Music has evolved and Ghana has accepted the reggae-dancehall genre which has it’s roots coming from Jamaica. One songwriter and performer who cannot be written off when it comes to the history of reggae in Ghana is Stonebwoy. Check out the biography of Stonebwoy below in this article.
The popular musician has paid his dues to the genre and is still among the top reggae-dancehall musicians so far as African music and the genre is concerned.
Stonebwoy has marked numerous achievements, and this biography highlights everything you need to know about the Ghanaian music icon.
Stonebwoy Biography; Real Name, Age, Cars, Wife, Kids
Stonebwoy Real Name
Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy Burniton, was originally born Livingstone Etse Satekla. He is a Ghanaian who hails from Alakple-Anloga in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Stonebwoy Age
Born on March 5, 1988, in Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
The renowned dancehall artiste cum Grammy nominee is 35 years old.
Stonebwoy Parents
Livingstone Etse Satekla was born to Mr. and Mrs. Satekla and places fourth in a family of seven siblings. The musician has mad love for both his father and mother and has flaunted that on countless occasions.
He lost his mother, Catherine Satekla on July 29, 2015, at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra after the mother had been admitted to the hospital for a short period.
Stonebwoy Educational Background
Stonebwoy commenced his basic and Junior High School education at the Agyiri Nyarko School Complex in Ashaiman Jericho where he grew up.
He then moved on to study at Methodist Day Secondary School the same year with rapper Sarkodie where he gained his High School Leaving Certificate in 2007.
He continued his tertiary education at the University of Professional Studies to earn a degree in Marketing in 2013.
Stonebwoy Wife
Stonebwoy married his longtime girlfriend Dr. Louisa Kwakye Ansong on Friday, June 16, 2017.
The traditional marriage rites for the couple was held at the bride’s family home at Tema, followed by the White Wedding at Trade Fair, Accra.
Ansong, known widely as Dr. Louisa, gained nationwide acclaim when she emerged as the Overall Best Student (Dental Surgery) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
She won 6 out of 9 awards during the school’s graduation ceremony in 2016. Ansong currently works as a dentist at the 37 Military Hospital.
They started dating as far back as 2014, and their bond becomes stronger and stronger as the clock ticks.
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Stonebwoy Kids
Stonebwoy and his wife, after three years of marriage have been blessed with two kids – a boy and a girl. Their first born who is a girl, is known as Catherine-Jidula Satekla. Jidula was born on March 17, 2018.