Stonebwoy

Stonebwoy
Background information
Birth nameLivingstone Etse Satekla
Also known as1GAD
Born (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 36)
Ashaiman, Ghana
OriginAlakple-Anloga, Ghana
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsBurniton Music Group, Def Jam Records and Ada music [1]
Websitehttps://stonebwoyb.net

Livingstone Etse Satekla (Born 5 March 1988), better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian Afropop, Afro-dancehall and reggae musician from Ashaiman, Accra.[2][3]

He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group. He won the Best International Act: Africa category at the 2015 BET Awards and Artiste of the Year at the 2015 and 2024 Ghana Music Awards.[4] He is also a recipient of two Billboard plaques.[5] Stonebwoy received the Golden Club plaque from Boomplay after surpassing 100 million streams on the platform. He has been described as the king of reggae and dance hall in Africa.[6][7][8] Stonebwoy is also an actor, having appeared in the movies Happy Death Day and My name is Ramadan.[9] He is a global ambassador for sanitation.[10][11] In September 2019, he was made the brand ambassador for Voltic Natural Mineral Water.[12] He is the brand ambassador of Tecno mobile in Ghana.[13][14]

In 2022, he signed unto Universal Music Group's Def Jam Recordings, and its flagship Def Jam Recordings Africa,[15] to release his fifth studio album 5Th Dimension (2023), which debuted number eight(8) on Billboard Reggae Albums Charts. [16] He is poised to make three albums under the label.[17]

  1. ^ DefJam. "Stonebwoy announces partnership with Def Jam Records". www.defjam.africa. DefJamAfrica. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ reggaeville. "Biography: Stonebwoy". www.reggaeville.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ reggaeville. "Biography: Stonebwoy". Reggaeville. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ Ameyaw Debrah (12 April 2015). "Stonebwoy rules 2015 Ghana Music Awards, Sarkodie, Edem, Daddy Lumba, Pappy Kojo and more win big!". ameyawdebrah. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Stonebwoy sets record as only Ghanaian act to receive 2 Billboard plaques". Ghana Music. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Stonebwoy Is The Best Dancehall Artiste In Ghana – Obaapa Christy". Gentlemenradio. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Ghanaians Captured In List of Best Dancehall Artistes of All Time". Ghana News Today. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Who is the dancehall king now? Stonebwoy or Shatta Wale | This will blow your mind". xbitgh. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Stonebwoy stars in new Kobi Rana movie, premieres this weekend". Entertainment. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Stonebwoy made Global Ambassador for Sanitation". The Independent Ghana. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Stonebwoy made Global Ambassador for Sanitation". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Voltic signs Stonebwoy as brand ambassador". The Independent Ghana. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  13. ^ "TECNO Mobile makes Stonebwoy brand ambassador". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Stonebwoy officially becomes Tecno brand ambassador | Ghana Music". 12 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  15. ^ Courage, Onyema (3 May 2022). "Universal Music Group signs Stonebwoy to Def Jam Africa". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Stonebwoy Releases '5Th Dimension,' His Fifth Career Album, Available Today Via Def Jam Recordings". 28 April 2023.
  17. ^ https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Stonebwoy-urges-support-after-signing-global-deal-with-Def-Jam-Africa-1531370 [bare URL]