Stonebwoy Net Worth, Biography, Age, Awards, Real Name, Wife, Tribe

Livingstone Etse Satekla, better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian Reggae/Ragga & Dancehall and Afrobeats was born in Ashaiman on the 5 of March 1988.
The award-winning artiste Stonebwoy hails from Volta Region and became very popular after he won the BET Award in 2015.

Stonebwoy as we affectionately call him is the CEO of Burniton Music Group, which had signed Kelvynboy and Okailey Verse of Mtn Hitmaker season 7. In the journey of music, Stonebwoy also nicknamed 1Gad has won many international awards such as Afrima, Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award as well as receiving nominations from MTV EMA, Grammy Awards, and more.

Stonebwoy kept on pursing his love for music where he got into doing pop songs, reggae and also dancehall. In stonebwoy biography, you will learn that apart from being just a normal musician he recognized ways to help those with the love for dancing and decided to build a dance group.

Name	Stonebwoy
Real Name	Livingstone Etse Satekla
Date of birth	5th March, 1988
Age	33 years old (2021)
Birth Place	Ashaiman
Origin	Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Marital Status	Married to Louisa.
Occupation	Dancehall, Ghanaian afro pop, reggae artist
Record Label	BURNITON MUSIC GROUP (BMG)
Net Worth	$40 million

Stonebwoy Biography

Livingstone Etse Satekla (born 5th March, 1988) better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian Afropop, dance hall and reggae singer. He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group. He won the Best International Act: Africa category at the 2015 BET Awards and Artist of the Year at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards.[2] He is also a recipient of two Billboard plaques.[3] He has been described as the king of reggae and dance hall artists in Africa.[4][5][6] Stonebwoy is also an actor, having appeared in the movies Happy Death Day and My name is Ramadan.[7] He is a global ambassador for sanitation.[8] In September 2019, he was made the brand ambassador for Voltic Natural Mineral Water, in a deal that could be renewed after two years.[9] He is the brand ambassador of techno mobile in Ghana.

Stonebwoy Age

Stonebwoy is 33 years old born on 5th of March, 1988 in Ashaiman.

Stonebwoy Education

He also studied at Methodist Day Secondary School the same year with rapper Sarkodie where he gained his High School Leaving Certificate. He continued his tertiary education at University of Professional Studies to earn a degree in Marketing in 2013.

Stonebwoy Career

Livingstone Etse Satekla, better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian Afropop, dance hall and reggae singer. He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group.

He won the Best International Act: Africa category at the 2015 BET Awards and Artist of the Year at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards. He is also a recipient of two Billboard plaques. He has been described as the king of reggae and dance hall artists in Africa.

Stonebwoy is also an actor, having appeared in the movies Happy Death Day and My name is Ramadan. He is a global ambassador for sanitation. In September 2019, he was made the brand ambassador for Voltic Natural Mineral Water, in a deal that could be renewed after two years.

Stonebwoy was born in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region of Ghana and began making music in his early school days. He realized his talents and abilities as a lyricist and scriptwriter at an early age, remembering writing and acting drama pieces as far back as the fourth year in primary school.

Under “Samini Music”, Stonebwoy recorded his first hit single “Climax” featuring Samini and subsequently “Ghetto Love” featuring Irene Logan. Both songs earned him nominations at the Ghana Music Awards. After this exposure, he released his debut album “Grade 1 Album”.

The album contains seventeen tracks which featured prominent Ghanaian artists including Tinny and Edem aside from those mentioned above. The release of the debut album made the Stonebwoy brand a household name in the music industry.

In 2014, Satekla released his second album, called the Necessary Evil. It consists of twenty-nine tracks, including the famous Baafira track that featured Sarkodie. The album was the recipient of three Ghana Music Awards from six nominations.

Released on 12 December 2017; the Epistles of Mama was dedicated to Satekla’s late mother by name Mrs Catherine Lucy Aku Ametepe Satekla. The 24 track album features Sean Paul, King Promise, Burna Boy. The album peaked at Number thirteen (13) on Billboard chart top 200 albums worldwide.

In 2018 ‘Epistles Of Mama (EOM)’ was rated the second-best album in the world according to reggaeville. The Album was honoured by YouTube for hitting over 10 million views.

On 24 April 2020, Stonebwoy released his fourth studio album which featured the likes of Keri Hilson (US), Nasty C (SA), Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania), Alicai Harley (Jamaica), Jahmiel (Jamaica), Zlatan (Nigeria), Kojo Antwi (Ghana), Chivv (Netherlands) and Spanker (Netherlands).

He also worked with producers like Mix Master Garzy, Streetbeatz, M.O.G. Beatz, Spanker, Riga, Phantom, iPappi and others.[20] Let your voice be a voice of Change; a voice of Africa for Africa; Stonebwoy shares his Africa movement with The Voice of Africa.

Stonebwoy normally ragga in Jamaican Patois (Patwa or Patwah), and is considered a “multifaceted rapper” due to the various musical styles he possesses. In 2015, he received many awards and nominations ranging from “Artist of the Year” to “Album of the Year”. His sophomore album, Necessary Evil, was the recipient of 3 Ghana Music Awards from 6 nominations.

Nana Appiah Mensah, CEO of gold dealership company Menzgold, sent out words of encouragement to Stonebwoy on Instagram for Stonebwoy being supportive. On 18 April 2019, Nana Appiah Mensah posted a photo of Dance hall act Stonebwoy saying he is proud of the Bhim Nation president for defending him and that God bless him.

He has been listed as part of the 2019 50 (fifty) young CEOs, by YCEO and Avance media. The list which was launched earlier in 2018, was set out to honor distinguished young individuals pursuing the course of providing solutions to some of Ghana’s pertinent problems.

Stonebwoy established the ‘Livingstone Foundation’. In January 2017 the foundation announced a sponsorship package for five students of the Tema Methodist Day Senior High School, his alma mater.

Stonebwoy has also opened the official BHIM merch shop in Ashaiman. Proceeds from the shop are used to fund activities of the Livingstone Foundation.

Stonebwoy has recently been named the Brand Ambassador for ‘Big Boss’ a new energy drink. In September 2020, Stonebwoy was named Tecno Mobile brand ambassador and unveiled the Camon 16 Series in October 2020.

Stonebwoy kicked off his world tour in the Euro-zone in August 2014. He performed in Germany, Italy, Spain and Austria. His 2016 Canada-America tour saw him perform in New York City, Ohio, Philadelphia and Ontario. In the same year, he rocked Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sidney all in Australia.

His second Euro tour saw him travel to the Nordic to thrill fans in Denmark, Finland and Sweden in last quarter of 2017. Stonebwoy performed at Reggae Sumfest, Afro nation festival in Portugal, Rotterdam reggae festival, Uppsala Reggae Festival. Rototom Sunsplash.

On the eve of 18 May 2019, during the 20th edition of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, a brawl erupted between the followers of Stonebwoy and his music rival Shatta Wale and his fans, which lead to Stonebwoy pulling a gun on stage.

They were both arrested and detained the following day. They both appeared in court where they pleaded not guilty to both their respective charges after which they were granted bail of GH¢50,000 each. They were stripped of the awards they picked up that night and were indefinitely banned from the program by Charterhouse, the organizers. They made peace by the 30th day of the very same month.

Stonebwoy Discography and Studio Albums

2012: Grade 1
2014: Necessary Evil
2017: Epistles of Mama
2020: Anloga Junction

Stonebwoy awards won

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4syte Music Video Awards 2012 – Best Collaboration Video-Won
4syte Music Video Awards 2012 – Best reggae Dancehall Video-Won
Dancehall King 2010 (Princess One Love & Hitz FM Event)-Won
Ghana Music Awards Best Reggae Song Of the year – Nominated
Dancehall King 2010 (Princess One Love & Hitz FM Event)-Won
Ghana Music awards 2013 – Afro Pop Song Of the Year – Nominated
Bass Awards ( Reggae Dance Hall Awards) 2013
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Most Popular Dancehall song – Nominated
Best Dancehall Collaboration song – Nominated
Best Reggae Collaboration song – Nominated
Male Vocalist – Nominated
Best Album – Nominated
Best Song writer – Nominated
Dancehall Artist – Nominated
Dancehall Music Video – Nominated
International Nomination and Awards
2015 – AFRIMMA Awards – Won
2015 – American Entertainment Awards – Nominated
2015 – Movie Award- Happy Death day Best New Act – Nominated
2016 Most Promising Act- IRAWMA- Won
2016 Best Live Act, MTV Awards- Nominated
2016 Best Reggae-Ragga Dancehall Artiste in Africa – AfriBest- Nominated

Stonebwoy family

Coming from a huge family of 7, it is easy to see why Stonebwoy has been such a great dad to his kid so far. He has also done a great job at shielding his kid from the social platform and the public eyes. In addition to this, Stonebwoy is a loving husband to his wife Dr. Louisa Kwakye Asang whom he married in a very beautiful wedding. Unlike most artist, he has kept his personal affairs close to him to the fullest. Stonebwoy twin brother died and he says that he sometimes has character of his brother; pointing to his bipolar tendencies. Nonetheless, Stonebwoy siblings wouldn’t be nothing less than happy for having him as a brother.

Stonebwoy Parents

Stonebwoy lost his mother in July 29th 2015 at the 37 Military Hospitals in Accra. He had the last talk with his mama before she died which was an expected death. Nonetheless, stonebwoy could not blame God for He does things in His own way. His father in law is a rich man who is also a dentist. Judging from past pictures, one would not dispute the possibility of the two, Stonebwoy and his father in-law getting along quite well.

Stonebwoy Wife

In 2017, Stonebwoy tied the knot with Louisa Ashong, a medical doctor and graduate of the Kwame University of Science and Technology and are blessed with two children, Jidula and Janam.

Stonebwoy kids

Stonebwoy has a kid with his wife Dr. Kwakye Ansong. He has really tried limiting exposure to his kid as far as entertainment world is concerned. The tomorrow song artist has shared snapchat photo with a kid and captioned daughter. Well, isn’t that evidence enough he is a father of one beautiful daughter.

Stonebwoy’s Cars and Houses

Complementing himself as a celebrity and one of the richest musicians in Ghana, Stonebwoy has lots of cars and a big beautiful mansion worth $500,000. The famous musician bought his mansion from Zylofon. The house has an enormous compound that can accommodate anything.

Stonebwoy also has many flashy and beautiful cars, including his Porsche Panamera, Hyundai Sonata and a Range Rover Sport. He also owns a spider power bike that is regarded as the most expensive bikes in Ghana.