Kwame Baah (music manager)

Bismark Baah alias Kwame Baah is a Ghanaian music manager, music entrepreneur and a former recording artist. He is the CEO of Yve Digital, a Ghanaian music aggregation platform and in 2023, founded Get The Artiste, Ghana's first artiste booking platform.[1][2]

Kwame Baah
Kwame Baah at Yve Digital
Born
Bismark Baah

(1992-03-14) March 14, 1992 (age 32)
Occupation(s)Music Entrepreneur, Talent Manager
Years active2019–present

Early life and education edit

Kwame was born on 14 March 1992 in Kumasi where he was also raised. Kwame Baah completed Konongo Odumase Senior High School in 2011 and continued to pursue Art Education at the University Of Education.

Career edit

He started as a musician and gained a lot of recognition in Kumasi.[3][4] In 2018, he moved to Accra through the CEO of Farmhouse Productions, Ivan Quashigah, who offered him a job as an online manager to help promote his productions; Yolo Season 5, Stryke!, TV3 Mentor Reloaded, Ghana's Most Beautiful, and a host of others.[5]

In 2019, he created Yve Digital, one of the first music aggregation companies in Ghana and distributed music for Okyeame Kwame, Fameye, D-Black, Wendy Shay, Sista Afia, Amerado, Yaw Tog, King Paluta and others.[6][7][8]

In 2023, he launched another music company, Get The Artiste, to facilitate in the booking of musicians for events.[9]

Honors edit

  • Winner - Best Music and Entertainment Personality at the 2023 Forty Under 40 Achievers Awards.[11]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ GNA (2023-05-11). "Kwame Baah: The young music entrepreneur making great strides with innovative platforms". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ "Please support our artists – Kwame Baah pleads with Ghanaians". GhanaWeb. 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/44889/kwame-baah-made-history-last-weekend.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ http://www.facebook.com/JonilarGH (2016-09-30). "Introducing Ghanaian Rap artiste,Kwame Baah". Jonilar. Retrieved 2023-05-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)
  5. ^ https://web.facebook.com/Cofy.dela (2023-05-07). "Get To Know Kwame Baah, The Young Ghanaian Music Entrepreneur | DAWUROO.NET". Retrieved 2023-05-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.facebook.com/newsghana (2023-05-08). "Kwame Baah: The young music entrepreneur making great strides with innovative platforms | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 2023-05-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)
  7. ^ "Kwame Baah enlightens musicians on content monetization | GhHeadlines Total News Total Information". www.ghheadlines.com. 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/theindependentghana (2023-02-27). "The Independent Ghana". Retrieved 2023-05-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)
  9. ^ "Amerado, Okyeame Kwame, and many others join "Get the artistes" platform". 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  10. ^ "Forty Under 40 Awards; 137 nominees shortlisted for 2022 edition - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  11. ^ https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/kwame-baah-wins-best-music-and-entertainment-personality-at-forty-under-40-awards.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)