Friday, August 1, 2008

LIFESTYLZ GH... PAYS TRIBUTE TO ONE OF GHANA'S ACE 'HIGHLIFE' MUSIC PRODUCERS... R.I.P. FAISAL HELWANI!!!!!!!

HMMMMM.... BEEN QUIET FOR A WHILE... COS THIS WEEK HAS BEEN ONE OF THE SADDEST WEEKS!!! LIFESTYLZ GH WISHES TO PAY TRIBUTE TO ONE OF GHANA'S HIGHLIFE PRODUCERS - FAISAL HELWANI!!!! HE WAS ONE HELL OF A GUY!!! HE WAS A COMPOSER, SOUND ENGINEER, & PRODUER WHO WORKED WITH SOME OF GH's TOP HIGHLIFE STARS (IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES ACROSS GHANA..) SUCH AS E.T. MENSAH, ONIPUA NUA, HEDZOLE, KOO NIMO, & SOUTH AFRICA'S HUGH MASAKELA... HE WAS ALSO AT ONE TIME THE MANAGER FOR FELA KUTI! APART FROM BEING THE CEO OF BIBINI MUSIC... HE WAS ALSO THE OWNER OF FORMER 'NAPOLEON NIGHT CLUB' IN THE 60'S TO 80'S...!!! AS YOU CAN SEE... FAISAL HELWANI WAS RATHER DIVERSE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND WAS 'THE BRAIN' BEHIND THE POP CHAIN TALENT SHOW HUNT THAT SEEKED TO UNEARTH HIDDEN MUSICAL TALENTS ALONGSIDE HIS SON... WALEED HELWANI!!! HE WAS ALSO THE FOUNDING MEMBER FOR THE FIRST & ONLY RECOGNISED MUSIC BODY - 'MUSICIAN UNION OF GHANA (MUSIGA)' AND A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL MUSICIANS!!!! UNCLE FAISAL... THIS SECTION OF LIFESTYLZ IS DEDICATED TO YOU!!!! :-(............ MY HEART GOES OUT TO AUNTIE ADUMA (AUNTIE VIC), YASMEEN, WASEEM, THE HELWANI FAMILY... EVERYONE AFFECTED!!!!! :-(...... UNCLE FAISAL, MAY YOU REST IN PERFECT PEACE WITH WALEED!!!!!! :-(............. BIBINI MUSIC WILL DEFINITELY LIVE ON...

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FAISAL HELWANI'S BODY WILL BE ARRIVING IN GHANA FROM LEBANON ON TUESDAY EVENING (AUGUST 5TH). WHERE HE WILL BE LAID AT HIS HOME (NORTH DZORWULU, ACCRA - GHANA) ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 6TH) FROM MORNING TILL 2:30PM AFTER WHICH HE WILL BE BURIED AT THE OSU CEMETARY. THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL CEREMONY HELD IN HIS HONOR ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 9TH) @ THE NATIONAL THEATRE.... R.I.P FAISAL HELWANI!!!!! :-(....







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