Blakk Rasta billed to entertain Barack Obama 'musically'

Ghana’s reggae sensation Blakk Rasta has been selected among a three-member committee responsible solely for entertaining visiting US president Barack ObamaBarack Obama “musically.”

Blakk Rasta, who hosts Hitz FM’s Taxi Driver, joins hands with top presenters such as Bola Ray, host of Joy FM’s Drive Time, Abeiku Santaana of Adom FM and the ‘noisy’ Fiifi Banson of Peace FM.

Blakk Rasta disclosed these to the media after a meeting with Information Minister Zita Okaikoe to deliberate on preparations towards receiving Mr Obama.

Mr Obama pays a two-day visit to Ghana from July 10 to 11, 2009.

Although the team of entertainers is expected to put through different performances, Blakk Rasta is billed to perform a remix of his hit track Barack Obama he did during the 2008 US electioneering campaign.

The song received a lot of airplay, topping the headlines around the world. It enjoyed play on CNN, the BBC and many other international channels ahead of the cliff-hanger election.

Before the arrival of Mr Obama however, Blakk Rasta and his team will publicize the visit which government says must outclass previous visits by US presidents.

An all-night performance is already on the list but venue for that show is yet to be determined.

Blakk Rasta has been doing music for years but the launch in 2000 of his album Rasta Shrine was what really launched him into the limelight.

Since then, the Rastafarian music icon has launched five more albums with his latest African Rebelmaking dangerous inroads into the reggae music charts.

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