Xbills Ebenezer

Xbills Ebenezer
Born
Annor Ebenezer

(1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37)
Kukurantumi, Eastern Region, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
Occupation(s)music video director, Filmmaker
Years active2007–present
Known forfounding Xpress Philms
Parent(s)Miss Juliet Gladys Osafo (mother)
Mr Fred K. Annor (father)
Websitexpressphilmsgh.com

Xbills Ebenezer (born Annor Ebenezer) is a Ghanaian music video director and filmmaker. He is the founder and CEO of Xpress Philms, a production company that specialises in production of film, television, and music video.[1][2][3][4] Xbills has directed music videos for recording artists across an array of genres including, Bisa Kdei, Shatta Wale, Becca, Kofi Kinaata, Edem, Eazzy, Gurunkz, VVIP, Obrafour, Dobble, AK Songstress, Tic Tac, Sarkodie, Jupitar, and more.[5][6][7][8]

Life and career

Ebenezxar was born to Miss Juliet Gladys Osafo and Mr Fred K. Annor on 17 April 1987 in Kukurantumi-Akim town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He was the second last of the six siblings. He began school at Asafo-Akim and later joined Ofori Panin Senior High School where he studied Visual Arts. At Ofori Panin Senior High School, Xbills Ebenezer won the Best Visual Arts student in his class for a couple of times. Inspired by the colorful and artistic nature of the Michael Jackson culture during his high school days, he began singing to beats and miming to songs. He dreamed of creating fictional movies that could be as wild, and more horrible than Michael Jackson's. As young as he was, he would sketch movies on pieces of paper in pictorial forms; which were well understood by anyone who read them. These pictorial forms equally had good literary elements. He started full-time music video production in 1997, and his breakthrough video was Gurunkz "Lapaz Toyota" which was shot in 2011.[9]

Videos directed

This is a list of music videos directed by Xbills Ebenezer. Over 37 music videos are currently listed here.

Year Video Artist
2011 "Lapaz Toyota"[10] Gurunkz
2012 "Seke"[11] Dr. Slim feat. Dobble
2013 "Boys Abre/Alkayida"[12] Gurunkz
2014 "Obaa Jackie Chan"[13] Gurunkz
"Here We Go Again"[14] Edem
"Pum Pum"[15] TicTac feat Edem
"Mpaebo"[16] Gurunkz
"Mama Ne Dada"[17] D2
"Nkwadaa Nkwadaa"[18] Gurunkz
"Baba God"[19] Gurunkz
"Pooley Swag"[20] Gurunkz
"Aboa Onni Dua"[21] Obrafour
"Pimpinaa"[22] Obrafour
"Enemies"[23] Jupitar
"Skolom"[24] VVIP
2015 Otan Hunu[25] Dobble
2016 "Bie Gya"[26] Shatta Wale
"Hello"[27] Akwaboah Jnr feat Sarkodie
"Beshiwo" Becca (Ghanaian singer) feat Bisa Kdei
"Life"[28] Bisa Kdei feat Patoranking
"Na Na"[29] Eazzy feat Stonebwoy
"Meba Be Tia Wo"[30] Gurunkz
"Hw3"[31] Becca (Ghanaian singer) feat Bisa Kdei
"Susuka"[32] Kofi Kinaata
"Mansa"[33] Bisa Kdei
"PumPum"[34] RudeBwoy Ranking
"Kakai"[35] Shatta Wale
"Holiday"[36] AK Songstress
"Baby"[37][38] Petrah feat Reekado Banks
"Fefeefe"[39] EL
"One Tin"[40] Eazzy
"Kpakposhito" [41] Eazzy
Hello [42] Akwaboah feat. Sarkodie
2017 "Boom Boom"[43] Kuami Eugune
"Mawuli"[44] 2Fresh4God
"Feeling"[45] Kurl Songz feat Ebony Reigns
"Bronya"[46] Wutah
"Rewind"[47] MzVee feat Kuami Eugene
Daavi [48] Mzvee
We Run Dem [49] MzVee ft Article Wan
2018 "Come And See My Moda"[50] MzVee feat. Yemi Alade
Mamee [51] Efya ft. Mr Eazi
Bend Down [52] MzVee feat. Kuami Eugene
2019 Dw3[53] Mr Drew ft Krymi & Sarkodie
Fire Burn [54] Kwamz & Flava Feat. Sarkodie
Shooo (Remix) [55] Kwamz & Flava Feat. Medikal & Joey B
Weather [56] Sista Afia ft Medikal & Quamina MP
2020 "Enjoyment"[57] KIDI
No Dulling[58] Keche Feat. Kuami Eugene
Let Me Know [59] Mr Drew
Turn Up [60] Kuami Eugene
Wedding Song [61] Wendy Shay feat. Kuami Eugene
Pray For The World [62] Wendy Shay
Duna [63] Eazzy Feat Quamina Mp
Here For You [64] Vanilla Karr
Bestie [65] Queen Ayorkor Ft. Kelvyn Boy
Paper [66] Sista Afia feat. Victor AD
2021 Mood [67] Mr Drew
Shoulder [68] Adina feat. Mr JazziQ
Dollar On You [69] Kuami Eugene
Today [70] DopeNation
Shuperu [71] Mr Drew feat. KiDi
S3k3 [72] Mr Drew feat. Medikal
Good Mood [73] Keche ft Fameye
Mind Your Business [74] Dopenation
Amen [75] Kuami Eugene
Abodie [76] Captain Planet (4x4) feat. Kuami Eugene
2022 ''Metua''[77] Amerado feat. Kuami Eugene
"Friday Night" [78] Lasmid
"Sweetie" [79] Kwabena Kwabena
"Jo" [80] FBS feat. Mr Drew
Blow [81] Mona 4Reall
2023 Cryptocurrency [82] Kuami Eugene Feat. Rotimi
Love You [83] Bisa Kdei feat. KiDi
Something Must Happen [84] Keche
Carry Go [85] Sista Afia
My Darling [86] Akwaboah Feat. Kwabena Kwabena

Awards

Year Award Ceremony Award Presented Nominated Work/Recipient Result Ref
2016 4syte TV Music Video Awards Best Edited Video of the Year Guru – Samba Won [87]
2019 Ghana Actors and Entertainers Awards Best video director of the year Himself Won [88]
2021 4syte TV Music Video Awards Best video director of the year Himself Won [89]
2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Best music video of the year 2019 MzVee ft. Yemi Alade – come and see my mother Won [90]

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