Selasee
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Selasee is a World Music
/Reggae
artist from Ghana
who lives in Boulder, Colorado most of the time. Counting Bob Marley
and Nat King Cole
as inspirations, his music approaches complex and often profound subjects with grace, simplicity and catchy melodies.
His song "Run" was featured on one of the world’s best-selling video games, FIFA 2006.
In 2006 he won the following awards:
"Run" won 1st prize for in the World Music category and 2nd in the People’s Choice Award at the ISC (International Songwriting Competition).
At the Billboard World Songwriting Competition, Selasee's song "Agba Yei" received an honorable mention. In early 2009, "Agba Yei" also won in The 8th Annual Independent Music Awards
for Best World Fusion Song.
In January 2011, Selasee was nominated in The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards for his song "Saidaway" in the World Beat Song category.
And finally, Selasee was a finalist in the World Music category at the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
, Session 1.
Selasee is also quietly working on his second album, the first demo for which has already been licensed to EA Sports for their "Cricket 2007" video game.
From his teenage years, when he started writing and performing gospel music with a local church group, Selasee has always been driven by a desire to share his music with the world. In 1999 he Graduated from a 3 year music program at the school of performing arts at the University of Ghana in Legon.
That same year he made the big move to America. After a of couple years in Utah and a brief six month sojourn in southern California - during which he worked variety of odd jobs as well as composing tunes and performing at coffee houses and some restaurants - he increasingly gained confidence and finally moved to Boulder, Colorado. Here he became the lead singer of a local band that soon became one of the "hot" groups in town.
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
/Reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
artist from Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
who lives in Boulder, Colorado most of the time. Counting Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
and Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
as inspirations, his music approaches complex and often profound subjects with grace, simplicity and catchy melodies.
His song "Run" was featured on one of the world’s best-selling video games, FIFA 2006.
In 2006 he won the following awards:
"Run" won 1st prize for in the World Music category and 2nd in the People’s Choice Award at the ISC (International Songwriting Competition).
At the Billboard World Songwriting Competition, Selasee's song "Agba Yei" received an honorable mention. In early 2009, "Agba Yei" also won in The 8th Annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
for Best World Fusion Song.
In January 2011, Selasee was nominated in The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards for his song "Saidaway" in the World Beat Song category.
And finally, Selasee was a finalist in the World Music category at the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
John Lennon Songwriting Contest
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, named for the former member of The Beatles, is a songwriting competition for songwriters, open to amateurs and professionals. The contest accepts instrumental pieces as well as songs with a vocal component. Though all entries must include a CD, cassette, or...
, Session 1.
Selasee is also quietly working on his second album, the first demo for which has already been licensed to EA Sports for their "Cricket 2007" video game.
From his teenage years, when he started writing and performing gospel music with a local church group, Selasee has always been driven by a desire to share his music with the world. In 1999 he Graduated from a 3 year music program at the school of performing arts at the University of Ghana in Legon.
That same year he made the big move to America. After a of couple years in Utah and a brief six month sojourn in southern California - during which he worked variety of odd jobs as well as composing tunes and performing at coffee houses and some restaurants - he increasingly gained confidence and finally moved to Boulder, Colorado. Here he became the lead singer of a local band that soon became one of the "hot" groups in town.