Iwan (musician)

human
Ein sex anaa gender	male
Ein country of citizenship	Ghana
Ein date of birth	12 September 1985
Place dem born am	Accra
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English
Ein occupation	singer
Work period (start)	2008
Instrument	voice
Genre	reggae

Abdul Razak Issahaku (born 12 September 1985), wey dey perform as Iwan, be a reggae den dance hall artiste wey komot Ghana, West Africa. Na he be a product of University of Ghana, Legon, Iwan, dem sanso know as "Lyrical Gunshot", pursue Theatre Art den Music den Dance wey now he dey hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts.^[1]

Na he initially sign to Bullhaus Entertainment, de force behind de hiplife duo 5five, wey na he do rhythms from ein debut album dem title Iwan - My Time insyd 2010.

Early life den education

Iwan dey hail from de northern part of Ghana, wey he belong to de Dagomba tribe. Na dem born am insyd Accra to Mr. Issahaku Atta den Mrs. Ajara Mamudu, he be de last among three boys den four girls. Iwan plete St. John's Junior Sec. School insyd 2001 wey na he proceed to de Accra High School wer na he cam be de entertainment prefect insyd ein third year.

Musical career

Lyrical Gunshot start ein career by copyrighting oda people dema songs song. He perform chaw educative programmes like Funfair, Variety Shows den inter school events. After na he perform dese roles, Iwan wey na then dem call am Popa Razy, start dey develop ein music career at ein teen. He record chaw ground songs wich na dem give am de title Rhyme Dealer. Insyd 2016 na Iwan dey on ein peace tour.^[2]

Rising To Popularity

While na he dey work as sound engineer, Iwan record six songs wich dey include "Party". Later, he part ways plus ein management team.^[3] Na he release a hit single "Who's Bad".^[4]^[5]

Awards

Reggae Video of the year award (Vodafone 4syte Video Awards 2010).
Reggae Song of the year (Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2011)
Best Reggae Album (Bass Awards 2013).
Best songwriter (Bass Awards 2015).

Discography

My Time (2010)
12 September (2011)
Jah (2014)
Am A Gideon Mixtape (2015)
Gaskiya (2016)
Trust In The Lord (2017)
The Return (2020)
One Joint Album (2022)

References

↑ "Iwan Biography". peacefmonline. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
↑ "Iwan on peace tour". Kofi Duah. Graphic.Com.Gh. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
↑ "Iwan: My record label not serious". Kofi Duah. Graphic.Com.Gh. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
↑ "5five and Iwan made dancehall popular in Ghana – Bulldog". NewsGhana. NewsGhana.Com.Gh. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
↑ "Bulldog on 5Five and Iwan making Dancehall popular". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb.Com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

External links

IWAN on Facebook

[1] "Iwan Biography". peacefmonline. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[2] "Iwan on peace tour". Kofi Duah. Graphic.Com.Gh. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

[3] "Iwan: My record label not serious". Kofi Duah. Graphic.Com.Gh. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

[4] "5five and Iwan made dancehall popular in Ghana – Bulldog". NewsGhana. NewsGhana.Com.Gh. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

[5] "Bulldog on 5Five and Iwan making Dancehall popular". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb.Com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

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