Stonebwoy Burniton, born Livingstone Etse Satekla is a Ghanaian Afro pop, dancehall and reggae musician from Volta Region. He was born on 5th March, 1988 in Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra and is the fourth (4th) born in a family of seven (7) siblings. By grade four (4), Stonebwoy had discovered his love and enthusiasm for creative arts, scripting and acting for the theatrical club of his school and also putting words together in a rhythmic fashion.

And the young chap has not stopped singing songs he has written and composed and songs by artists he is influenced by since then. In an industry flooded with people trying out a number of things in a bid to establishing their identity, Stonebwoy is one unique artiste with a sense of direction and purpose. His two albums (available now on iTunes) Grade #1 and Necessary Evil are a compelling debut that signals the entrance of a great and important new musician staking his claim. A decade ago he cut his debut track at home in a family studio.

Since then, Stonebwoy has not looked back. at first year at Senior High School, Stonebwoy came up with a radio DJ/Presenter, Doctor Duncan who was the host of KASAHARI at the time, a real time rap battle programme. It was made the history around the development of an African legend. That programme helped create the likes of Sakordie, Dr Cryme and many more significant rappers in Ghana. More than 10 years ago and Stonebwoy recounts “I fought my way out every weekend with no defeat till date. “Music picked me, I didn’t pick music”.

Some additional follow up songs were published together with his debut radio success Makuma (My Heart) in second year at Senior High School. By third year he had created for himself a burning underground popularity and went on to record another hit called Empress which held him up for years after he left High School in 2007.

Stonebwoy bio photo 2And after that things proceeded really fast and Stonebwoy started working with S24 studios in 2008. He eventually joined one of Ghana’s famed dancehall musician Samini and his HighGrade family and stayed there until 2012 when he decided to put into practice all he had seen and learnt when he created his own record label called Burniton Music Group (BMG). “Stonebwoy knew the direction he was heading with his career and so he worked day and night with his team to make sure that they achieved the best.

The young chap is surely reaping the fruits of hard work today with collaborations with International acts from Africa, UK, Jamaica such as Jah Vinci, Trey Songz, Gappy Ranks, Randy Valentine, Sakordie, Wayne Wonder, Laza Morgan, Samini, Obrafour, Black Prophet, R2Bees, Patoranking, General Pype Stylogee, Burna Boy, Morgan Heritage, Chris Martin, I Octane, Kranium and many others.

He has performed in UK, USA, Australia, Italy, Amsterdam and many more countries gaining a significant fan base across the world with the exciting and energetic performance and sharing stage with acts such as Lauryn Hill, Alkaline, Busy Signal, Popcaan, Morgan Heritage and Wizkid. Branding is highly essential inside the BMG group and Stonebwoy’s iconic slogan – “BHIM!!!!!‟(Bless His Imperial Majesty) – as a brand has been recognized and accepted in a very huge way not just within Ghana and Africa but in Europe too.