Stonebwoy Burniton born Livingstone Etse Satekla is a Ghanaian Afro-pop, dancehall and reggae artiste who hails from the Volta Region. He was born on March 5, 1988, in Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra, and places fourth (4th) in a family of seven (7) siblings. As far back as class four (4), young Stonebwoy Burniton realized his love and passion for creative arts, having successfully scripted and acted for the drama club of his school and also put words together in a rhythmic manner.
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Since then, the young chap has never stopped singing both songs that he has written and composed and those by artists he is influenced by In an industry flooded with people trying out a number of things in a bid to establishing their identity, Stonebwoy Burniton stands as one unique artiste with a sense of direction and purpose. His two albums (currently available on iTunes) Grade #1 and Necessary Evil are captivating debuts that herald the arrival of a gifted and significant artist, marking his territory. He recorded his first track in a family studio a decade ago.
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Thence, Stonebwoy Burniton has never looked back. Making the history surrounding the emergence of an African legend was when in the first year in Senior High School, Stonebwoy met up with a radio DJ/Presenter, Doctor Duncan who at the time was the host of KASAHARI, a real-time rap battle programme. Out of that programme came the likes of Sarkodie, Dr Cryme and many other relevant rappers in Ghana. More than 10 years ago and Stonebwoy recalls “I battled my way out every weekend without defeat till date. Music chose me, I didn’t choose music”.
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His first radio hit, Makoma (My Heart) was released in the second year at Senior High School plus several others that followed up later. By the third year, he had amassed for himself flaming underground popularity and went on to release another hit titled Empress which held him up years after leaving High School in 2007.
Thereafter, things happened in quick succession and Stonebwoy Burniton soon started work with S24 studios in 2008. He later joined Samini (one of Ghana’s revered dancehall artiste) and his HighGrade family and remained there until 2012, when he decided to put into practice all he had seen and learnt when he formed his own record label called Burniton Music Group (BMG). Knowing the direction he was heading with his career, Stonebwoy worked day and night with his team to ensure that they achieved the best.
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Today, the result of hard work is certainly paying off for the young chap with collaborations with international acts from Africa, UK, USA Jamaica such as Jah Vinci, Keri Hilson, Trey Songz, Gappy Ranks, Randy Valentine, Sakordie, Wayne Wonder, Laza Morgan, Samini, Obrafour, Black Prophet, R2Bees, Patoranking, General Pype Stylogee, Burna Boy, Morgan Heritage, Chris Martin, I Octane, Kranium and many others.
Stonebwoy Burniton has won several indigenous and international awards like the Best International Act: Africa category at the 2015 BET Awards, African Favourite Star at 2018 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Artist of the Year at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards and more. (Check out more of Stonebwoy’s awards and album here) He is also a recipient of two billboard plaques.
With his electrifying and energetic performance, he has attracted a large fan base across the world having staged performances in UK, USA, Australia, Italy, Amsterdam and many more countries and sharing a stage with acts such as Lauryn Hill, Alkaline, Busy Signal, Popcaan, Morgan Heritage and Wizkid. Branding plays a very important role within the BMG group, and as a brand, Stonebwoy’s popular catchphrase – “BHIM!!!!!‟(Bless His Imperial Majesty) – has been largely received and accepted, not just within Ghana and Africa, but the world at large.
He is married to Dr Louisa Ansong with two lovely children and happens to be one of the richest musicians in Ghana and Africa.
