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
Background information
Birth namePapa Kwame Amponsa
BornLondon, England
GenresUK funky, Afrobeats, Afro house, dance, Hip hop, Hip House, Urban
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, model
Years active2012–present
Websitemista-silva.com

Discography

EPs
Title Month/Year
Full Vim June 2012
Let It Off April 2015
Let It Off 2 November 2015

Singles
Title Year Album
"Boom Boom Tah" 2012 Non-album single
"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
  1. "Mista Silva - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Mista Silva - Green Light ft. Syron", Polydor.
  3. "Mista Silva’s Now What’s Up gets added to Choice FM and 1Xtra’s A list", AfroBeatBuzz.
  4. "#NowPlaying: Mista Silva feat Syron - Green Light. #KISSFresh".
  5. "Mista Silva Destination Africa Live Lounge", BBC Radio 1Xtra.
  6. Shekina, "Mista Silva swaps the stage for LFW’s catwalk", 16 September 2013.
  7. "Mista Silva: Music To... Pool Party To", SoundCloud.
  8. "Platlist: Mista Silva's Top 5 Afrobeats Tracks", Wonderland Magazine, 6 June 2014.
  9. Sam Wolfson, "I was on the 1Xtra panel that Wiley said made the saddest list of all time", Noisey.
  10. Christian Adofo, "Eight Afrobeats artists to listen to", The Guardian, 23 June 2012.
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