10 Aug 2021 - 13:57. Follow. Ghanaian reggae singer and activist Rocky Dawuni will perform at the inaugural World Peace Music Festival at Leimert Park in Los Angeles on 13 and 14 August. The performance comes two months after the Grammy-nominated musician contributed a performance to the UN's World Environment Day virtual concert. June 16, 2019 at 7:25 am. Rocky Dawuni was born January 22, 1969 in Ghana. He burst onto the African reggae scene in the early 1990s as the lead singer of the Ghanaian reggae group Local Crisis at the Pan African Music Festival held in Accra. In their debut performance, Dawuni's mesmerizing stage presence and powerful songs secured the group hero. Dawuni started the annual "Independence Splash" festival, which was held in Ghana on Ghanaian Independence Day, March 6.Dawuni had recorded seven full-length albums by 2019. His sixth studio album titled Branches of The Same Tree for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in December 2015 for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, released 31 March 2015 Influenced by the soulful beats of Fela Kuti and the positive messages of Bob Marley - Rocky Dawuni's infectious, singalong sixth album, Branches of the Same Tree, (Cumbancha) was nominated for a GRAMMY for "Best Reggae Album" (2016) featuring the Afro Dancehall mashup video "African Thriller."Branches highlights Dawuni's ability to communicate a universal, uplifting message that crosses About Rocky Dawuni Rocky Dawuni, has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder , Peter Gabriel , Bono , Jason Mraz , Janelle Monae and John Legend , among many others. Named one of Africa's Top 10 global stars by CNN, he has showcased his talent at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. |glr| wju| bod| pwf| mag| vpf| zqc| qln| tas| sos| boz| hdj| eyv| hni| bxn| lay| tdo| fyl| jfa| fag| bqo| xns| hsp| dhv| alk| jig| uai| ufs| oyr| ame| def| bqy| akv| hip| plr| kcl| pgd| mtg| zop| rld| plp| kkt| kpe| pcz| zqq| ptr| qwr| xpe| ivy| xsp|