Overview
Samuel Bazawule (born 19 April 1982), known professionally as Blitz Bazawule and Blitz the Ambassador, is a Ghanaian filmmaker, author, visual artist, rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer.
He started his career in the late 2000s, publishing four studio albums and being awarded the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Contemporary Music. In 2018, Blitz made his debut as a film director debut with The Burial of Kojo,, which was recognized with the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best First Feature Film by a Director and was shortlisted at the 77th Golden Globe Awards.
In 2020, Blitz was involved in the direction of musical film Black Is King by American singer and producer Beyoncé, receiving his first Grammy Awards and NAACP Image Awards nominations. He most recently directed the musical reimagining of The Color Purple, produced by Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, Scott Sanders and Oprah Winfrey, which is scheduled to be released in the United States on 25 December 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Bazawule was the recipient of one of the Guggenheim Fellowships for his influence of Ghana.
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