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Birth name | Joshua Nkansah |
Born | May 13, 1992 |
Origin | Madina, Accra, Ghana |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Formerly of | Afroharmony band |
Joshua Nkansah (born May 13, 1992) popularly called Joshua Moszi is a Ghanaian guitarist and composer. In 2021, he received a certificate from the Grammy Awards in appreciation of his work as a composer on Angelique Kidjo's Mother Nature, which took home the award for best global music album at the 64th Grammy Awards. [1] [2] [3]
Joshua was born in Madina, Accra. At the age of 17, he was playing drums from one church to the other and mastered playing more than five musical instruments. In 2014, he joined the Afroharmony band as lead guitarist. [4]
He has worked with acts like Burna Boy, Angelique Kidjo, Wizkid, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, NSG, Black Sherif, Sarkodie, Amaarae, King Promise, Mr Eazi, Pat Thomas, Mr Drew, DJ Spinall, Efya, Kuami Eugene, Wande Coal, Amerado, KiDi, Bisa K'Dei, R2Bees, Rema, Stonebwoy, Seyi Shay and others. [1]
Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2020 | Ghana Music Awards | Instrumentalist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [5] |
2021 | Grammy Awards | Composer | Mother Nature by Angelique Kidjo | Won | [6] |
Ghana Music Awards | Instrumentalist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [7] | |
2022 | Won | [8] |
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Joshua Moszi | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Joshua Nkansah |
Born | May 13, 1992 |
Origin | Madina, Accra, Ghana |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) |
|
Years active | 2014–present |
Formerly of | Afroharmony band |
Joshua Nkansah (born May 13, 1992) popularly called Joshua Moszi is a Ghanaian guitarist and composer. In 2021, he received a certificate from the Grammy Awards in appreciation of his work as a composer on Angelique Kidjo's Mother Nature, which took home the award for best global music album at the 64th Grammy Awards. [1] [2] [3]
Joshua was born in Madina, Accra. At the age of 17, he was playing drums from one church to the other and mastered playing more than five musical instruments. In 2014, he joined the Afroharmony band as lead guitarist. [4]
He has worked with acts like Burna Boy, Angelique Kidjo, Wizkid, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, NSG, Black Sherif, Sarkodie, Amaarae, King Promise, Mr Eazi, Pat Thomas, Mr Drew, DJ Spinall, Efya, Kuami Eugene, Wande Coal, Amerado, KiDi, Bisa K'Dei, R2Bees, Rema, Stonebwoy, Seyi Shay and others. [1]
Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Ghana Music Awards | Instrumentalist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [5] |
2021 | Grammy Awards | Composer | Mother Nature by Angelique Kidjo | Won | [6] |
Ghana Music Awards | Instrumentalist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [7] | |
2022 | Won | [8] |
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categories. (May 2023) |