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Akyeame was first to sell out Apollo Theatre, not Sarkodie – Okyeame Quophi.
Posted On 10 Aug 2015
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Okyeame Quophi.
Okyeame Quophi, a member of the defunct hiplife group, Akyeame, has cautioned against distorting facts and claiming that Sarkodie is the first Ghanaian artiste to stage a sell-out concert at the Apollo Theatre in the US.
According to him, Akyeame set that record some 15 years ago and not Sarkodie as being suggested.
Last Saturday, about 1,500 music lovers trooped the Apollo Theatre to be a part of Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie’s #SarkodieHistoryInTheMaking concert.
The event witnessed world-class performances from the host, Sarkodie and several other musicians from Ghana and Nigeria. The list of acts who joined Sarkodie on the night included Kwaw Kese, Banky W, Bisa Kdei and EL.
Unfortunately, Efya, Samini, Joey B, Pappy Kojo, Ice Prince, Obrafour couldn’t make it for the concert due to issues ranging from travel documents and schedules.
Many have praised Sarkodie for staging a sold-out show in the US, but Okyeame Quophi has dismissed the praise-singing as merely founded on distortions.
He posted on Facebook that his defunct group, together with highlife great, Daddy Lumba set that record in the year 2000.
“Akyeame Was the first Hiplife Duo to play at the AppolloTheatre to a mixed crowd so huge the police came to stop the show. This was in 2000 with daddy Lumber. Don’t distort the history. Which history is in the making??” Okyeame Quophi asked.
The Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is one of America’s popular entertainment centres. It has the seating capacity of 1,506.
See videos and photos of Sarkodie’s #SarkodieHistoryInTheMaking concert here.
