Knii Lante

Knii Lante is a practising medical doctor who also sings reggae, soul and Afro-pop. He won Best Male Vocal Performance at the 2011 Ghana Music Awards.

Doctor and singer

Nii Lante Okunka Blankson is from Accra. He holds a BSc in human biology and an MBChB, and is a member of the West African College of Physicians. He began his music career while still in medical school, writes his own songs and plays piano and guitar.

Music

His first notable appearance was on Blakk Rasta's "Obama". He then featured on Michael Dwamena's "Ngozi", which took the collaboration prize at that year's Ghana Music Awards. His albums are Love & Revolution and True Feelings; the latter features Jamaica's Queen Ifrica and Cherine Anderson, involved producers Dean Fraser and Mikie Bennett, and was launched in Kingston. His stage dates include Jamaica's Rebel Salute, Felabration in Lagos and the 2018 MASA arts market in Abidjan, while at home he has played Chale Wote, Kuchoko and the Accra Jazz Festival. He also won Video of the Year at the 2014 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards and Best Male Vocalist at the 2017 Bass Awards.