Rocky Dawuni

Rocky Dawuni be Ghanaian singer, four-time Grammy-nominee, songwriter den record producer wey perform ein signature 'Afro Roots' sound wey ebe mixture of Reggae, Afrobeats, Highlife den Soul music. Rydee, he dey live between Ghana den United States.

Rocky be musician den activist.

 Music career 
Dawuni get acquainted plus Reggae insyd Ghana wen he hear say some military band dey perform one of Bob Marley ein compositions insyd Michel Camp; a military barracks wer na he grow up.

Dawuni start ein annual "Independence Splash" festival, wey he dey hold am insyd Ghana on Ghanaian Independence Day, March 6.

Dawuni rydee get eight full-length album records. Ein sixth studio album wey he title am Branches of The Same Tree wey dem nominate am for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album insyd December 2015 for de 58th Annual Grammy Awards, he release am on 31 March 2015 wey emake am de first nominee from ein home country of Ghana. Songlines Magazine name am de Branches of Same Tree album insyd demma top 10 most essential reggae albums of all time.

Inspire by de soulful beats of Fela Kuti den Bob Marley, de album dey highlight Dawuni ein ability to communicate uplifting messages to de hear of millions.

Beats of Zion, de 2019 album by Rocky, wey he release am on January 25 be ein precursor to ein 7th studio album wey san dey bear de same title den dey feature Ghana ein dancehall star, [Stonebwoy]. De last video for de albums be "Champion Arise", wey dem name am "Top Tune of the Day" on dema premier National Public Radio Station KCRW.

Insyd June 2019 Rocky release ein new single "Modern Man", wey Gaudi remix am. Ein 8th studio release, Voice of Bunbon, Vol. 1 dem nominate am during de Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album insyd dema 64th Annual Grammy Awards, wey dey make Rocky a multi-Grammy nominee insyd 2022. Three music videos wey dem release am for de EP wey dey include "Ghost Town",Rocky Dawuni "Ghost Town", retrieved 2022-06-28 wey dem shot by photographer Casey Bridges (son of actor Beau Bridges). De music video "Beautiful People" from de album dem shot am insyd Rocky ein home village of Bunbon by Ghanaian cinematographer, Slingshot.

Rocky release de music video for Woara (wey edey translate as "you or it's you" insyd Twi) insyd September 2021. He sing insyd de local Akan dialect, Twi. Woara be love song wey he dey call den response style how he go express de beauty de triumph of being insyd love.Rocky Dawuni "Woara", retrieved 2022-06-28

Insyd 2022, Dawuni get ein third Grammy nomination, thus de Best Global Music Performance for ein work “Neva Bow Down” wey edey feature Blvk H3ro. He get two previous nominations insyd 2015 den 2021.

Insyd 2024, he release a new single wey dem call am 'Rise'.Rocky Dawuni (2024-08-30). Rocky Dawuni "Rise". Retrieved 2024-10-10 – via YouTube.

 Activism den Goodwill 
De musician den activist wey dem know am to straddle de boundaries between Africa, de Caribbean den de U.S. to create sounds wey edey unite generations den cultures wey edey works to foster global peace. Dawuni share stage plus Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Bono, Jason Mraz, Janelle Monáe den John Legend, among many others. CNN name am as one of Africa ein Top 10 global stars.

Dawuni ein stature as a cultural diplomat den successful melding of music den activism ebe dat wey lead am to become a spokesperson give various global causes. He bi United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Africa for UN Environment den he bi a Global Ambassador give de UN Foundation ein Clean Cooking Alliance alongside actress Julia Roberts den Chef José Andrés.

Dem namem Rocky de Global Ambassador give de World Day of African and Afrodescendant Culture wey UNESCO recognize am, thru wich dem use ein music to shine a light on crucial issues wey dey face humanity across de globe.
Event NameRoleYearAdinkra International Arts & Crafts Festival (GEPA) 2024Brand Ambassador, Speaker & Performer2024African Youth Conference, Accra, GhanaSpeaker2024United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA), Nairobi, KenyaSpeaker/Performer2024COP28 Dubai, UAESpeaker & Performer2023Accra Reparations Conference 2023Performer2023Swiss Embassy Recycling & Upcycling Event, Accra, Ghana 2023Speaker2023Italian Embassy IRENA Action for Climate Event, Accra, Ghana 2023Speaker2023AMCEN Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2023Speaker2023World Environment Day, Abidjan, Cote’Ivoire 2023Performer / Panelist2023International Concert Against Racism, Salvador Bahia, Brazil 2023Performer / Speaker2023Earth Day Beach Clean Up, Ghana 2023Speaker2023International Concert Against Racism, Costa Rica 2023Speaker / Performer2023UNEP Celebration of World Ocean Day, June 2022 (virtual)Speaker2022United Nations Environment Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya March 2022Speaker / Performer2022Launch of Diaspora Flag for Sixth Region of Africa, Accra, Ghana February 2022Speaker2022World Day of African & Afrodescendant Culture, Accra, Ghana January 2022Speaker2022COP26, Scotland, UK October 2021Ambassador2021

 Discography 
AlbumYearThe Movement1996Crusade1998Awakening2001Book of Changes2005Hymns for the Rebel Soul2010Branches of The Same Tree2015Beats of Zion2019Voice of Bunbon Vol. 12020

 Videography 
YearTitleDirectorRef2010Walk The Talk -2010African Reggae Fever2010Download The Revolution2015Nairobi2015African Thriller2017Shine a Light2019Beats of Zion2019Elevation2019Champion Arise2022Neva Bow DownSlingshot2023Shade TreeEma Ribeiro

 Music dem feature insyd movies 
SoundtrackMovie titleMovie GenreShine a LightFist FightComedy

 Music dem feature for television top 
TrackTV ProgramTV StationWake the TownERNBCJammin NationWeedsShowtimeJah Be For UsWeeds (TV series)ShowtimeShashemaneERNBCJah Be For UsDexter (TV series)ShowtimeKnockin on Heaven's DoorERNBCTurn it UpAnimal KingdomTNT (U.S. TV network)Burn OneAnimal KingdomTNT (U.S. TV network)

 Music dem feature for video games top 
TrackEA GamesYearAfrican Thriller2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil2014Reggae Carnival StyleThe Sims 3: Island Paradise2013African Soccer Fever2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa2010Download the RevolutionFIFA 102009The OneThe Sims 2: Castaway2008Wake Up the Town ft. Nana Ama x SheeFIFA 082007

 References 

Category:Living people
Category:Ghanaians
Category:Human
Category:20th-century Ghanaian male singers
Category:1969 births
Category:Ghanaian Rastafarians
Category:21st-century Ghanaian male singers
Category:Ghanaian singer-songwriters
Category:Ghanaian reggae musicians

 External links 

 Official Website
 Official Youtube Page