Black Prophet

{{Infobox musical artist | name = ''' Black Prophet''' | birth_name = Kenneth Zonto Wilberforce | alias = Black Prophet | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|04|3}} | birth_place = [[Accra, Ghana]], [[Ghana]] | death_date = | origin = [[Accra, Ghana|Accra]], [[Ghana]] | instrument = | genre = [[Reggae]], [[Roots Reggae]] | occupation = | years_active = 1998–present }}

'''Black Prophet''', born '''Kenneth Wilberforce Zonto Bossman''' on 3 April 1977 in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]], is a Ghanaian [[reggae]] music composer and a member of the [[Rastafari movement]].<ref name=wereld>{{cite web | url=http://www.wereldjournalisten.nl/artikel/2009/08/10/black_prophet_in_amsterdam/ | title=Black Prophet | publisher=wereldjournalisten.nl | date=August 10, 2009 | accessdate=16 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805175524/http://www.wereldjournalisten.nl/artikel/2009/08/10/black_prophet_in_amsterdam/ | archive-date=5 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career == Bossman appeared at a young age with the [[Ola Williams]] band, he released his debut solo album ''No Pain No Gain'' in February 1998 with his backing band, the Thunder Strike. It was not until the release of ''Legal Stranger'' in 2003 that Prophet gained national spotlight. In 2007, Prophet's "Doubting me" was named best reggae song of the year at the [[Ghana National Music Awards]]. The release of his second album attracted international attention as well. For the first time in his career, he visited the [[Netherlands]] and [[Sweden]] where he played at various festivals, including [[Öland Roots|Oland Roots]], Irie Vibes Festival and Afrika Festival Delft. He has worked and collaborated with various international reggae artists including [[Rita Marley]], [[Pliers]], [[Don Carlos]], [[Yellowman]], [[Steel Pulse]], [[Lucky Dube]], [[Alpha Blondy]], [[Buju Banton]] and [[Dean Fraser]], who produced a song on his latest album ''Tribulations'' in December 2010. The album features a duet with reggae icon [[Capleton]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.blackstarfoundation.nl/index.php?aid=1&lang=en&mid=artiestenpagina | title=Information About the Artist / Band | accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref><ref name=wereld/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/audio/artikel.php?ID=193974 | title=Black Prophet still going strong | publisher=Ghana Web | date=22 October 2008 | accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.african-music-safari.com/black-prophet-and-thunder-strike-band.html | title=Black Prophet and Thunder Strike Band | publisher=African Music Safari | accessdate=16 June 2016 | archive-date=12 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512042637/http://www.african-music-safari.com/black-prophet-and-thunder-strike-band.html | url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=6&newsid=3346 | title=Black Prophet goes solo with Legal Stranger | publisher=The Statesman | date=5 May 2007 | accessdate=16 June 2016 | author=Nyarko, Scholastica | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312014221/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=6&newsid=3346 | archive-date=12 March 2012}}</ref>

== Personal == Black Prophet is a [[vegan]]. He is also a member of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel (Rastafari)|Twelve Tribes of Israel Rastafari Movement]]. <ref> {{cite news |url=http://www.modernghana.com/music/3721/3/black-prophet-launches-maiden-album.html |title=Black Prophet Launches Maiden Album |publisher=[[Morden Ghana]] |accessdate=2008-11-03 |last= |first= | date=2007-12-12 }}</ref>

==See also== *[[Sheriff Ghale]]

== References == {{Reflist}} *Aglanu Dela Ernest (2009), "Black Prophet, the reggae prophet with a prophecy" [https://web.archive.org/web/20110711091702/http://news.ghananation.com/templates/?a=12631 ''Ghana Nation'' 8-24-2009] Retrieved March 10, 2011

{{DEFAULTSORT:Black Prophet}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Musicians from Accra]]