Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian Afropop, Dancehall and reggae musician. He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group.He has been described as the king of reggae and dance hall artists in Africa. Stonebwoy is also good in acting as compared to Shatta Wale, having appeared in the movies Happy Death Day and My name is Ramadan.
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| STONEBWOY'S PROFILE |
| Birth name - Livingstone Etse Satekla |
| Stage name - Stonebwoy |
| Wife - Louisa Ansong |
| Date of birth - 5th March 1988 |
| Place of birth - Ashaiman, Ghana. |
| Occupation - Singer Entrepreneur |
| Tribe - Ewe |
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Livingstone Etse Satekla with showbiz name Stonebwoy was born on the 5th of March, 1988 in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. He began making music in his early school days. Livingstone loved music than other forms of the creative arts as he started singing songs of popular musicians in the country and later realized his talents and abilities as a lyricist and scriptwriter at his early age, remembering writing and acting drama pieces as far back as the fourth year in primary school.
He schooled at Methodist Day Secondary School the same year with Popular Rapper Sarkodie where he obtained his High School Certificate. He continued his tertiary education at University of Professional Studies to earn a degree in Marketing in 2013.
MUSIC CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Stonebwoy made a good name for himself in secondary school as he had the opportunity to be on mainstream radio for the first time courtesy the CEO of Duncwils Entertainment and radio presenter Doctor Duncan was the host of ‘Kasahari’ an entertainment show on Adom FM.
The young Dancehall artiste dropped his first song commercially ‘Makuma’ when he was in his Year 2 of Senior High School.
He then went on to release another track ‘Empress’ which was a smash hit on radio and it was there industry eyeballs moved to his craft.
When he completed his senior high school education in 2007, he perfectly understood what line of action to take considering the exploits he had made whilst in school.
In 2012 he was under ''Samini Music''. At there, Stonebwoy recorded his first hit single "Climax" featuring Samini and mad "Ghetto Love" featuring Irene Logan. Both songs earned him nominations at the Ghana Music Awards. After this exposure, he released his debut album "Grade 1 Album". The album contains seventeen tracks which featured prominent Ghanaian artists in.
In November 23, 2014 his Necessary Evil Album was released; it's a 29 track album which featured the likes of Sarkodie. It includes tracks like Baafira, Sneaky, Gbedegbede, Candy, Pull up remix, and Cant Cool.
He furthered dropped Epistles of Mama on 12 December 2017. It was dedicated to his late mother, Mrs Catherine Lucy Aku Ametepe Satekla. The 24 track album features Sean Paul, King Promise, Burna Boy. The album peaked at Number thirteen (13) on Billboard chart top 200 albums worldwide. In 2018 ‘Epistles Of Mama (EOM)’ was rated the second-best album in the world according to reggaeville. The Album had 10 million views on YouTube.
He also worked with producers like Mix Master Garzy, Streetbeatz, M.O.G. Beatz, Spanker, Riga, Phantom, iPappi and others.
Let your voice be a voice of Change; a voice of Africa for Africa; Stonebwoy shares his Africa movement with The Voice of Africa.
Currently, in May 2021, Alpha Blondy claimed he was working on a song with Stonebowy. Alpha Blondy made this claim on his social media platforms after Stonebowy arrived in Abidjan for his 'Anloga Junction' virtual concert.
He has won alot of awards ever since he rose to fame in the music industry.
Stonebwoy has inked some juicy endorsement deals in his career.
He was ambassador for Samsung in 2018 and in September 2019 and in the same September 2019, he was made the brand ambassador for Voltic Natural Mineral Water, in a deal that could be renewed after two years and this same year partnered with a multinational beverage company to hold a merchandise for ‘Boss Energy Drink’. He is the brand ambassador of Tecno mobile in Ghana and also a global ambassador for sanitation
He launched his newly established clothing line in Ashaiman in a store called the ‘Bhim Shop’ where he sells branded outfits of his BHIM brand.
BHIM is an abbreviation for a catchphrase he coined which is ‘Bless His Imperial Majesty’.
CARS AND BUILDINGS
Stonebwoy isn't the type of artiste who like to show off his properties so not all of them are known.
Stonebwoy owns a home in Trasacco Valley one of the places occupied by top stars in Ghana.
As a matter of fact, rumor has it that his house is close to an ex Ghanaian football player.
The house when viewed from outside is massive but wait till you see the beauty inside.
It has 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a living room, a car park and a pool to cool off during the summer when everywhere is hot.
The house is estimated to cost the singer the sum of $450,000 which when converted to Cedis is 2,602,389.
Not all Stonebwoy's cars are known.
Below is some of the list of cars known to be owned by the musician;
NET WORTH
Stonebwoy has a net worth is $ 6 million. He has earned alot from his businesses, ambassadorial deals and music. He is one of the richest musicians in Ghana.
He has won alot of awards ever since he rose to fame in the music industry.
Stonebwoy has inked some juicy endorsement deals in his career.
He was ambassador for Samsung in 2018 and in September 2019 and in the same September 2019, he was made the brand ambassador for Voltic Natural Mineral Water, in a deal that could be renewed after two years and this same year partnered with a multinational beverage company to hold a merchandise for ‘Boss Energy Drink’. He is the brand ambassador of Tecno mobile in Ghana and also a global ambassador for sanitation
BHIM is an abbreviation for a catchphrase he coined which is ‘Bless His Imperial Majesty’.
CARS AND BUILDINGS
Stonebwoy isn't the type of artiste who like to show off his properties so not all of them are known.
Stonebwoy owns a home in Trasacco Valley one of the places occupied by top stars in Ghana.
As a matter of fact, rumor has it that his house is close to an ex Ghanaian football player.
The house when viewed from outside is massive but wait till you see the beauty inside.
It has 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a living room, a car park and a pool to cool off during the summer when everywhere is hot.
The house is estimated to cost the singer the sum of $450,000 which when converted to Cedis is 2,602,389.
Not all Stonebwoy's cars are known.
Below is some of the list of cars known to be owned by the musician;
- Range Rover E-Vogue
- Benz-E350 4matic
- Porsche-Cayenne
- Porsche-Panamera
- Hyundai -Sonata
- Toyota-Venza
- Toyota Camry
- Toyota-Corolla
NET WORTH
Stonebwoy has a net worth is $ 6 million. He has earned alot from his businesses, ambassadorial deals and music. He is one of the richest musicians in Ghana.
The Ghanaian Dancehall artiste is married to Dr Louisa Ansong and has been blessed with two children.
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