Mista Silva
Papa Kwame Amponsa, known by his stage name Mista Silva,[1] is a British-Ghanaian musician from Brockley, London. Mista Silva released his debut EP, Full Vim, in 2012. Its success led to a record deal with Polydor in 2014.[2] He was the first unsigned UK Afrobeats artist to have his music playlisted by BBC 1Xtra,[3] with well received track "Now Wats Up" . He has had his music played by national radio stations such as Capital Xtra and Kiss FM.[4] As part of BBC 1Xtra's Destination Africa he performed on the BBC Live Lounge for Trevor Nelson[5] He has walked for Fashion label Ashish[6] and has been blogged about by fashion and culture publications I-D Magazine[7] and Wonderland.[8] When interviewed by popular online publication Noisey, BBC DJ Twin B, cited Mista Silva as one to watch for the future [9] The Guardian newspaper also listed Mista Silva as one of eight Afrobeats artists to listen to.[10]
Mista Silva | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Papa Kwame Amponsa |
Born | London, England |
Genres | UK funky, Afrobeats, Afro house, dance, Hip hop, Hip House, Urban |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, model |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website | mista-silva |
Discography
EPs
Title | Month/Year |
Full Vim | June 2012 |
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Let It Off | April 2015 |
Let It Off 2 | November 2015 |
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
"Boom Boom Tah" | 2012 | Non-album single |
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"I Know You Like Am" | 2013 | |
"Now Wats Up" | ||
"Green Light" (featuring Syron) | 2014 | |
"B.A.D" | 2015 | Let It Off |
"Rotate" (with Klayz) | Let It Off 2 | |
"Mafia" (featuring Debrah Rose and HomeBros) |
2016 | Non-album single |
References
- "Mista Silva - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Mista Silva - Green Light ft. Syron", Polydor.
- "Mista Silva’s Now What’s Up gets added to Choice FM and 1Xtra’s A list", AfroBeatBuzz.
- "#NowPlaying: Mista Silva feat Syron - Green Light. #KISSFresh".
- "Mista Silva Destination Africa Live Lounge", BBC Radio 1Xtra.
- Shekina, "Mista Silva swaps the stage for LFW’s catwalk", 16 September 2013.
- "Mista Silva: Music To... Pool Party To", SoundCloud.
- "Platlist: Mista Silva's Top 5 Afrobeats Tracks", Wonderland Magazine, 6 June 2014.
- Sam Wolfson, "I was on the 1Xtra panel that Wiley said made the saddest list of all time", Noisey.
- Christian Adofo, "Eight Afrobeats artists to listen to", The Guardian, 23 June 2012.