Nana Motobi
Bio
Nana Motobi is a musician from Ghana.
Nana Kofi Osei, aka “Nana Motobi” is a Ghanaian producer, rapper , sound engineer and founder of the Abe pe show music production house. He has been active on the international scene for more than 15 years with his productions ranging from rap, afro beat and hip life. He is recognizable for his flow and his explosive energy on stage. Nana Motobi began as a teenager to compose his own rhymes and collaborated with various artists first in Ghana, then in Trentino where he has lived since 2007.
Driven by the desire to produce his own backing tracks and songs, he specialises in Music Production and in 2016 he founded his music production studio “Abe Pe Show”. The first album produced is Welcome to Europe his first E.p. in 2018 where it tells the journey and the illusion of many brothers towards Europe; follows Turn Up in 2020, a record that saw the participation of 16 international artists from 9 countries. His new project is Mic & Beat, an album that aims to promote the platform with the same name by Abe Pe Show which will be a space dedicated to the connection of artists, products and services for the growth and recognition of the hip hop, afro beat, afro trap, drum & bass, dance hall sector.
Nana has performed on various stages : in Holland (World House, Amsterdam. Voice4 Thought Festival, Leiden) in Italy (Bologna: Festival dell'Antropologia, L'altra Spazio; Trento: Sanbapolis, Muse, Bookique, D’estate al parco - United travellers voice, Bolzano: University of Bolzano, ). In 2022 he was the main act for Poe Festival and Religion today film festival.
Nana Motobi, guides as a trainer of musical projects and workshops aimed at teenagers and children with the aim of promoting social inclusion and interculturality through rap music.
He is also the artistic director for Amoahbia festival organised in Lagolo, Trento.