Kpanto

Franklin Edward Harris, who is known professionally as Kpanto (previously Skinnyboi Kpanto), is a Liberian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He started his music career in 2014 and gained recognition in 2015 after releasing a cover of Desiigner's single "Panda". His eponymous debut studio album, Skinny Boy Kpanto, was released on August 22, 2020. It comprises nine tracks and contains the songs "Take off Trouser", which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2020 Liberia Music Awards, and "Flukor", which won Song of the Year at the 2021 Tunes Liberia Music Awards.

His second studio album, Sound from the Xtreetz, was supported by the singles "Dey Say" and "Community Thing". It won Album of the Year at the 2021 Liberia Music Awards. Kpanto released his third studio album, Son of the Soil, in 2022.

Career Kpanto, who previously went by the stage name Skinnyboi Kpanto, released his debut single, "Dope Boy", in 2014. He gained recognition after releasing a cover of Desiigner's 2015 single "Panda". Recorded entirely in Liberian Kolokwa English, the song addresses Liberia's bank notes that went missing in a shipping container. The album has nine tracks and contains the songs "Take off Trouser", which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2020 Liberia Music Awards, and "Flukor", which won Song of the Year at the 2021 Tunes Liberia Music Awards. Prior to making the announcement, the organization held several meetings to discuss whether his music was suitable for airplay. It comprises sixteen tracks and features guest appearances from Takun J, PCK, Badman H, Paradise Queen, Primeboy, AFo4doe, Revelation, and Mandingo Priest. The album won Album of the Year at the 2021 Liberia Music Awards. The song was produced by Kpanto and has been described as a "party and street banger". The song won Hipco/Trapco Song of the Year and was nominated for Collaboration of the Year at the 2021 Liberia Music Awards. The concerts commemorated the fifth anniversary of Orange S.A.'s arrival in Liberia, and featured additional performances from MC Caro, Stunna, and Kobazzie, among others. The album comprises sixteen tracks and garnered over 390,000 streams on Audiomack as of August 2022.

Discography Studio albums Skinny Boy Kpanto (2020) Sound from the Xtreetz (2021) Son of the Soil (2022)

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