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Lawyers of popular Ghanaian a cappella group, Alabaster Box, have written to rapper Samuel Adu Frimpong, known in showbiz as Medikal, for using a portion of their song without their consent.

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The lawsuit, filed in April 2025, accuses Medikal of copyright infringement for allegedly sampling Alabaster Box’s hit song Akwaaba in his track Welcome to Africa without authorisation.

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Dezeen promotion: flat alabaster discs influenced by the minimal elegance of Belgian city Antwerp typify the latest range from British company CTO Lighting. The Anvers collection takes its name ...