Joe who was on a one-day trip to Ghana requested to meet Samini to discuss his upcoming project which will see the ‘unification’ of the African and American music genres. The deal, according to a source, will see Joe collaborating with some African artistes including Ghana’s own Samini.
Samini confirmed the meeting, which took place from 4pm to 6pm at one of Ghana’s prestigious hangouts, in an interview with Joy fm.On Monday and said, “Joe was passing through Ghana as usual. A link close to me called me to tell me Joe was in town and he wanted to meet me.”
Samini said Joe was looking at having some African flavoured tunes on his upcoming album which forms part of the project, so they discussed “possibilities of me doing something for his project.”
He explained that the project will bring to bear influences from both American urban music and the Ghanaian form of music taking cognizance of their rich cultures and how the artistes, Joe and Samini, grow up in these environments also throwing light on how one can also make it in these environments.
Although the long-term documentary and music project is expected to kick start soon, the immediate agreement at the meeting will see Samini working on a couple of tunes which Samini said, “I will send to him as soon as he lands in the US.”
Applauding the Sunday meeting as “yet another project worth embarking on,” Samini also said it a unique opportunity to introduce himself to the US and world markets: “A step to get mainstream attention, both ends (America and Africa) will be listening.”
The Samini Music CEO said he has been eying the international market for sometime adding, “Joe is a huge name when it comes to entertainment and I think it’s a privilege to work with him.”
Born Joseph Lewis Thomas, Joe's successful music career includes several international hits such as All That I Am, Don’t Wanna Be A Player, I Wanna Know and Treat Her Like A Lady, with nine albums, four compilations and two Christmas albums to his credit.
“I will not blow my own horn," Samini said, adding, "I have won international awards as an artiste. I am currently the only MTV, Music of Black Origin (MOBO) and International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA) awards holder in Ghana,” making him a viable artiste for international acts.
Samini has four albums to his credit with the fourth, 18-track C.E.O released October last year. Joe Thomas left Accra after the meeting with Samini and is believed to have left for Nigeria.
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