Stonebwoy | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Livingstone Etse Satekla |
Also known as | 1GAD |
Born | Ashaiman, Ghana | 5 March 1988
Origin | Alakple-Anloga, Ghana |
Genres | |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Burniton Music Group, Def Jam Records and Ada music [1] |
Website | https://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.[2]
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.[3] He is also a recipient of two Billboard plaques.[4] 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.[5][6][7] Stonebwoy is also an actor, having appeared in the movies Happy Death Day and My name is Ramadan.[8] He is a global ambassador for sanitation.[9][10] In September 2019, he was made the brand ambassador for Voltic Natural Mineral Water.[11] He is the brand ambassador of Tecno mobile in Ghana.[12][13]
In 2022, he signed unto Universal Music Group's Def Jam Recordings, and it's flagship Def Jam Recordings Africa,[14] to release his fifth studio album 5Th Dimension (2023), which debuted number 8 on Billboard Reggae Albums Charts. [15] He’s poised to make three albums under the label.[16]