Akwasi Owusu Ansah (1988) is an all-round talent who stands out as an artist, actor, author, broadcasting director, screenwriter, actor, and inspirational speaker. He dedicates his work to themes that often touch on social issues.
After the Toneelacademie in Maastricht, he broke through in 2009 with hip-hop formation Zwart Licht. Their debut album Bliksemschicht was nominated for a State Award. In the category best group, Zwart Licht even won this prestigious hip-hop award. Zwart Licht also won the State Award for Best Live Act 3 years in a row. After that, things went fast for Akwasi.
In 2014, he founded his own record label Need Recordings, with which he also released his first solo record Daar Ergens. Zoveel dingen (2019, EP) and his second album Sankofa (2020, an ode to his roots in Ghana) followed. In between, Akwasi won an Edison with Zwart Licht in 2019 with the quirky music video for the song Zwarte Hollanders.
Extase is the second single from Akwasi's ‘Zoveel Dingen' EP. The elephant in the room. In other words, a problem that is blatantly present but no one wants to talk about. That's no excuse. What themes stand out to you in this video?