SANATU ZAMBANG STUDIOS (Podcast)

The gatekeepers thus the radio presenters chose who they wanted to promote and who they thought did not deserve airplay. This phenomenon somehow supresses the talent of upcoming artistes while at the same put artistes on their toes to churn out great and timeless music.   Another issue that artistes faced and are still facing is payment for their labour. Artistes are been denied payment when entertainment pundits who should know better use them for their programs.   Presenters or entertainment pundits usually blackmail artistes into performing free for them saying they are putting them on a bigger platform to promote their career in music. An artist who demands to be paid for his or her labor is targeted by these gatekeepers. These gatekeepers start a smear campaign against the artistes, saying the artiste is greedy and loves money.   Two artistes that come to mind in this current generation when it comes to the smear campaign are Fancy Gadam and Maccasio. The...

We do what the fans want, if we manage to produce a nationwide hit song, which our fans don't really jam to, we are going to flop in our home region, and at the same time spending money trying to promote it in the southern region. And in the end, you ask yourself, how many shows in the southern region will I be invited to? Even when we manage to lobby to get shows in the south, you still have to take care of your TNT. When we organize shows in the southern region, it is our very own people in Agbogbloshie who will come and fill our shows, and sometimes fans from the Northern region will journey to Accra to attend the show. That's why we keep doing what the fans want because they are our loyal consumers. We aspire for big audience but we need to conquer our home region first.  Listen to our podcast via https://audiomack.com/sanatuzambang/song/northern-innovation-lab-1-year-anniversary "There are some people when you come across their criticisms, you can just feel like its p...

Digitalization may be striving at a faster pace in the urban cities in most of the regional capitals of Ghana, however, there are still some district capitals lacking behind in the digital ecosystem. "One of the things you look at when talking about entrepreneurship is that an entrepreneur is someone who should have the ability and the willingness to identified an opportunity and even look at the risk involved and still venture into it. Northern Innovation Lab came up as a result of a gap we identified in the North East Region. " — Alfred (Co-Founder of Northern Innovation Lab) Listen to our podcast via: https://audiomack.com/sanatuzambang/song/northern-innovation-lab-1-year-anniversary

Rahama and Wumbee De Rapper   '' It is getting tiring hearing people to compare the music of yesterday and the music of today. People saying that the quality of music has waned in the region in this generation. I would not say the quality of music has waned but I would say the consumers of music have changed or have diversified, hence musicians have also adapted to these changing needs of the consumers. In the past, producers and channels for the distribution of music were limited. These limitations censored the creativity of artists and also limited the content that consumers were privy to. We now have a diversified consumer of music. So music is done to satisfy these broad needs. We have music for the heart, music for the soul, and music for feet. Whichever your preference is you go in for it.'' - Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria || Editor in Chief Sanatu Zambang ‘’ Presenters as part of their job should be able to scout for new talent because sometimes, we say there is no tal...

This evening we hosted Mr. Selorm and Mr. Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh one of the curators of the much-anticipated Akutia: Blindfolding the sun and the poetic of peace. (A Retrospective of Agyeman Ossei ‘Dota’) Cocurated by Adwoa Amoah, and Tracy Naa Koshie Thompson at SCCA Tamale and Red Clay. 4th September 2020 – 7th March 2021.  Agyeman ‘Dota’ Ossei (b. 1960) is an artist and senior lecturer who has provided administrative and academic leadership as head of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Ghana, Legon from 2014 until his voluntary retirement in 2017. Listen to our podcast via: https://audiomack.com/sanatuzambang/song/akutia-blindfolding-the-sun-and-the-poetics-of-peace

  Zeinab Denderi In 2018, Zainab Denderi and UDS Nyankpala campus made history together when She was elected as the first female SRC president of the school. The win most people saw as a win for women in politics and also to generate a new form of political participation that will transcend from the schools to the nation. Speaking in the studios of Sanatu Zambang, Zainab said she did not play the gender card to stand for the election. ” me going in for the SRC President, I did not see myself as a woman. I came with a different mindset and that is what set me apart from the other candidates. I  use campus elections to try myself  if I can handle the one ahead and I would have done so bad if I had not done this'' -  Zeinab Denderi    ”You have no right to begrudge anyone for not buying into your idea. It is all about you. If people did not vote for you then you did not do well. And nobody can sell your message better than you.”  -  Zeinab Denderi...

    ''The basic thing about politics is socialization. As a girl, if I am not seen for an hour, my parents will have to look for me and I will be questioned. I have to give an account for every movement. But for the young man, he can even choose to take days out, no one is going to ask of him, and when we talk about partisan politics in Ghana, it's about being seen and known. We have instances where they are vetting a candidate and the local chairman will be like '' We don't know her'' and that in itself is a disqualification '' - Kawusada Abubakari '' A lot of these things are influenced by religion and culture, so we see the man as the head of the family, so all the decisions are made by the man, even basically what to eat at home. So it puts her at a position where she will always have to ask for permission before she can do things. If she decides that she is going up for a leadership position, she will have to seek permission from the...

Women in politics seem to be on the rise but the story is different in the northern region and the recently held district assembly elections are proof of that. The numbers are dwindling. We have moved from 18% to 7% of women representation at the district assemblies.  There are a lot of factors that seem to hinder the participation of women in politics in this part of the country that we find ourselves. Speaking on Sanatu Zambang Talking Politics and Policies, Hajia Hafsat Sey Sumani of Norsaac believes that men fear for women to hold positions of power because of the perception of losing certain powers.  ‘’Sometimes we need to look at the environment. It is not just about putting the woman there. You want to help a woman. But you put her in a position where the executive committee members are all men and the woman is in the center. If there are five men in the executive committee and none of them believe women can do. What do you think will happen, either she will be oversh...

Wumpini Lagfu had an interesting discussion with Zakaria Rahama, Head of Productions and Senior News Editor of Sanatu Zambang. They discussed the media reportage of the just ended funerals of the late overloads of Dagbang and the way forward with regards to how Dagbang is portrayed in the media.

'' There are only two kingdoms in Africa, and Dagbↄŋ kingdom is one of them. I am putting my hopes on this new peace we have now, the politicians will now know we can do without them '' - Abubakari Adam aka Dj Damson '' We can not blame other media houses for not showing our culture, how many radio or tv stations do dagombas own?. In the past, our elite didn't see the need to own such facilities and this has hunted us over the years. This is a challenge to the elite dagombas '' - Mumuni Yunus Yirifa " With regards to the issue of conflict reporting, in journalism school, you are told that, during conflict, you as a reporter should use your discretion to report the facts. You may have a whole lot of facts available to you, but you ask yourself, which of these facts that if I put out will help resolve the conflict and the vice versa " Mumuni Yirifa Yunus (Radio Justice) " The chieftaincy contractors will be crying that finall...

Despite his playful and loyalty to music as a career Network Lagfu has struggled to reach the stars and even though many may see it as impossible, the young star is determined to make it possible. Back in 2016, he released a peace song as his contribution to promoting peace during the election year. According to Network Lagfu, his influence in Northern Region are Don Sigli, Maccasio, Fancy Gadam and himself. Network Lagfu has about 4 singles to his credit, featuring the likes of, Bije, Destiny Boy, Don Dee and Rapsham. Click to listen to his latest single featuring Don Ziggy, titled Dagban Bihi