Knii lant3i

About me

Accra, Ghana

Knii Lant3i (born Emmanuel Lamptey-Mills) is a young guitarist, keyboardist and music producer from Accra, Ghana.

His ability to multitask in music groups has placed him among the most followed music makers in Accra at the moment. Knii’s progress has been steady while showing signs of excellence. For a young musician, he exhibits a wide range of playing styles that has earned him collaborations with different musicians from different countries, including Brazil, France, Holland, Canada, US, Togo and Benin.

He has been performing regularly with Kyekyeku as the second guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist for the last four years, adding depth and dimension to the project at performances in Accra, Abidjan and Zanzibar, as well as performing at various music festivals and venues in Europe.

He runs regular music production classes for young students at the Great Lamptey Mills School, which is owned by his father.

Cultural background

  • Ghana

Project Music

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No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 3.

Gaia Gaia

In combining Afrobeat, Brazilian Samba and Ghanaian singing in English and Portuguese, this tune explores cultural identities of places with similar environmental problems. ‘Gaia Gaia ‘is a realization of our situation as a society now, it is inspired by events in Brazil’s Amazon and Ghana’s Atewa as two of the rainforests where government policies are pushing the environment to harm and disaster. Culturally, this project explores the idea that the beauty of culture also depends on how far society would indulge and share in another’s culture.

  • African
  • Brazilian
  • World
  • Background vocals
  • Singer
  • Caxixi
  • Cuíca
  • Drum set
  • Kpanlogo
  • Percussion
  • Saxhorn
  • Trumpet
  • Brazil
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Switzerland

No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 1.