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NO CENSOR EP04 - Richie Mensah  Ghana’s  Most Influential Music Executive of All Time | Lynx Entertainment

NO CENSOR EP04 - Richie Mensah Ghana’s Most Influential Music Executive of All Time | Lynx Entertainment

Update: 2022-05-19
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The NO Censor Podcast powered by Hunukane Radio is a nonconventional set of Generation Ys and Zs who meets to share their opinions on pressing issues as Ghanaians and the diaspora. 


On this episode of NO CENSOR Podcast, they homies pays homage Richie Mensah of lynx Entertainment, a music legend for his enormous contribution to the Ghana music industry with his midas touch on artist like Asem, Eazzi Baby, Zigi, OJ BLAQ, MzVee, Kuami Eugene and the current artist of the  year and the Touch it hit maker KiDi.


Richie Mensah, better known by his stage name Richie, is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter and record producer. After producing records for several artists, Richie set up Lynx Entertainment record label and released his debut album All of Me on the label in 2008.He has since then gone on to win several awards both as a singer and record producer and is fast establishing himself as one of the biggest names in the Ghanaian music industry.


Richie set up Lynx Entertainment in 2006 and became the first artist signed to the record label. He went on to sign ASEM, OJ Blaq, Irene Logan, Eazzy, Zigi and MzVee as well as producing for and collaborating with Tinny, Okyeame Kwame, VIP, Praye, Bradez, Irene and Jane, Obour, Becca and several other big names in the Ghanaian music industry. He also worked on Originality the third album of Nigerian R&B star Faze. The artistes on the record label have had critical and commercial success with songs such as "Frema", "Pigaro", "Runaway", "Wengeze", "No More Kpayor", "You Say Wey Tin" and "One Gal" with the label winning the "record label of the year" award at the Ghana Music Awards in 2009. In 2010, the artistes on the Lynx Entertainment record label Richie, ASEM, OJ Blaq, Eazzy and Zigi collaborated on Africa's Moment, which was featured on Hello Afrika, Sony Music's release in conjunction with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The song was also featured in the Vodafone advert that staged the first ever flashmob in West Africa.Lynx Entertainment released Back 2 Zero in July 2011. The album featured all the artistes on the record label as well as several renowned Ghanaian musicians such as Gyedu Blay-Ambolley, Tinny, V.I.P, Okyeame Kwame, Efya, Trigmatic, Sonni Balli, EL, Jael Wiafe, Ayigbe Edem and Iwan.

Richie continues to nurture young talent and has established "Lynx School of Arts", a performing arts school in Ghana for talented people looking to enter the entertainment business
In January 2017, Richie was appointed Director of Music and Industry Standards by the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) to work with MUSIGA's newly established Membership and Business Development Office and lead on their industry standardization efforts.




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NO CENSOR EP04 - Richie Mensah  Ghana’s  Most Influential Music Executive of All Time | Lynx Entertainment

NO CENSOR EP04 - Richie Mensah Ghana’s Most Influential Music Executive of All Time | Lynx Entertainment

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