About
Kojo Easy Damptey is an award-winning singer/songwriter born and raised in Ghana. His music strands genres from hip-hop, highlife music, soul music and funk. He fuses these different genres of music to create what he calls Afro-Soul.
His music is filled with poignant lyrics meant to address societal issues in an attempt to enact change in the world.
His debut album "Daylight Robbery" was released in October 2013 and featured the likes of Canadian Winter, Sara London, Lee Reed and Mother Tareka. The record won Pop recording of the year at the 2015-Hamilton Music Awards.
In 2018 he released his sophomore album "Giants: Stories of Existence, Resilience & Resistance". The album took a decolonizing creative process aimed at using music to capture the myriad experiences of people of color. The album built on the tradition of resistance and resilience that people of color around the world have shown in the fight to combat the ill effects of colonization. The album paid tribute to Amilcar Cabral one of Africa's anti-colonial leaders. The album featured Ghanaian musician WanLov the Kubolor and Canadian based musicians Kimmortal, Canadian Winter, Mother Tareka, Nasr Beny, and Emily Kemp.
Kojo is set to release his third album "Radical Thoughts" on September 8th, 2023. This album features a list of Hamilton based producers like Onglish, Young Dave Bangin, ttwwrrss, and Mother Tareka. Kojo ups his lyrical repertoire on this album by marrying his singing chops with an Afrobeats and hip-hop tracks that will keep you intrigued.
His music is filled with poignant lyrics meant to address societal issues in an attempt to enact change in the world.
His debut album "Daylight Robbery" was released in October 2013 and featured the likes of Canadian Winter, Sara London, Lee Reed and Mother Tareka. The record won Pop recording of the year at the 2015-Hamilton Music Awards.
In 2018 he released his sophomore album "Giants: Stories of Existence, Resilience & Resistance". The album took a decolonizing creative process aimed at using music to capture the myriad experiences of people of color. The album built on the tradition of resistance and resilience that people of color around the world have shown in the fight to combat the ill effects of colonization. The album paid tribute to Amilcar Cabral one of Africa's anti-colonial leaders. The album featured Ghanaian musician WanLov the Kubolor and Canadian based musicians Kimmortal, Canadian Winter, Mother Tareka, Nasr Beny, and Emily Kemp.
Kojo is set to release his third album "Radical Thoughts" on September 8th, 2023. This album features a list of Hamilton based producers like Onglish, Young Dave Bangin, ttwwrrss, and Mother Tareka. Kojo ups his lyrical repertoire on this album by marrying his singing chops with an Afrobeats and hip-hop tracks that will keep you intrigued.