From
the inception of contemporary music forms influenced by hip culture, it
is rare to see artistes of African origin make an impact and receive
the needed attention from within the Scandinavian region. If for
anything at all, they are only seen at little gigs within the sparsely
populated African communities.
This
is the jinx music group of Ghanaian descent, Tripple 2, vowed to break
when the Afro Hip Hop group was formed as a professional music recording
group five years ago in the Finnish capital of Vantaa.
Tripple
2 comprises of Ghanaian twin brothers, Atsu Akrong, with the stage name
Akrong and Etse Akrong, whose stage name is CJ. The group has the
talented Veikko Kerman as its official DJ. The group which started with
gospel music derived its name from the Christian principle of the
Trinity – God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Without
a doubt, Tripple 2 is emerging as Europe’s biggest music group of
African descent having toured with internationally acclaimed music
superstars including Mario, Flo Rida and Lil John across the
Scandinavian region, performing back to back their hit tracks - Shawty
Gotta Move It, Funky Flame and Alright.
Tripple
2 is currently enjoying heavy rotation on radio and television in
Finland, Holland and Estonia and was recently featured in the
prestigious and highly respected African music blog-
www.africanhiphop.com as the first group from Scandinavia to be featured
by the website.
About
their motivation, Akrong indicated that “we have been inspired to
become the first African group from Finland to be successful and break
into mainstream music on the global platform to put ourselves and
country on the global map so far as music is concerned”.
On
his part, CJ attributed their motivation to the great team they are
working with. “we cannot afford to disappoint our team especially,
Aleksi Nurmi, who works the magic behind the sounds and production and
our manager Richmond Ghansah”, he added.
In
the next five years, Tripple 2 is aspiring to be performing at the
biggest platforms internationally and also be recognized by winning top
notch awards schemes across the world.
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