Mista Silva
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| Background information |
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| Birth name |
Papa Kwame Amponsa |
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| Born |
London, England |
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| Origin |
London, England |
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| Genres |
UK funky, Afrobeat, Afro house, dance, Hip hop, Hip House, Urban |
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| Occupation(s) |
Singer-songwriter, musician, model |
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| Years active |
2012–present |
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| Website |
mista-silva.com |
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Mista Silva, (full name Papa Kwame Amponsa) is a British-Ghanaian musician from Brockley, London. Mista Silva released his debut EP, Full Vim, in 2012. Its success led to a record deal with Polydor in 2014.[1]
He was the first unsigned UK Afrobeats artist to have his music playlisted by BBC 1Xtra,[2] with well received track "Now Wats Up" . He has had his music played by national radio stations such as Capital Xtra and Kiss FM.[3] As part of BBC 1Xtra's Destination Africa he performed on the BBC Live Lounge for Trevor Nelson[4] He has walked for Fashion label Ashish[5] and has been blogged about by fashion and culture publications I-D Magazine[6] and Wonderland.[7] When interviewed by popular online publication Noisey, BBC DJ Twin B, cited Mista Silva as one to watch for the future [8] The Guardian newspaper also listed Mista Silva as one of eight Afrobeat artists to listen to.[9]
Discography
EPs
Singles
External links
References
- ↑ "Mista Silva - Green Light ft. Syron", Polydor.
- ↑ "Mista Silva’s Now What’s Up gets added to Choice FM and 1Xtra’s A list", AfroBeatBuzz.
- ↑ "#NowPlaying: Mista Silva feat Syron - Green Light. #KISSFresh".
- ↑ "Mista Silva Destination Africa Live Lounge", BBC Radio 1Xtra.
- ↑ Shekina, "Mista Silva swaps the stage for LFW’s catwalk", 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mista Silva: Music To... Pool Party To", SoundCloud.
- ↑ "Platlist: Mista Silva's Top 5 Afrobeats Tracks", Wonderland Magazine, 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Sam Wolfson, "I was on the 1Xtra panel that Wiley said made the saddest list of all time", Noisey.
- ↑ Christian Adofo, "Eight Afrobeats artists to listen to", The Guardian, 23 June 2012.
