Sista Afia
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Background information | |
Birth name | Francisca Gawugah |
Also known as | Sista Afia |
Born | Accra, Ghana | 8 November 1993
Origin | Accra, Ghana London, United Kingdom |
Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, highlife and afrobeats |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | (2015–present) |
Labels | BK Records/Ace Kandi Records |
Associated acts | Shatta Wale, Medikal, Kofi Kinaata, Bisa Kdei, Medikal, Sarkodie, Fameye, Eno Barony, Victor AD |
Francisca Gawugah (Duncan Williams)[1] (born 8 November 1993) known by the stage name Sista Afia, is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter from Accra.[2][3] She gained recognition following the release of her single "Jeje", which features dancehall artist Shatta Wale and Afezi Perry.[4][5][6][7]
Early life and career[]
Sista Afia is an Afro-pop musician, and the niece of Ghanaian Bishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams.[8][9] She grew up in Accra and Kumasi. She attended Reverend John Teye Memorial Institute before relocating to the UK to further in nursing.[10][11][12]
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[]
Sista Afia engaged in a physical banter with rapper Freda Rhymz after a lyrical banter.[13][14]
Singles[]
Year | Title | Album | Ref |
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2015 | Kro Kro Nofeaturing Bisa Kdei | N/A | [15] |
2016 | Are You Ready | Queen Solomon | [16] |
Yiwani featuring Kofi Kinaata | N/A | [17] | |
Kofi | N/A | [18] | |
Jeje featuring Shatta Wale | Queen Solomon | [19] | |
2017 | Bokoorr featuring Medikal | Queen Solomon | [20] |
Pass U | N/A | [21] | |
Obi Boy | N/A | [22] | |
2018 | Slay Queen | Queen Solomon | [23] |
2019 | "Conner Conner" featuring Kelvynboy | N/A | [24] |
2019 | "Weather" featuring Medikal and Quamina MP | Xbillz Ebenezer | [25][26] |
2020 | "Paper" featuring Victor AD | Xbillz Ebenezer | [27] |
2021 | Sisi (Broken) | N/A | [28] |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Event | Prize | Recipient / Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Best Highlife Artiste | Herself | Nominated | [29] |
International Collaboration Of The Year | Paper ft Victor AD | Nominated | [30] | ||
Best Highlife Song of the Year | Party ft Fameye | Nominated | [31] | ||
2019 | 3Music Awards | Female Woman of the year | Herself | Nominated | [32] |
2020 | Ghana Music Awards | Hip-life song of the Year | Weather | Nominated | [33] |
High-Life Song of the Year | Corner Corner | Nominated | [34] | ||
2019 | 3Music Awards | Female Woman of the year | Herself | Nominated | [35] |
2018 | 3Music Awards | Female act of the year | Nominated | [36] |
Videography[]
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Year | Title | Director | Ref | |
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2019 | Conner Conner ft Kelvynboy | Xbillz Ebenezer | N/A | [37] |
2018 | Sista Afia & Sarkodie studio session | N/A | [38] | |
2018 | Champion Atta | Steve Gyamfi | N/A | [39] |
2018 | Sista Afia performs at Despite and Special health fair 2018 | Satiango | N/A | [40] |
2018 | Slay Queen | Eddie Kumako | N/A | [41] |
2017 | Pass U | Yaw Skyface | N/A | [42] |
2017 | Bokoo ft Medikal | Prince Dovlo | N/A | [43] |
2017 | Jeje Featuring Shatta Wale | Yaw Skyface | N/A | [44] |
2016 | Yiwani ft Kofi Kinaata | Prince Dovlo | N/A | [45] |
2016 | Are You Ready | Prince Dovlo | N/A | [46] |
2015 | Kro Kro No ft Bisa Kdei | Prince Dovlo | N/A | [47] |
2019 | Weather FtMedikal& Quamina MP | Xbillz Ebenezer | N/A | [48] |
2020 | Paper Ft Victor AD | Xbillz Ebenezer | N/A | [49] |
2020 | Sika ft Kweku Flick | Nestville Film | N/A | [50] |
References[]
- ^ "Your Body Is Your Selling Point – Sister Afia • XbitGh | Ghana's Hottest News Portal". www.xbitgh.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "I was afraid of Shatta Wale – Sista Afia". www.ghanaweb.com. 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Stop Comparing Me To Efya – Sista Afia Cries". www.modernghana.com.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Jeje ft. Shatta Wale x Afezi Perry (Prod. by Willis Beatz)". ghanamotion. 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Jeje ft. Shatta Wale (Official Video)". www.ghxclusives.com.
- ^ "Sista Afia's "YiWani" with Kofi Kinaata receives massive endorsement". www.ghanaweb.com. 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Music Video: Sista Afia feat. Kofi Kinaata – Yiwani". www.ameyawdebrah.com.
- ^ Journalist, Joshua Kobby Smith. "Sista Afia Hit Back At Critics For Being Accused Of Bad Influence On Girls". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Bishop Duncan Williams is my uncle so what? - Sista Afia". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Family diabetic history forced me to lose weight - Sista Afia". MyJoyOnline.com. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "My Mother Forced Me Into Nursing – Sista Afia". www.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sister Afia and Freda Rhymz's beef gets physical". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Video: Beef Turned War! Sista Afia Clashes With Freda Rhymez At TV3". NYDJ Live. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Kro Kro No (Feat. Bisa Kdei)". youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Are You Ready (Prod By Bisa Kdei)". youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Yiwani ft Kofi Kinaata". youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Kofi ft Afedzi Perry". youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Sista Afia ft Shatta Wale & Afezi Perry – Jɛjɛ.mp3 (Ghana)". youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Sista Afia x Medikal – Bokoorr". youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Pass U". ghxclusives.com. Ghxclusives. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Sista Afia - Obi Boy (Prod by Slo deezy)". Youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Sista Afia - Slay Queen (Prod by Willis Beatz)". Youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Sista Afia - Conner Conner Ft Kelvynboy (Prod by Ivan Beatz)". Youtube.com. Sista Afia. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Sista Afia - Weather Ft Medikal & Quamina MP". youtube.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Video Premiere: Weather by Sista Afia feat. Medikal & Quamina MP | Ghana Music | Music Videos". 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Sista Afia - Paper Ft Victor AD". youtube.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Agyei, Fredrick (26 March 2021). "Sista Afia – Sisi (Broken) (Prod. By Willis Beatz)". motionnews.it. Motion Blogger. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "FULL LIST: Vodafone Ghana Music Awards releases 2021 nominations". www.citinewsroom.com. April 2021.
- ^ "FULL LIST: Vodafone Ghana Music Awards releases 2021 nominations". CitiNewsroom. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "FULL LIST: Vodafone Ghana Music Awards releases 2021 nominations". CitiNewsroom. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Video : 3Music Awards 2019 full list of nominees". www.pulse.com.gh. February 2019.
- ^ "See all the nominees for the 2020 VGMA [FULL LIST]". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Full list of nominees for VGMA 2020". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Video : 3Music Awards 2019 full list of nominees". www.pulse.com.gh. February 2019.
- ^ "Video : 3Music Awards 2018 Nominees Announced – See Full List". www.glammynews.com. 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Conner Conner (Feat. Kelvynboy) (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Sista Afia & Sarkodie studio session". youtube.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Champion Atta starring Lil Win (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Sista Afia performs at Despite and Special health fair 2018". youtube.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Slay Queen (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Pass U (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Boko Ft Medikal (Video Download)". ghanadownloads.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Jeje ft. Shatta Wale (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Yiwani (Feat. Kofi Kinaata) (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "VIDEO: Sista Afia – Are You Ready". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Sista Afia – Kro Kro No (Feat. Bisa Kdei) (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Sista Afia - Weather Ft Medikal & Quamina MP (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Sista Afia - Paper Ft Victor AD (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Sista Afia - Sika ft. Kweku Flick (Official Video), retrieved 2021-03-06
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian highlife musicians
- Musicians from Accra
- 21st-century Ghanaian women singers
- 21st-century Ghanaian singers
- Ghanaian people stubs