Sista Afia

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Sista Afia
Background information
Birth nameFrancisca Gawugah
Also known asSista Afia
Born (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 31)
Accra, Ghana
OriginAccra, Ghana
London, United Kingdom
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock, highlife and afrobeats
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active(2015–present)
LabelsBK Records/Ace Kandi Records

Francisca Gawugah[1][2] (born 7th January 1993) known by the stage name Sista Afia, is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter from Accra.[2][3][4] She gained recognition following the release of her single "Jeje", which features dancehall artist Shatta Wale and Afezi Perry.[5][6][7][8]

Early life and career[edit]

Sista Afia is an Afro-pop musician, and the niece of Ghanaian Bishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams.[9][10] She grew up in Accra and Kumasi. She attended Reverend John Teye Memorial Institute before relocating to the UK to further in nursing.[11][12][13]

Sista Afia returned to Ghana in 2015 to start her music career. She took inspiration from musician Bisa Kdei and collaborated on the song 'Kro Kro No'.

Controversies[edit]

Sista Afia engaged in a physical banter with rapper Freda Rhymz after a lyrical banter.[14][15]

Singles[edit]

Year Title Producer Album Ref
2015 Kro Kro Nofeaturing Bisa Kdei [16]
2016 Are You Ready Queen Solomon [17]
Yiwani featuring Kofi Kinaata [18]
Kofi [19]
Jeje featuring Shatta Wale Queen Solomon [20]
2017 Bokoorr featuring Medikal Queen Solomon [21]
Pass U [22]
Obi Boy [23]
2018 Slay Queen Queen Solomon [24]
2019 "Conner Conner" featuring Kelvynboy Ivan Beatz [25]
2019 "Weather" featuring Medikal and Quamina MP Xbillz Ebenezer [26][27]
2020 "Paper" featuring Victor AD Xbillz Ebenezer [28]
2021 Sisi (Broken) N/A [29]
Sista Afia & Kuami Eugene - ASUODEN Ivan Beatz [30]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Event Prize Recipient / Nominated work Result Ref
2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Best Highlife Artiste Herself Nominated [31]
International Collaboration Of The Year Paper ft Victor AD Nominated [32]
Best Highlife Song of the Year Party ft Fameye Nominated [33]
2019 3Music Awards Female Woman of the year Herself Nominated [34]
2020 Ghana Music Awards Hip-life song of the Year Weather Nominated [35]
High-Life Song of the Year Corner Corner Nominated [36]
2019 3Music Awards Female Woman of the year Herself Nominated [37]
2018 3Music Awards Female act of the year Nominated [38]

Videography[edit]

Year Title Director Ref
2019 Conner Conner ft Kelvynboy Xbillz Ebenezer N/A [39]
2018 Sista Afia & Sarkodie studio session N/A [40]
2018 Champion Atta Steve Gyamfi N/A [41]
2018 Sista Afia performs at Despite and Special health fair 2018 Satiango N/A [42]
2018 Slay Queen Eddie Kumako N/A [43]
2017 Pass U Yaw Skyface N/A [44]
2017 Bokoo ft Medikal Prince Dovlo N/A [45]
2017 Jeje Featuring Shatta Wale Yaw Skyface — [46]
2016 Yiwani ft Kofi Kinaata Prince Dovlo N/A [47]
2016 Are You Ready Prince Dovlo N/A [48]
2015 Kro Kro No ft Bisa Kdei Prince Dovlo N/A [49]
2019 Weather FtMedikal& Quamina MP Xbillz Ebenezer N/A [50]
2020 Paper Ft Victor AD Xbillz Ebenezer N/A [51]
2020 Sika ft Kweku Flick Nestville Film N/A [52]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Your Body Is Your Selling Point – Sister Afia • XbitGh | Ghana's Hottest News Portal". xbit Ghana. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ a b Music, Nii Atakora Mensah, Ghana (2022-01-13). "My inspiration for music changed after Covid-19 - Sista Afia". Ghana Music. Retrieved 2022-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "I was afraid of Shatta Wale – Sista Afia". GhanaWeb. 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Stop Comparing Me To Efya – Sista Afia Cries". Modernghana.
  5. ^ "Sista Afia – Jeje ft. Shatta Wale x Afezi Perry (Prod. by Willis Beatz)". ghanamotion. 20 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Sista Afia – Jeje ft. Shatta Wale (Official Video)". Ghxclusives.
  7. ^ "Sista Afia's "YiWani" with Kofi Kinaata receives massive endorsement". GhanaWeb. 11 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Music Video: Sista Afia feat. Kofi Kinaata – Yiwani". ameyawdebrah.
  9. ^ Journalist, Joshua Kobby Smith. "Sista Afia Hit Back At Critics For Being Accused Of Bad Influence On Girls". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  10. ^ "Bishop Duncan Williams is my uncle so what? - Sista Afia". GhanaWeb. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  11. ^ "Family diabetic history forced me to lose weight - Sista Afia". MyJoyOnline. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  12. ^ Online, Peace FM. "My Mother Forced Me Into Nursing – Sista Afia". peacefmonline. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  13. ^ firm, Odartey Lamptey Odartey GH Media House is a new Ghanaian entertainment. "Akuapem Poloo Reveals Sister Afia Aborted Her Pregnancy". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  14. ^ "Sister Afia and Freda Rhymz's beef gets physical". MyJoyOnline. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  15. ^ "Video: Beef Turned War! Sista Afia Clashes With Freda Rhymez At TV3". NYDJ Live. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  16. ^ "Sista Afia – Kro Kro No (Feat. Bisa Kdei)". youtube. Sista Afia. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Sista Afia – Are You Ready (Prod By Bisa Kdei)". youtube. Sista Afia. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Sista Afia – Yiwani ft Kofi Kinaata". youtube. Sista Afia. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Sista Afia – Kofi ft Afedzi Perry". youtube. Sista Afia. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Sista Afia ft Shatta Wale & Afezi Perry – Jɛjɛ.mp3 (Ghana)". youtube. Sista Afia. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  21. ^ "Sista Afia x Medikal – Bokoorr". youtube. Sista Afia. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  22. ^ "Sista Afia – Pass U". Ghxclusives. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Sista Afia - Obi Boy (Prod by Slo deezy)". Youtube. Sista Afia. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  24. ^ "Sista Afia - Slay Queen (Prod by Willis Beatz)". Youtube. Sista Afia. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  25. ^ "Sista Afia - Conner Conner Ft Kelvynboy (Prod by Ivan Beatz)". Youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  26. ^ "Sista Afia - Weather Ft Medikal & Quamina MP". youtube. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Video Premiere: Weather by Sista Afia feat. Medikal & Quamina MP | Ghana Music | Music Videos". 18 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Sista Afia - Paper Ft Victor AD". youtube. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  29. ^ Agyei, Fredrick (26 March 2021). "Sista Afia – Sisi (Broken) (Prod. By Willis Beatz)". motionnews.it. Motion Blogger. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Sista Afia – Asuoden ft Kuami Eugene (Official Video)". Ndwompafie.net. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  31. ^ "FULL LIST: Vodafone Ghana Music Awards releases 2021 nominations". www.citinewsroom.com. April 2021.
  32. ^ "FULL LIST: Vodafone Ghana Music Awards releases 2021 nominations". CitiNewsroom. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  33. ^ "FULL LIST: Vodafone Ghana Music Awards releases 2021 nominations". CitiNewsroom. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  34. ^ "Video : 3Music Awards 2019 full list of nominees". pulse ghana. February 2019.
  35. ^ "See all the nominees for the 2020 VGMA [FULL LIST]". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  36. ^ "Full list of nominees for VGMA 2020". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  37. ^ "Video : 3Music Awards 2019 full list of nominees". pulse ghana. February 2019.
  38. ^ "Video : 3Music Awards 2018 Nominees Announced – See Full List". www.glammynews.com. 27 January 2018.
  39. ^ "Sista Afia – Conner Conner (Feat. Kelvynboy) (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  40. ^ "Sista Afia & Sarkodie studio session". youtube.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  41. ^ "Sista Afia – Champion Atta starring Lil Win (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  42. ^ "Sista Afia performs at Despite and Special health fair 2018". youtube.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  43. ^ "Sista Afia – Slay Queen (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  44. ^ "Sista Afia – Pass U (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  45. ^ "Sista Afia – Boko Ft Medikal (Video Download)". ghanadownloads.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  46. ^ "Sista Afia – Jeje ft. Shatta Wale (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  47. ^ "Sista Afia – Yiwani (Feat. Kofi Kinaata) (Official Video)". youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  48. ^ "VIDEO: Sista Afia – Are You Ready". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  49. ^ "Sista Afia – Kro Kro No (Feat. Bisa Kdei) (Official Video)". youtube. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  50. ^ "Sista Afia - Weather Ft Medikal & Quamina MP (Official Video)". youtube. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  51. ^ "Sista Afia - Paper Ft Victor AD (Official Video)". youtube. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  52. ^ Sista Afia - Sika ft. Kweku Flick (Official Video), retrieved 2021-03-06
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