Papa Kwame Amponsa, known by his stage name Mista Silva,[1] is a British-Ghanaian musician from Brockley, London with origins from West Africa Ghana. Mista Silva released his debut EP, Full Vim, in 2012. Its success led to a record single deal with Polydor universal in 2014.[2] He was the first unsigned UK Afrobeats artist to have his music playlisted by BBC 1Xtra,[3] with well received tracks "Boom Boom Tah" and "Now Wats Up" . He has had his music played by national radio stations such as Capital Xtra and Kiss FM.[4] As part of BBC 1Xtra's Destination Africa he performed on the BBC Live Lounge for Trevor Nelson[5] He has walked for Fashion label Ashish[6] and has been blogged about by fashion and culture publications I-D Magazine[7] Fader, Complex, Notion and Wonderland.[8] Mista Silva has also won a GUBA Award (Ghana UK Based Achievement), UMA (Urban Music Award), and three MOBO Award Nominations in the category of "Best African Act". When interviewed by popular online publication Noisey, BBC DJ Twin B, cited Mista Silva as one to watch for the future [9] The Guardian newspaper also listed Mista Silva as one of eight Afrobeats artists to listen to.[10]
Mista Silva | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Papa Kwame Amponsa |
| Born | London, England |
| Origin | Accra, Ghana |
| Genres | UK funky, Afrobeats, Afro house, dance, Hip hop, Hip House, Urban |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, rapper, model, fashionista |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Discography
editEPs & LPs
edit| Title | Month/Year |
| Full Vim | June 2012 |
|---|---|
| Let It Off | April 2015 |
| Let It Off 2 | November 2015 |
| Out Of The Darkest | April 2018 |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
| "Bo won sem ma me" with Astar, Flava & Kwamz | 2011 | Non-album single |
| "Jump to the Party" ft Keche | 2012 | Full Vim |
| "Azonto Party" ft Stay Jay | 2012 | Full Vim |
| "No.1" - ft Skob & Cdon | 2012 | Full Vim |
| "Boom Boom Tah" ft Skob, Flava & Kwamz | 2012 | Full Vim |
| "Boom Boom Tah" | 2012 | Non-album single |
|---|---|---|
| "I Know You Like Am" | 2013 | |
| "Now Wats Up" | ||
| "Dance Low, Kutu Sa" | 2013 | |
| "Today Na Today" ft Ghetto Boy | 2014 | |
| "Green Light" (featuring Syron) | 2014 | |
| "B.A.D" | 2015 | Let It Off |
| "Goes Down" | Let It Off | |
| "Rotate" (with Klayz) | Let It Off 2 | |
| "Cool it down" ft E.L | 2015 | Non-album single |
| "Goes Down Rmx" ft Doneao, Ekeno | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "Murda" | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "Lifestyle" | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "O.M.G" | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "Mafia" (featuring Debrah Rose and HomeBros) |
2016 | Non-album single |
| "Feel My Wave" ft Mamy Dope | 2017 | Out of the darkest |
| "Strongbow" | 2017 | Out of the darkest |
| "Dont Give Up" | 2018 | Out of the darkest |
| "Oh Why" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Special Ting" Ft Jaij Hollands | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Thinking" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Go Slow" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Blow" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Woso" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Dance With The Kings" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Koko" with KG | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Amanfour" ft Novelist & Flow 'King' Stone | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Wavy Level" ft E.L | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Spirit" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Shea Jiggy" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Come Le Le" | 2022 | Non-album single |
| "REAP" Ft M.anifest | 2022 | Non-album single |
Features
edit| Titile | Year | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| "Sweet Coco" | 2013 | Afro B |
| "Friday" | 2013 | Gizmo |
| "Fire" | 2014 | Donaeo |
| "Wa Di Mi Sika" | 2014 | Vibe Squad |
| "PMVD" | 2015 | Giaka |
| "Stream It" | 2015 | Sway |
| "Go Mad" | 2015 | Kwamz & Flava |
| "Arise Mama Africa" | 2015 | Guba |
| "Ogade" | 2015 | Showa Shins x Star Boy Willz |
| "They Know" | 2016 | P.Montana, Kojo Funds |
| "Kotisia Rmx" | 2016 | LDNC |
| "Goes Off" | 2016 | KSI |
| "Monsa" | 2016 | Aim |
| "Ijo" | 2016 | Luci Monet |
| "Power Rangers" | 2016 | A-star |
| "Thing For You" | 2017 | J-Hus |
| "Pattern Up" | 2017 | Mike Skinner |
| "Fear Nobody" | 2017 | Mitch STP |
| "Dont Do Dat" | 2017 | Pester |
| "Sunlight" | 2017 | L-vis |
| "oh lala" | 2018 | Mr Carlton & Andyman |
| "Winning Team" | 2018 | Roska |
| "Ma Lo" | 2019 | Kani & Brandz |
| "The System" | 2021 | Alvin Royce |
| "Are You Dumb" | 2022 | King Zion |
| "Crash Riddim" | 2022 | Scracthklart |
| "Nostalgia" | 2022 | Polo & Ramzee |
| "Radar" | 2023 | Valentine |
References
edit- ^ "Mista Silva - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Mista Silva - Green Light ft. Syron", Polydor.
- ^ "Mista Silva’s Now What’s Up gets added to Choice FM and 1Xtra’s A list" Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AfroBeatBuzz.
- ^ ""#NowPlaying: Mista Silva feat Syron - Green Light. #KISSFresh"". Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Mista Silva Destination Africa Live Lounge" Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, BBC Radio 1Xtra.
- ^ Shekina, "Mista Silva swaps the stage for LFW’s catwalk" Archived 15 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Mista Silva: Music To... Pool Party To" Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SoundCloud.
- ^ "Platlist: Mista Silva's Top 5 Afrobeats Tracks" Archived 27 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Wonderland Magazine, 6 June 2014.
- ^ Sam Wolfson, "I was on the 1Xtra panel that Wiley said made the saddest list of all time" Archived 19 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Noisey.
- ^ Christian Adofo, "Eight Afrobeats artists to listen to" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 23 June 2012.