Vudumane (singer)
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| Birth name | Korletey Mimpey |
| Also known as | Vudumane, Vudu, Nyankonton |
| Born | Accra, Ghana |
| Origin | Africa |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
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| Website | https://www.vudumane.com/ |
Korletey Mimpey, professionally known as Vudumane is Ghanaian-Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter.[1][2][3] In August 2022, his song Oh No charted at No.1 on Top Alternative Songs on TurnTable charts,[4] it made No.10 on the Top 100 Nigerian songs on Boomplay.[5]
Early life and career[edit]
Korletey Mimpey was born and raised in Accra to a Ghanaian father and a Nigerian mother but currently lives in Atlanta.
At age 11, Korletey was writing and recording on foreign beats, taking inspirations from Lost Boys, MC Lyte, 2pac, Ja Rule, DMX and music from Jamaica. He was then performing on small stages with other musicians like Paa Dogo, Ex-Doe and Tic Tac.
After years of recording as Nyankonton with musicians like Screwface, Tinny, Okra Tom Dawidi, Castro and others, he released his first hit single Odowuo featuring Kwabena Kwabena in 2005.
Shortly after winning a Diversity Immigrant Visa, Vudumane abandoned music to pursue a career in barbering in Atlanta. He is a well-known barber in Atlanta, Georgia, where he has worked on celebrities such as Davido, Wizkid, Teni and Omar Sterling (PaeDae) in his Manhyia Palace Barbering Shop.[6]
He bounced back in 2019 as Vudumane to release a single titled Shoe Size and further dropped a remix version featuring Zlatan.[7] He has dropped top chartting songs like Oh No and Botos, his song Somebody with Davido reached Number 1 on the Nigerian Apple Music charts.[8]
Discography[edit]
As Nyankonton[edit]
- Odowuo featuring Kwabena Kwabena (2005)[9][10]
As Vudumane[edit]
- Shoe Size
- Shoe Size Remix featuring Zlatan[7]
- Walai[11]
- Joy
- Botos[12]
- Somebody featuring Davido[13]
- Kele featuring Selasi[14]
- Oh No[15]
- Jungle[16]
Extented Plays[edit]
- Identity[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vudumane, the artiste who abandoned his music career after winning US visa lottery". GhanaWeb. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Ability, Profile (6 March 2020). "Vudumane Biography, Music, Videos, Booking". ProfileAbility. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Ogunyemi, Ifedayo (25 October 2020). "Vudumane plans big for music industry". Tribune Online. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "TurnTable Charts | Top Alternative/Dancehall Songs". www.turntablecharts.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/BoomplayNigeria/status/1566513391794999296?s=20". Twitter. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Meet Ghanaian musician who's now official barber for Davido's 30BG". Ghana Weekend. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Vudumane features Zlatan, claims Ghanaian musicians are too local". GhanaWeb. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Somebody". www.top-charts.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ https://web.facebook.com/kofixerda (30 June 2020). "Nyankonton (Vudumane) - Odo Wuo (Feat. Kwabena Kwabena)". GhanaNdwom.net. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help); External link in|last= - ^ "Ghana Music - Kwabena Kwabena, Song: Nyankonton". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Vudumane Is Out With A New Single Titled Walai". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "It's 'Botos' time for Vudumane". Ghana Music. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Vudumane features Davido on 'Somebody'". GhanaWeb. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Vudumane ft Selasi – Kele". www.ghgossip.com. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Listen to 'Oh No' by Vudumane | Fresh Out". NotjustOk. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Vudumane has a score to settle with naysayers on new song 'Jungle' - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Vudumane features Davido and Selasi on New EP titled 'Identity'". Daily Graphic. 19 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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