Emmanuel Samini A.K.A Batman hails from Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He was born in 1981 to Mr G.A Samini and Theresa Nusala.
He had his basic and primary education at
He has lived in Dansoman since he was 9 years and that was when he realised the great talent he possessed.
Batman did his own thing in the group popularly known as “Trinity” which was made up of himself, Kokovelli and K.K Fosu .He gained recognition in the eyes of Ghanaians and Africans as a whole with his unique “Ragga” style and “signature tune”….”KPOOOOI” which made him different from all other ‘Ragga artistes in Africa and the world.
He has featured close to 50 tracks with other musicians (both released and unreleased).Samini has performed outside Ghana in countries like canada, UK, Holland and Italy and has shared the stage with artists like shaggy and Ja Rule; he has collaborated with artists from all over Africa including Tu Face Idibia. Unlike other artistes, he does great in live band performances.
Batman does most of his tracks at Ashanti International Studios i.e. with Nana King and Kwame 'G'. He also works with Roland of Best Brain Digital studios.
His debut album, Linda won him two GMA Awards for Hiplife Artist of the Year and New Hiplife Artist of the Year. In 2006, he followed suit with his sophomore album, Samini, which can boast of smash hits like Odo. The self-titled album was to set the stage for his gradual emergence as Samini, an identity that would portray him as an authentic African artist.
On December 22nd, 2006 (his 25th Birthday), Batman officially changed his name to Samini. Today, Samini can pride himself as a consummate musician with several Ghana Music Awards including Best Artiste of 2007, and a Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Award. He also won the 2008 Hiphop World Award for Best African Artist in
He is the face of MTN in
Some of his hits include Odo, Samini Music, Linda, Gyae shee. His latest hits include “Baby’ and “Movement”
Reference: modernghana.com
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