Kobi Onyame

Kobi Onyame (born Kwame Osei-Barfour)[1] is a hip-hop artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. His album Gold was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year in 2018.[2]

Kobi Onyame
Born
Kyame Osei-Barfour

Ghana
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde
Notable work
Gold, 2017
StyleHip hop

Life

Onyame was born in Ghana,[3] and grew up in Accra.[1][4] He then moved to the UK, living in London and then moving to Glasgow to study for his Masters at the University of Strathclyde.[5] His mother died in 2008.[1] His work draws on his Ghanian heritage, mixed with contemporary hip-hop.[6] Early in his career, he released work under the name Jae P.[7]

Work

Onyame's album Gold was nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year in 2018,[8] where it was described as "an almost wistful echo of a yearning for home and originality that somehow has its roots in the past and present simultaneously."[9] Following this nomination, he was the recipient of funding from the PRS Foundation, to support the recording of his next album.[6] Onyame then performed at the longlist announcement event for the award in 2019.[10]


In 2019, Onyame was one of 10 Scottish acts supported by Creative Scotland to perform at The Great Escape.[11]

Select discography
  • Unsigned and Hungry, 2008 (released under the name Jae P)
  • Green Green Grasses, 2011[7]
  • Glory, 2013[12]
  • Gold, 2017

Kobi Onyame on what Glasgow is like for an independent musician (BBC Radio Programme)

References
  1. "The Quietus | Features | Escape Velocity | Gold Standard: Kobi Onyame Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. "Why hip-hop artist Kobi Onyame finds Glasgow the perfect city for independent musicians". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  3. "Kobi Onyame 'The Real part 2'". OkayAfrica. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  4. "The Great Escape provides a 'unique opportunity for artists to reach industry experts and audiences'". The List. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  5. "Kobi Onyame on GOLD and being independent - The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  6. "Kobi Onyame: Momentum". PRS for Music Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  7. "Kobi Onyame - Green Green Grasses". The List. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  8. "Scottish Album of the Year: Mogwai and Young Fathers among nominees". the Guardian. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  9. "Kobi Onyame - Gold". SAY Award.
  10. "The SAY Award 2019: Celebrating Scotland's musical output". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  11. "The Great Escape". www.creativescotland.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  12. "Kobi Onyame". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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