| 词条 | Abrantee Boateng |
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Abrantee Boateng is a radio and television presenter, club DJ and event promoter. He is known professionally as DJ Abrantee and is one of the voices[1] of urban radio station Capital Xtra in the United Kingdom. Early lifeBorn in Croydon to Akan parents, Abrantee Boateng grew up there until the family moved to East London when he was seven years old. He attended Stratford School in Forest Gate. His interest in music was ignited during his teenage years by a cousin who had a sound system and introduced Boateng to his record collection and took him along to various events to experience DJing. He spent three years shadowing his cousin around clubs and venues in London. Following his cousin's decision to leave the music business, Abrantee inherited his record collection. In 2000, he joined a group of DJs called 90% who were promoting events in London. Boateng is proud of being able to speak the Twi language, predominantly used in Akan territories within Ghana.[2] Radio careerAbrantee Boateng, also known professionally as DJ Abrantee, started his radio career in 2005 working the night shift at Choice FM and filling in for absentees whilst continuing his work as a DJ on the club circuit. The following year, Boateng was asked to present Saturday's Choice, a show that aired once a month on a Saturday. In 2007, the success of Saturday's Choice led to a permanent position at Choice FM to host the new Morning Riser show between 3:00 am and 6:00 am from Monday to Friday. He then moved to another time slot in March 2010 to present the station's weekday evening show from 8:00 pm to 12:00 am. The evening show consisted of tracks from Choice FM's playlist but also included interviews with high-profile artists: Diddy, Usher, Drake, Dizzee Rascal, Kelly Rowland, Big Boi, Labrinth, Kelis, Taio Cruz, Flo Rida, Travie McCoy, Tinchy Stryder, Jeremih, Loick Essien, Jason Derulo amongst others. In April 2011, Choice FM announced that Abrantee would become the new presenter of its drivetime show between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm from Monday to Friday (the Friday show was replaced). It was also announced that Abrantee would start hosting a new program entirely dedicated to Afrobeats from 12:00 am to 2:00 am every Saturday, entitled Afrobeats with Abrantee which launched on 16 April 2011 and was one of the most tweeted about topic on Twitter which resulted in Choice FM trending for the first time[3] on the social networking site. Afrobeats with Abrantee is presently broadcasts between 11:00 pm and 1:00 am every Saturday on Capital XTRA.[4] On 12 August 2017, Abrantee suffered a stroke at home and is presently recovering. He founded The Abrantee Boateng Foundation (ABF Trust) in April 2018 with May7ven to raise awareness and support survivors of Stroke and their families. On 18 January 2018, Capital XTRA announced the new weekend line-up. In this, it revealed that Abrantee is "taking a break" with new presenter Afro B covering his show until he returns [5] Outside radioBesides his radio career, Abrantee Boateng is also a club DJ, an event promoter and entrepreneur. He is one of the main protagonists of the Afrobeats scene in the United Kingdom[6] and has hosted various events across the world. In July 2011, he launched Afrobeats Sundays. A weekly event held at the Proud 2 club at The O2 [7] The launch of Afrobeats Sundays in October 2011 celebrated the first year with the first UK Afrobeats club tour, vising over 12 cities around the UK and Ireland. In December 2011, Abrantee released his first Afrobeats mixtape Afrobeats Mix Volume One[8] under Record Label Skata Records, Published and Facilitated by DLA Worldwide PR which featured a collection of Afrobeats artists and songs interspersed with vocal contributions from Lethal bizzle, Tinchy Stryder, Bashy and others. This led to DJ Abrantee being included in two broad sheet pieces on Afrobeats, the first one in the Guardian in January 2012[9] and the second one in the London Evening Standard in February 2012.[10] Both articles highlighted his role in the resurgence of the music genre in the United Kingdom. It drew the interest of the Guardian once again in July 2012 when Abrantee brought Afrobeats to an unlikely venue and hosted Afrobeats at Somerset House with appearances from Olu Maintain, Atumpan, May7ven, Vibe Squad, dance troupes and many more.[11] In January 2013, he went one step further producing a follow-up compilation album entitled Afrobeats Ultimate Collection Released under Choice FM.[12] In addition to his commitment to Afrobeats, Abrantee Boateng is also one of the founders of the annual Official Ghana Independence Celebration in London. The first event took place in March 2000 at the Rex Theatre in Stratford where 3000 attendees gathered to celebrate the independence of Ghana from the United Kingdom. It moved to a bigger venue, the IndigO2 at The O2, in 2011 and is held annually in March at the venue. The last celebration took place at the Coronet in March 2017 and was hosted by Abrantee with performances by Atumpan, Kojo Funds, Kwamz & Flava and many more.[13] In 2014 Abrantee made his debut at Glastonbury,[14] performing on the Silver Hayes Stage on the Sunday evening, and followed this set soon after with an appearance at the Essex Music Festival alongside Jhene Aiko and Wizkid. In 2015, Abrantee joined Fame Music as a head judge for their Afrobeats: Search for a Star,alongside May7ven [15] Ice Prince and Mix Master Garzy to discover and develop some of the best unsigned Afrobeats acts from all of Africa.[16] CharityAbrantee Boateng has been involved with various charities and fundraising events across the United Kingdom including the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. In June 2009, he participated in the Daniel De Gale 10K Marrow Thon[17] and ran to raise money for the ACLT. He has also hosted a number of their events. In June 2013, Boateng was part of the group of footballers and entertainers[18] who travelled to Ghana for Michael Essien's Game of Hope in Accra for a charity football match and a charity event.[19] On the 17th April 2017, Abrantee supported and played at the Celebrity Charity Basketball Tournament to raise awareness and funds for the ACLT charity and Sickle Cell alongside Terrol Lewis, GuvnaB and other UK Entertainers. In April 2018, Abrantee and May7ven founded The Abrantee Boateng Foundation charity dedicated to raising awareness, eliminate stigma and raise funds for the life-threatening illness of Stroke. The Charities overall objective is to support families going through the life-threatening illness by offering emotional and practical support with rehabilitation in Neurophysiotherapy, psychological therapy, CBT, Speech & Language therapy, Specialist advanced equipment, treatment and medical project consultation that are over and above what the NHS provide. 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224133535/https://www.famemusic.com/competition/details/afrobeats-search-for-a-star |archive-date=February 24, 2015 |dead-url=yes |access-date=2017-11-27}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aclt.org/index.php/fundraising/showitem/123 |title=Fundraising – ACLT success at 1st 10k Marrow-Thon |publisher=ACLT |date=6 June 2009 |accessdate=10 October 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929131019/http://www.aclt.org/index.php/fundraising/showitem/123 |archivedate=29 September 2015 }} 18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTeDSiBHlBw |title=Michael Essien and friends travel to Ghana for The Game of Hope |publisher=YouTube |date=8 July 2013 |accessdate=10 October 2013}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelessiengh.com/foundation/current-news-and-projects.html |title=::: ESS ::: The Official Website of Michael Essien..."Powered By AccurateConsult" – Michael Essien Foundation |publisher=Michaelessiengh.com 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web|url=http://www.beffta.com/news/?p=1582 |title=BREAKING NEWS: BEFFTA 2012 WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT A STAR-STUDDED AWARDS CEREMONY « BEFFTA AWARDS |publisher=Beffta.com |date=28 October 2012 |accessdate=10 October 2013}} 25. ^{{cite web|url=http://urbanmusicawards.net/2012/10/rita-ora-leads-nominations-for-the-10th-annual-urban-music-awards-2012 |title=Rita Ora leads nominations for the 10th annual Urban Music Awards 2012 |publisher=Urban Music Awards |accessdate=10 October 2013}} 26. ^{{cite web|url=http://urbanmusicawards.net/2012/10/rita-ora-leads-nominations-for-the-10th-annual-urban-music-awards-2012 |title=Rita Ora leads nominations for the 10th annual Urban Music Awards 2012 |publisher=Urban Music Awards |accessdate=10 October 2013}} 27. ^{{cite web|url=http://urbanmusicawards.net/2013/09/11th-annual-urban-music-awards-2013-nominations-revealed |title=11th annual Urban Music Awards 2013 nominations revealed |publisher=Urban Music Awards |accessdate=10 October 2013}} 28. ^{{cite 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Abrantee: Afro Beats Mix Vol 1 |publisher=This Kid Is A Problem |date=12 December 2011 |accessdate=10 October 2013}} 33. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/mp3/Various-DJ-Abrantee-Afrobeats-The-Ultimate-Collection/2107709 |title=Various – DJ Abrantee – Afrobeats The Ultimate Collection, download MP3 and WAV at Discogs |publisher=discogs |accessdate=10 October 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 34. ^{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/capital-xtra-presents-afrobeats/id907055957 |title=Capital Xtra Presents Afrobeats: The Definitive Collection – Mixed By Abrantee |publisher=iTunes Store}} 35. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ica.org.uk/22250/Film/Underground-Shorts.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20131120111306/http://www.ica.org.uk/22250/Film/Underground-Shorts.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=20 November 2013 |title=Institute of Contemporary Arts : Film : Underground Shorts |publisher=Ica.org.uk |accessdate=10 October 2013 }} 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