Meet the former musician who is Alan Kyerematen’s running mate
The Presidential Candidate of the Alliance for Revolutionary Change and Founder and Leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has selected a running mate to back him to victory in the upcoming December 7 general election.
He choice is a 40 year-old Elijah Kwame Owusu Danso who is a lawyer by profession and also a broadcaster, having worked with Pan African TV. Elijah, aside these two professionals, was once a hiplife musician before.
As a musician, Kwame was called E-Nice and was part of the musical group Echo, which won the 2008 Ghana edition of the Nescafe African Revelation competition.
The group was crowned the winners of the prestigious competition after battling with Too Natural, the 1st runner up and 3AM, 2nd runner up at the event held at the KawuKudi Park in Accra.
After going through all the three rounds which included free style, live band and acapella, the group carried the day like their mentor, Wutah who won it in 2005.
Echo was a rap duo which comprised of two young guys, Charles Yeboah Danso and Elijah Owusu Danso. Charles hails from the Eastern region and Elijah, a Guan, from the Volta region of Ghana.
The group which was one of the few Ghanaian musicians to have presence on Channel O radio countdown, also represented Ghana at the West African finals of the Nescafe African Revelation.
For emerging as winners of the competition in Ghana, Echo took home a GH₵200 prize package which included among others, engineering and fees for the recording of an eight-track album and accompanying promotion of their album, production of two music videos, accommodation in a three bedroom house for one year, wardrobe, road managers fee and at NAR shows.
The group was also mandated to be handled by the Abraham Ohene Djan’s OM Studios for two years.
Echo subsequently signed on a two-year deal with a UK based label, Boy Entertainment Leo. This was celebrated with a short ceremony at the pool side of the Wangara Hotel in Labone.
Elijah Owusu Danso’s group had hit singles like “Gologolo” and “Shikome”.