"Two years along the line after executing ‘Volta Regime’, I know a lot of people who take pride in the name now", he explained. "The intention of Volta Regime’ as an album was to make a statement for my region to be respected…this statement was to make everybody know that you can use your dialect and sell anywhere across the world and in doing that I wanted to also make sure the people from my region take pride when they are derogatorily called Ayigbe people or anything." On why he decided to drop Ayigbe from his name, he said "This has nothing to do with image crisis." "Anytime I hear that song it reminds me of my beginning", he said. Now the album is Mass Production because it is going to be made easily available and affordable to everybody in a sphere of life in the country." In an interview with, Edem disclosed that his favorite song on the album is "Kate" the only track produced by Hammer of The Last Two. Edem says, ".It basically is a transition from me being an artiste with a first album and now trying to put music out that will be appealing to everybody that has supported me. The album, he said, holds a mixture of unique beats produced by various engineers including hammer. Mass Production was to be a transition from his first. The compositions were produced by Hammer of The Last Two who doubled as the executive producer. This album is a result of two years of recordings in Accra. His Debut Album The Volta regime was released in January 2009. He has been a part of the University of Ghana’s Commonwealth Hall week, Akuafo Hall week, Evandy Hostel(Legon) week celebration, Pentagon Hostel week celebration, Miss WA Poly, Miss Ho Poly, KNUST’s Unity Hall week celebration and University Of Cape Coast's Kwame Nkrumah Hall Week 2013. Fosu, Tuba, Samini, Jayso, Trigmatic, El and Gemini.Įdem appeared on shows such as Stars of the Future Season 3 Finales, Ghana Music Awards (2009) and all major university concerts. His first album featured new as well as established acts such as Tinny, Kwaw Kese, Sarkodie, Obour, Asem, K. Before his debut album, he collaborated with other acts such as Obrafour.Īfter two years in the studio (2006 December to 2008 December), he came up with his first single "Bougez". This label is responsible for artists including Obrafour in 1999, Tinny, Kwaw Kesse in 2005.Įdem appeared at live shows such as the opening act for the John Legend concert at the International Conference Center in Accra in 2007. That year, he got together officially with The Last Two Entertainment Group, headed by the hit maker Hammer of The Last Two. It gained much popularity in his region and added to his underground reputation. In 2006, he released his first radio hit single "Witine Woshi", which translates as "we came and they ran". Music Įdem appeared on Voice of America where he talked about his "Nyedzilo" video, which features Mavin Records' Reekado Banks, and his videos such as "The One", featuring Sway that talks about Africa's liberation and his award-winning song Koene previously featured on Music Time Africa by Heather Maxwell and Vincent Makori. He recorded in the underground with artists including Kokromoti, Nival, Trigmatic, Vyroz, M.O.B and Osibo. After senior high school, he proceeded with his quest to build a commercial career in music. They performed at the school as well as at funfairs elsewhere. In senior high, he formed a 6-member group called the Ringmasters. He joined his first music group in junior high. īy age nine, Edem was usually caught pounding on tables, empty tins and any item that could produce good rhythm. He grew up surrounded by music, ranging from hip hop to dancehall, reggae and highlife. His only immediate family at the moment is his sister. He was left with his dad, a lawyer, and his sister. As a product of the secondary school system in Ghana, he enrolled in Bishop Herman College for his senior high school education. He completed his primary and Junior High education at the Amazing Love International Schools. The young Edem spent most of his youth in Accra and Aflao. Of two kids, Edem is the only son and Wendy Sefakor Agbeviadey.
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7.1 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video AwardsĮdem hails from Dzogadze, a small town in Abor, in the Volta Region of Ghana.2.2 Second album: Mass Production (2011).
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