Mista Silva facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mista Silva
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Papa Kwame Amponsa |
| Born | London, England |
| Origin | Accra, Ghana |
| Genres | UK funky, Afrobeats, Afro house, dance, Hip hop, Hip House, Urban |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, rapper, model, fashionista |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Papa Kwame Amponsa, known by his stage name Mista Silva, is a British-Ghanaian musician from Brockley, London with origins from West Africa Ghana. Mista Silva released his debut EP, Full Vim, in 2012. Its success led to a record single deal with Polydor universal in 2014. He was the first unsigned UK Afrobeats artist to have his music playlisted by BBC 1Xtra, with well received tracks "Boom Boom Tah" and "Now Wats Up" . He has had his music played by national radio stations such as Capital Xtra and Kiss FM. As part of BBC 1Xtra's Destination Africa he performed on the BBC Live Lounge for Trevor Nelson He has walked for Fashion label Ashish and has been blogged about by fashion and culture publications I-D Magazine Fader, Complex, Notion and Wonderland. Mista Silva has also won a GUBA Award (Ghana UK Based Achievement), UMA (Urban Music Award), and three MOBO Award Nominations in the category of "Best African Act". When interviewed by popular online publication Noisey, BBC DJ Twin B, cited Mista Silva as one to watch for the future The Guardian newspaper also listed Mista Silva as one of eight Afrobeats artists to listen to.
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Discography
EPs & LPs
| Title | Month/Year |
| Full Vim | June 2012 |
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| Let It Off | April 2015 |
| Let It Off 2 | November 2015 |
| Out Of The Darkest | April 2018 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Bo won sem ma me" with Astar, Flava & Kwamz | 2011 | Non-album single |
| "Jump to the Party" ft Keche | 2012 | Full Vim |
| "Azonto Party" ft Stay Jay | 2012 | Full Vim |
| "No.1" - ft Skob & Cdon | 2012 | Full Vim |
| "Boom Boom Tah" ft Skob, Flava & Kwamz | 2012 | Full Vim |
| "Boom Boom Tah" | 2012 | Non-album single |
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| "I Know You Like Am" | 2013 | |
| "Now Wats Up" | ||
| "Dance Low, Kutu Sa" | 2013 | |
| "Today Na Today" ft Ghetto Boy | 2014 | |
| "Green Light" (featuring Syron) | 2014 | |
| "B.A.D" | 2015 | Let It Off |
| "Goes Down" | Let It Off | |
| "Rotate" (with Klayz) | Let It Off 2 | |
| "Cool it down" ft E.L | 2015 | Non-album single |
| "Goes Down Rmx" ft Doneao, Ekeno | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "Murda" | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "Lifestyle" | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "O.M.G" | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "Mafia" (featuring Debrah Rose and HomeBros) |
2016 | Non-album single |
| "Feel My Wave" ft Mamy ... | 2017 | Out of the darkest |
| "Strongbow" | 2017 | Out of the darkest |
| "Dont Give Up" | 2018 | Out of the darkest |
| "Oh Why" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Special Ting" Ft Jaij Hollands | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Thinking" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Go Slow" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Blow" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Woso" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Dance With The Kings" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Koko" with KG | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Amanfour" ft Novelist & Flow 'King' Stone | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Wavy Level" ft E.L | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Spirit" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Shea Jiggy" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Come Le Le" | 2022 | Non-album single |
| "REAP" Ft M.anifest | 2022 | Non-album single |
Features
| Titile | Year | Artist |
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| "Sweet Coco" | 2013 | Afro B |
| "Friday" | 2013 | Gizmo |
| "Fire" | 2014 | Donaeo |
| "Wa Di Mi Sika" | 2014 | Vibe Squad |
| "PMVD" | 2015 | Giaka |
| "Stream It" | 2015 | Sway |
| "Go Mad" | 2015 | Kwamz & Flava |
| "Arise Mama Africa" | 2015 | Guba |
| "Ogade" | 2015 | Showa Shins x Star Boy Willz |
| "They Know" | 2016 | P.Montana, Kojo Funds |
| "Kotisia Rmx" | 2016 | LDNC |
| "Goes Off" | 2016 | KSI |
| "Monsa" | 2016 | Aim |
| "Ijo" | 2016 | Luci Monet |
| "Power Rangers" | 2016 | A-star |
| "Thing For You" | 2017 | J-Hus |
| "Pattern Up" | 2017 | Mike Skinner |
| "Fear Nobody" | 2017 | Mitch STP |
| "Dont Do Dat" | 2017 | Pester |
| "Sunlight" | 2017 | L-vis |
| "oh lala" | 2018 | Mr Carlton & Andyman |
| "Winning Team" | 2018 | Roska |
| "Ma Lo" | 2019 | Kani & Brandz |
| "The System" | 2021 | Alvin Royce |
| "Are You Dumb" | 2022 | King Zion |
| "Crash Riddim" | 2022 | Scracthklart |
| "Nostalgia" | 2022 | Polo & Ramzee |
| "Radar" | 2023 | Valentine |
