Jay Ghartey

On 4 April 2012 Jay Ghartey became the first Ghanaian artist to appear on BET's 106 & Park, performing his song "Papa".

Early life and family

Kweku Gyasi Ghartey was born in New York to a Fante father, whose family comes from Winneba and Cape Coast, and a Canadian mother. Joseph Ghartey, his grandfather, wrote poems and plays and headed the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, and his grandmother, Sabina Hope, was a singer. He moved to Accra at nine and was performing by ten with the group Chief G and the Tribe. He finished high school in Brooklyn and went to college in Boston.

Music

"My Lady" (2009) took the male video prize at the Ghana Music Video Awards in 2010, and he won Best Video at the 2011 Ghana Music Awards. His debut album, Shining Gold, came out on GH Brothers, the label he runs with his brother, DJ and producer Joe Ghartey. Other songs include "Black Star" (2010), "Waiting for You" (2012), "Chop Something" (2016) and "To Love a Father" (2019).

Foundation

Through the GH Brothers Youth Foundation he and his brothers opened a school in Nima, Accra.