Livingstone Etse Satekla (born 5 March 1988), better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian Afropop, dancehall and reggae musician.
He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group.
2013
He continued his tertiary education at University of Professional Studies to earn a degree in marketing in 2013.
Satekla is married to Louisa Ansong Satekla, a dentist, with two children.
They are Catherine Jidula Satekla and L Janam Joachim Satekla.
On 16 August 2023, it was reported that the artist has been robbed in the United States of America during his Fifth Dimension album global tour.
During a shopping spree, armed criminals confronted them just outside the store.
Stonebwoy later assured his fans that he was well and safe.
Stonebwoy normally ragga in Jamaican Patois (Patwa or Patwah), and is considered a "multifaceted artiste" due to the various musical styles he possesses.
2015
He won the Best International Act: Africa category at the 2015 BET Awards and Artist of the Year at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards.
He is also a recipient of two Billboard plaques.
Stonebwoy received the Golden Club plaque from Boomplay after surpassing 100 million streams on the platform.
He has been described as the king of reggae and dance hall in Africa.
Stonebwoy is also an actor, having appeared in the movies Happy Death Day and My name is Ramadan.
He is a global ambassador for sanitation.
In 2015, he received many awards and nominations ranging from "Artist of the Year" to "Album of the Year".
His sophomore album, Necessary Evil, was the recipient of 3 Ghana Music Awards from 6 nominations.
Nana Appiah Mensah, CEO of gold dealership company Menzgold, sent out words of encouragement to Stonebwoy on Instagram for Stonebwoy being supportive.
2017
In January 2017 the foundation announced a sponsorship package for five students of the Tema Methodist Day Senior High School, his alma mater.
2018
The list which was launched earlier in 2018, was set out to honor distinguished young individuals pursuing the course of providing solutions to some of Ghana's pertinent problems.
As part of celebrations for Stonebwoy's 30th birthday, the foundation donated a sum of GH¢5,000 to the accident ward of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in March 2018.
Stonebwoy has also opened the official BHIM merch shop in Ashaiman.
Proceeds from the shop are used to fund activities of the Livingstone Foundation.
2019
In September 2019, he was made the brand ambassador for Voltic Natural Mineral Water.
He is the brand ambassador of Tecno mobile in Ghana.
In 2022, he signed unto Universal Music Group’s Def Jam Recordings, and it's flagship Def Jam Recordings Africa.
He’s poised to make three albums under the label.
Stonebwoy pronounced "stoneboy" was born in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region of Ghana and began making music in his early school days.
He realized his talents and abilities as a lyricist and scriptwriter at an early age, remembering writing and acting drama pieces as far back as the fourth year in primary school.
He studied at Methodist Day Secondary School the same year with rapper Sarkodie where he obtained his high school certificate.
On 18 April 2019, Nana Appiah Mensah posted a photo of Dance hall act Stonebwoy saying he is proud of the Bhim Nation president for defending him and that God bless him.
He was listed as part of the 2019 50 (fifty) young CEOs, by YCEO and Avance media.
2020
In 2020, GRAMMY, handed a plaque to Stonebwoy in acknowledgment of his role as featured performer on Grammy award-nominated single "AVRAKEDABRA" by Morgan Heritage.
In 2021, 3 albums on which Stonebwoy featured were nominated for the 2022 Grammy Awards.
In 2022, Vodafone Ghana recognised him for using his creativity and music to promote the awareness of environmental and sustainability issues.
His song "Greedy Men" received an award and a cash reward of GHS 10,000.
In acknowledgment of his achievement in securing the 8th position on its chart, Billboard honored him with a certified plaque.
This recognition underscores his notable accomplishment and success within the music industry, further solidifying his standing on the prominent Billboard chart.
Stonebwoy established the ‘Livingstone Foundation’.
In 2020, the Livingstone Foundation in collaboration with the BHIM Merchandise Shop gave out free sanitizers as parts of efforts to combat the coronavirus spread in Ghana.
