Top 5 female vocalists of the year 2016

When it comes to female vocalists, I can bet that Ghana has got the best. Even though the giants were absent this year, emerging vocalists made some huge impacts.

This year was also a dramatic one. Kaakie’s triumphant comeback and her beef with AK songstress and MzVee switched the attention from the male musicians. It wasn’t just a beef, it was also the battle of the female vocalists.

Don’t let us forget that some new faces like Cina Soul, Ebony, eShun and Afiba gave the mainstream ones a hot chase.

On this note, we bring you the top 5 female singers who ruled the year 2016.

1. Kaakie

Unlike the normal comeback strategies, Kaakie adopted a style that gave her an instant place in the mainstream business. She came back like a wounded lion and took her crown as the ‘Queen of Ghana Dancehall’ with no sweat.

After graduating from the University of Ghana with a BSC in Nursing – Midwifery, she returned to the music scene with a staggering beef with AK Songstress and MzVee, and dropped two hits afterwards. She dropped “Sankwas” featuring Guru and followed up with “Arosto” featuring Yaa Pono. She will launch her maiden album "Kaakit Up" on Thursday (December 22) to wrap-up the year.

2. Cina Soul

Cina Soul gave her colleagues some great competition with her soothing vocal. Since emerging early this year, she’s been active and consistent. She was featured on M.anifest’s and has fairly hit singles like “Bamidele”, “Awo”, “Julor” featuring M.anifest and “Baddo” to her credit.

3. Nana Yaa

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When it comes to consistency, Nana Yaa, the daughter of Highlife great Pat Thomas, should be the number one on the list. She’s been constituent from the start of the year.

She started off the year with “Handkerchief” featuring Samini, then followed up with “Kyereme”, “Finally Free”, “Obaa Yaa”, “Biako” featuring Fapenpong and wrapped up the year with a classic video for “Handkerchief”. She also headlined two successful concerts at +233 Jazz Bar & Grill and Republic Bar in Accra this year.

4. Wiyaala

This year hasn’t been too good for Wiyaala but we are safe to say she rocked. The powerful vocalist started off the year with magical visuals for her song “Leno” (This Place) and followed up with two soul-inspiring songs; “Sun & Moon” and “Kandibanye” (Had I Know). She’s headlining Djimba World Band's first concert in Wa on December 23.

5. Becca

Becca is finally back. This year has been a great season for the Afro-pop singer. Even though she was dull at the beginning of the year, she has been able to cover up with a hit single titled “Beshiwo” featuring Bisa Kdei. The video to the song has been streamed half a million times.