Biography of ghana musician guru

Maradona Yeboah Adjei, known by his stage names Guru and Gurunkz, is a Ghanaian rapper and fashion designer. Guru is one of the most successful hiplife artiste in Ghana.

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He is known for his contemporary hiplife rap style that combines English and Ghanaian indigenous languages. Afterward, attended Zenith College in Accra, Ghana to study marketing. Guru says his interest in music started when he was very young, but he did not pursue it as a career until he found himself performing at large events while in school like Miss SSS, a national contest in Ghana.

He also made appearances on national radio programs. Guru recorded his first mixtape video with Ghanaian music artist Sarkodie in late He came out with his first studio album titled Platform, which also featured Sarkodie. The platform received six Vodafone Ghana Music Award nominations. Influenced by the Azonto-style sounds, the song became a hit.

It was referenced by politicians during campaigns and played at the Big Brother Africa finals. The video for the song was awarded the best male act by the City People Entertainment Awards.

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I thought carefully about the song before coming out with it. In spite of several nominations for music awards, including four major categories in the 4Syte Music Video Awards in , Guru has yet to win any causing some to wonder if there is some inner industry turmoil. Guru participates in issues concerning environmental health. In March he joined other artists, advocating for a clean environment, mentioning that it was the best prevention against diseases like malaria.

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