OK. So last night I spent the best part of an evening literally hanging around at hip lifestyle bar Manjaro in North London waiting endlessly for the launch of the Ghana Music Awards (GMA) UK. As with all things Ghanaian the event was scheduled to start at 6pm and finish at 8.30 but things didn’t kick off until close to 9pm! Liberties! As if we didn’t have a job to go to in the morning!
Now you’d think having pissed off the press it would be hard to give an objective account of the event’s proceedings. But that would be just petty!:)
Despite the unnecessary three hour wait, it would be churlish to deny that the organisers of the GMAs have definitely stepped up a gear this year with a new venue (the New Connaught Rooms) and a new approach to engaging the media (believe me, last year was a whole lot worse!) Much effort had obviously gone into preparing the media packs and producing a DVD presentation of the 100 nominees competing in twenty-one categories.
In the end, as more people rolled up on Ghana time, it turned out to be a night where you reconnected with people you either wanted to see, needed to see or would rather not have seen but in such an enclosed space avoidance was an impossibility.
As for the GMAs, I'll reserve judgement until the actual event comes off on Saturday, 7th October in Central London. Organisers promise live performances from ten top acts from the world of hip-life and high-life. Check it out if you dare!
For more info on the Ghana Music Awards UK log on to www.gmaaward.com
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