Kojo Baffoe is one of the chameleons in the very small sector, called the Media. Managing to cross over to all the forms within the field and still managing to set the standard high, from writing scripts and development deals with companies like Trans Africa to being the editor of Destiny Man magazine. Following the successful female magazine “Destiny” under the company Ndalo Media, formed by the very powerful Miss Khanyi Dlomo Mkhize.
Kojo was born in Munich, Germany to a Ghananian father and German mother. After his mother passed away he moved to Maseru in Lesotho and remained there for the rest of his formative years. After he completed his metric he moved to Kwazulu Natal where he enrolled at the University of Kwazulu Natal for a Bachelor of commerce degree. After he completed his studies he went back to Maseru where he ventured into the family businesses, which include: Management Consultant, Retail: Cosmetic and hair products, Publishing Newspaper, Southern Star and a few IT projects.He then moved to the city of Johannesburg with all the business experience from back home. That is where he started to explore his writing skills and poetry further, even making a name as a performing poet. Everything was looking great for him in the city of gold as a writer. He began writing and developing concepts for a number of publishers like the Mail & Guardian then he joined the SABC and became a scriptwriter for their many programmes like the Jazz/contemporary music show Afro Cafe.
With his entire work one thing seemed to be becoming clear was Kojo’s love for the popular culture, human experiences and lifestyle, which came through in all the projects he became part of. His career was leaning more and more on the writing and poetry side. He then published two anthologies. The first one published in 2005 titled “Voices in My Head” and followed by “And They Say; Black Man Don’t Write Love Poetry” and that’s when he got the name the “Love Poet”. Soon after he settled down and got married and had a son, which came as no surprise especially with his love of performing love poems.
I fell in love with Kojo when he became a columnist for the City Press. As a lover of the popular culture and lifestyle, his columns really appealed to me and taught me a lot about the world of music and entertainment. He managed to write about topics that many writers seemed to neglect and made them so interesting while highlighting their importance. I followed him in the Destiny man where he also had a column which seemed to focus on the society and human experiences and I became more aware about the state of my society because of his columns. When he was announced the new editor of Destiny Man it came at such a great time as I was now in University and was in need of a magazine designed especially to make me a better man.
Kojo Baffoe has managed to climb to the top in the media industry in such a very short period of time. Whether in his writing skills, business skills or performing his famous love poems .Kojo is one of the few artists who just seem to have it all and yet still remains much grounded by his family.
To contact Kojo:
http://www.kojobaffoe.com/
http://www.destinyman.com/
kojobaffoe@gmail.com
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