Knii Lante

Nii Lante Okunka Blankson, professionally known as Knii Lante, is a Ghanaian reggae, soul, and Afro pop musician, songwriter, and medical doctor from Accra, Ghana.^[1]

Knii Lante
Knii Lante
Background information
Birth name	Nii Lante Okunka Blankson
Born	Accra
Origin	Accra, Ghana
Genres	reggae AfroPop
Occupation(s)	Musician, doctor (physician specialist)
Instrument(s)	Piano, guitar
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Independent
Website	https://Facebook.com/KniiLanteOfficial

Early life and education

Knii Lante is a medical doctor who has a degree in BSC Human Biology, MBCHB and MWACP. He started his music career when he was still in medical school.^[2]

Music career

Knii Lante's career in music started when he featured on fellow reggae musician Blakk Rasta's song titled "Obama". He also featured on Micheal Dwamena's song titled "Ngozi" which won an award for collaboration of the year at the Ghana Music Awards in 2007/2008. He is a composer who plays the piano and guitar.^[3]

He has two albums out: Love & Revolution, and True Feelings which featured Queen Ifrica and Cherine Anderson among others. He has also worked with producers Dean Fraser^[4] and Mikie Bennett.^[5]

Tours and performances

Knii Lante has performed at Felabration organised at The Shrine and at Freedom Park Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria.^[6] He released his second album True Feelings at the Redbones Blue Cafe in Kingston, Jamaica. He has also performed at Rebel Salute in Jamaica,^[7] MASA 2018 in Côte d'Ivoire,^[8] Chale Wote Festival in Ghana, Kuchoko Festival 2018 in Ghana,^[9] and the Accra Jazz Festival in Ghana.^[10]

Awards

• Best Male Vocalists Ghana Music Award 2011.^[11]
• Best Music Video of the Year Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2014.^[12]
• Best Male Vocalist at the Bass Awards 2017.^[13]

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Production credit	Ref
2011	When You Love Someone feat Trigmatic	Zapp Mallet	^[14]
2013	Baby Take Good Care feat Queen Ifrica	Joe Amoah	^[15]
2015	Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran Cover)	Dean Fraser	^[16]
	Gimme The Roots	Reggae Rock Riddim	^[17]
	Beautiful Virgo	Uptown Girl Riddim	^[18]
2016	Hello (Adele Reggae Cover)	Big Hills Band	^[19]
	Twerk It	Genius Selection	^[20]
	Killa Machine feat Jupitar & Obibini	Genius Selection	^[21]
2017	A 1000 Ways	Reggae Fest Riddim	^[22]
	You feat Feli Nuna	Knii Lante & Genius Selection	^[23]
	Champion	Dat BeatGod	^[24]
Open Mic feat Flowking Stone	Knii Lante & Genius Selection	^[25]

Albums

Year	Title	Number of Tracks	Ref
2012	Love & Revolution	16	^[26]
2014	True Feelings	12	^[27]

References

1. "Juggling music, medicine difficult; but I love saving lives more – Knii Lante". 11 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
2. Koulibaly, Kouame. "Don't be afraid to diversify — Knii Lante tells musicians". Graphic Online. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
3. . ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
4. Showbiz, Graphic. "'Thinking Out Loud' is Knii Lante's latest". Graphic Online. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
5. "Knii Lante – Thinking Out Loud". Reggae Magazine | World A Reggae | Unifying people through Reggae Music. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
6. "Trigmatic set to perform at this year's Felabration in Nigeria". ghanaweb.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
7. Mawuli, David. "Knii Lante: Reggae Star Set To Perform In Jamaica On Jan. 16". Retrieved 28 November 2018.
8. "Knii Lante, Blakk Rasta and Fatau Keita for MASA Festival". ghanaweb.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
9. "Knii Lante thrills fans with '52 ambulances'". ghanaweb.com. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
10. Buckman-Owoo, Jayne. "Stanbic Jazz Festival closes on thrilling note". Graphic Online. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
11. "EXCLUSIVE:Ghana Music Awards 2011 full list of winners+VIP Wins Artiste Of The Year". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
12. "Full list of winners at 2014 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
13. "Ebony wins Artiste of the Year at Bass Awards". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
14. . AmeyawDebrah.Com. 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
15. . ghanamotion.com. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
16. Showbiz, Graphic. "'Thinking Out Loud' is Knii Lante's latest". Graphic Online. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
17. "Knii Lante – Gimme the Roots". Dancehall Reggae World. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
18. Mawuli, David. . Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
19. posterstatus.com, @Posterstatus -. "#NowPlaying: Knii Lante Big Hills Band – Hello (Reggae Cover) .mp3". ghanaplaylist.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
20. . EOnlineGH.Com. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
21. . ghanamotion.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
22. "Knii Lante - A 1000 Ways (Reggae Fest Riddim) - GhanaNdwom.net". GhanaNdwom.net. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
23. "Knii Lante drops 'You' ft Feli Nuna". ghanaweb.com. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
24. "Knii Lante - Champion (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
25. "Knii Lante - Open Mic (Feat Flowking Stone) - GhanaNdwom.net". GhanaNdwom.net. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
26. "KNii Lante: The medical doctor behind the microphone". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
27. Showbiz, Graphic. "Knii Lante launches True Feelings album". Graphic Online. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

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