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Kwaw Kese - Wikipedia

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Kwaw Kese
Birth name	Emmanuel Kofi Botwe
Also known as	Abodam
Born	Agona Swedru
Occupation(s)	Musician, Rapper

Emmanuel Kofi Botwe , known by his stage name Kwaw Kese and popularly called Abodam (craziness),^[1]^[2] is a Ghanaian hiplife artist.^[3] Kwaw Kese is well known for his hit album Abodam 2007, for which he won five awards at the 2008 edition of the Ghana Music Awards.^[4]^[5] He is known for doing crazy- like acts during his performance on stage.

Early life and education

He was born in Agona Swedru in the Central Region of Ghana. He is an alumnus of Happy Home Junior Secondary School and Winneba Secondary School.^[4]^[5] He began composing and performing his songs from the age of 14. After his high school education, he worked as a meter reader for the Electricity Company of Ghana for three years. He did not have much interest for that job so he decided to take his music more seriously. He left for Accra and in 2004, he met Hammer of The Last Two and was signed to the record label.^[6]

Record label and solo career

He launched the record label Mad-Time Entertainment in 2005. He released his debut solo album which he titled 'Na Ya Tal'. His second album Abodam 07 was released under his label.^[6] In 2012, he won Hiphop Song Of The Year at the Ghana Music Awards with the song Popping featuring Opanka.^[7]

Cannabis smoking

In December 2014, Kwaw Kese was arrested by the Ghana Police Service in Kumasi for smoking cannabis in public, which he didn't deny. He appeared in court and was tried.^[1] On 23 April 2015, he was sentenced to one day in jail after being found guilty of smoking cannabis and made to pay gh¢1200 as fine.

Awards

Ghana Music Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result	Reference
2008	Himself	Artist of the Year	Won	^[3]^[5]^[8]
	"Odeim"	Hiplife Album of the Year	Won
	Himself	Hiplife Artist of the Year	Won
	"Odeim"	Hiplife Song of the Year	Won

His Daughter

Kwaw Kese joined his daughter, Docilla Nanahemaa Botwe, at the third edition of the Ghana Models Awards Juniors, held at the Ghana International School in Accra, where she was honored with the Pan-African / National Illustration of the Year award.^[9]

Singles

Year	Title	Album	Ref
2015	Swedu Agona ft Obrafuor & Teephlow	N/A	^[10]
2015	Aseda ft Duke	N/A	^[11]
2017	Allo ft Shatta Wale	N/A	^[12]
2019	Unlooking ft Zeal & Samini	N/A	^[13]
2020	Kapa	Victory	^[14]

Videography

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2016)

Year	Title	Director	Ref
2015	Aseda	Alexi Ju Nior and Kwadwo Bediako of Level 7 Films	^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b "Kwaw Kese arrested for smoking cannabis". MyJoyonline. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "ProfileAbility – Tag: Kwaw Kesse Biography". ProfileAbility. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
^ ^a ^b Debrah, Ameyaw (30 April 2008). "'Madman' Sweeps Ghana Music Awards". ModernGhana. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Kwaw Kese". Peace Fm Online. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kwaw Kese Profile". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b ProfileAbility (2016-07-21). "ProfileAbility – Kwaw Kese". ProfileAbility. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
^ "Full List Of Winners At The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2012 | News Ghana". NewsGhana. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
^ "Exclusive: Ghana Music Awards Winners 2000 -2011". NewsGhana. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ peacefmonline (2024-11-05). "Kwaw Kese's Daughter Wins Award At Ghana Models Awards Juniors 2024".
^ "Kwaw Kese - Swedru Agona ft. Obrafour & Teephlow". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
^ Kwaw Kese ft. Duke D2 "Aseda" Official Music Video, retrieved 2021-03-06
^ "DOWNLOAD: Shatta Wale – Allo ft. Kwaw Kese (Prod. By Willis Beatz)". AaceHypez. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
^ NytMare, Blogger's (2019-01-07). "Kwaw Kese – Unlooking ft. Samini x Zeal (VVIP)". GhanaMotion. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
^ "Kwaw Kese Kapa - Google Search". Google. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
^ "Abodam! Kwaw Kese handcuffed, sleeps in casket in "Aseda" music video". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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