‘Big In Ghana’ Tours Four Cities

The FOKN Bois -- Wanlov and Mensa (right)

By James Harry Obeng

Effective Friday, August 24, at the Jubilee Park in Takoradi, the ongoing ‘Big In Ghana’ talent hunt will kick off with a series of outdoor music concerts in the major cities of the country to, among other reasons, avail the selected finalists to the experience of mounting the bigger stage.

Already, the finalists, numbering nine, selected through auditions held in Kumasi, Takoradi, Accra and Tema, are busily rehearsing with a live-band at a secret location where they have been housed in Accra by the organisers – the FOKN Bois.

The concerts form part of a four-city tour put together by the organisers to take the finalists to interact and play for their fans ahead of the D-day when the winners of the talent hunt will be crowned.

This was announced during a press conference held at the popular Rockstone’s Office last Thursday to brief the media about the progress made so with the talent hunt.

It was addressed by members of the FOKN Bois squad, including Mensa, Wanlov da Kubolor, Panji and Deborah Vanessa, popularly known in showbiz as Debbie, who answered questions from the entertainment media.

They announced the names of the finalists as follows: Anass, King Lucas (Takoradi), B. Brain, Ohene Amoako (Tema), N.T.4, Blakz (Kumasi), Richie, Taurian Deveaux and Bryte (Accra).

Throwing light on the four-city tour, the organisers disclosed that following the concert in Takoradi, others would be staged at the Tema Chemu Park (August 25), Kumasi Cultural Centre (August 31) and the Accra Holy Gardens (September 1).

In each of their performances, the finalists would be assisted “by one talented artiste from each city,” aside the main performances by the headline artistes – Efya, Yaa and the FOKN Bois squad, made up of Wanlov and Mensa.

According  to the organisers, the ultimate winners of the talent hunt, to be decided with the public (via SMS texting), will take home a GHc 20,000 worth of prizes, made up of GHc 3,000, a recording and publishing deal, professional video, management and promotion.