyguard of the chiefs usually fire gunshots on the eve of Eid celebrations to notify the people that indeed the next day is Sallah day. Firing of the gunshots is a sign or signal, to signify the commencement of a festival, the sighting of a new...

Tamale based Rapper, Maccasio song Koo nin neey features sensational singer, Don Sigli has been ranked number one song for the month of August by Tamale based Radio Justice’s Northern Countdown Chat Show. The song beat Don Sigli’s ‘Wumpini’ and Lil K ‘’ Mumuna ‘’ Koo nin neey was consistent in the weekly chat show (which precedes the monthly chat) The following songs were competing to be among the Top Ten, the songs which will make it to the Top3 will take Award (Citation). 1. Bie Gya - Fancy Gadam. 2. Work - Maccasio X Kofi Kinaata 3. Nasara - Don Sigli 4. Cesar - Ataaka. 5. Talk to me - Soorebia X Ital 6. Champion - Fancy Gadam 7. Salma Nintua - Saani 8. Koo Nin Neey - Maccasio X Don Sigli 9. Too Big - Maccasio X Shatta Wale 10. Today bi Today - One9ra X Nandos 11. Mummuna - Lil K (Gonga) 12. Lahaziba - 2S 13. 5 Lessons - IsRahim X Fancy Gadam 14. Wunpini - Don Sigli. Don Sigli ‘Wumpini’ and Lil K ‘’ Mumuna ‘’ ...