Zapp Mallet
Emmanuel Mallet ko Zapp Mallet wanda aka fi sani da Zapp Mallet gogaggen injiniya ne mai rikodin ƙasar Ghana kuma furodusa ne. An san shi a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin waɗanda suka fara kirkirar tarihin rayuwar rayuwa wanda ya fara a farkon shekarun 1990 a Ghana. Haka kuma an yarda da shi a matsayin injiniyan rikodi kaɗai da ya ci lambar yabo ta Ghana Music sau uku a jere; 1999, 2000, 2001.

Rayuwar farko da ilimi 
An haifi Zapp a Accra, Ghana. Ya yi karatun sakandare a makarantar Accra daga 1975 zuwa 1982. Ya ci gaba zuwa Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi inda ya karanci dabarun wallafe-wallafe don digirin sa na farko. Wasu daga cikin kwarewar Zapp a cikin kide-kide sune a lokacin da yake makarantar sakandare lokacin da ya buga wa duriyar kungiyar makarantar Accra Academy. A matakin jami'a, ya sami damar ƙara kunnawar guitar da guitar ta fasahar sa. Daga baya ya fito fili don wasu kungiyoyin kirista tare da fasahar sa a Accra da Kumasi.

Aiki 
Zapp ya fara yin rakodi a ɗakuna daban-daban kafin ya kafa nasa situdiyo da kamfani; Title Track Productions Limited. Ya fara yin rikodi a Studio na ARC a Tema, ya koma CH Studio a Accra sannan daga baya ya koma Kampsite. Kafin ya mallaki nasa studio ya yi rikodin a T.L.C. Studio.

A cikin shekarun da suka gabata, Zapp ya yi aiki tare da manyan mashahuran Ghanaan ƙasar Ghana da mawaƙan kide-kide na duniya daban-daban. Wasu daga cikin waɗannan masu fasaha sun haɗa da; Kojo Antwi, Ofori Amponsah, Daasebre Gyamena, Nana Fynn, Becca, Irene Logan Nana Quame da Wutah dukkansu na cikin manyan wuraren da ake kira 'highlife circus'. A cikin wasan kwaikwayo na hiplife Zapp ya yi aiki tare da Reggie Rockstone, Lord Kenya, Obour da Akyeame. A cikin nau'ikan bishara ya yi aiki tare da; Tagoe Sisters, Suzzy da Matt da Helena Rhabbles.

A shekarar 2008, Zapp yayi aiki a karamin kwamitin bude gasar da rufewa na kungiyar kwallon kafa ta Afirka (afcon) wacce kasar Ghana ta dauki nauyi. Ya yi aiki a matsayin darektan kiɗa da garaya don yawon shakatawa na burger babban taron da Goethe-Institut ta shirya a cikin 2008 a matsayin wani ɓangare na bikin 51th ranar Ghana ta samun 'yancin kai. Ya yi aiki a matsayin alƙali mazaunin da kuma baƙon alƙali a kan shirye-shiryen kiɗa da yawa, wasu daga cikinsu sun haɗa da; Stars of the future, Mentor, Nescafe African Revelation da MTN Hitmaker show. Ya kasance memba na kwamitin tsara lambobin yabo na Wakokin Ghana kuma mai gudanarwa a WAPI; wani zane-zane da dandamali na katsewa wanda kungiyar Birtaniyya ta shirya.

Sha'awar Zapp tana tattare da nau'ikan nau'ikan kiɗa kamar mu Rock, Jazz, Orchestra da Pop waɗanda muka haɗu da raƙuman Afirka don ƙirƙirar sabbin sauti.

A shekarar 2019, ya bayyana aniyarsa ta tsayawa takarar shugabancin kasar na Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA). Daga baya an cire shi saboda bai rike mukamin zartarwa a kungiyar ba. Zapp ya kasance tushen kwarin gwiwa ga injiniyoyin sauti da yawa a Ghana, sanannen daga cikinsu shine mashahurin Hammer na Twoarshe Biyu wanda aka yi wa wahayi don fara aikinsa a cikin injiniyar sauti bayan haɗuwa da Zapp Mallet kuma ya ga kayan aikin a ɗakin karatunsa a lokacin Zapp yana rikodin kundin kundin Reggie Rockstone.

Rigimar Hiplife 
Hiplife gabaɗaya nau'in kiɗan Ghana ne wanda ke haɗa wasu abubuwa na hiphop tare da highlife. An kafa nau'in halittar hiplife ne a kasar Ghana a farkon shekarun 1990. Zapp tare da Michael Cooke sun kirkiri sunan hiplife lokacin da suke tunani kan wane suna za a iya ba wa jinsi, sun ƙare da sunan hiplife ta hanyar haɗuwa da "hip" a cikin hiphop da "rayuwa" a cikin babban rayuwar. Mawaki na farko da ya yi rikodin waƙa tare da nau'in kiɗa na sama an san shi Reggie Rockstone. Kundin nasa; Makaa maka shi ne kundin tarihin rayuwar rayuwar farko da aka fara dauka. Zapp yayi aiki a kan wasu rikodin farko na Reggie; agoo, Tsoo Boi da Night life a Accra. Zapp ya yi iƙirarin cewa Reggie ba za a iya zama shi kaɗai ba da za a yaba da kafuwar salon kidan hiplife tun da akwai wasu da ke da hannu wajen yin kidan wanda ya hada da; mai yin duka, injiniyan sauti, furodusoshi da sauransu. Reggie a gefe guda yana jayayya akasin cewa shi ne kawai ya kafa nau'in. Ya kara da cewa Zapp bai san da yawa game da kiɗan rap ba kuma ya taimaka masa ya fahimci tushen waƙar rap. Saboda haka, ba zai yiwu ba ga mutumin da bai san komai ba game da jinsi ya yi iƙirarin cewa shi ya kasance mai haɗin gwiwar nau'in. Rex Omar shahararren mawakin wasan kwaikwayon nan na kasar Ghana ya shiga tattaunawar yana mai cewa Reggie shi ne na farko da ya fara kida a salon rayuwa amma duk da haka ya fara jin sunan "hiplife" daga Zapp. Daga baya Reggie ya nemi afuwa ga Zapp saboda kalaman da ya yi ta talabijin da rediyo dangane da tattaunawar wanda ya assasa jinsin hiplife. Reggie ya bayyana cewa maganganun nasa sun kasance ne sakamakon tsananin tashin hankali da shigar da motsin rai. Ya yi imanin huhun Zapp yunƙurin ɓata shi ne don ƙirƙirar samfuran samari masu fasaha na Gana da yawa ke amfana da shi.

Kyauta da girmamawa 
An gane ayyukan Zapp kuma an basu su a dandamali daban-daban. A 1994 aka yanke masa hukunci; Mafi kyawun rumwararrun rumwararrun bywararrun bywararrun Nishaɗi da al'adun ƙasar Ghana. An yanke masa hukunci a kan Injiniyan Rikodi na Gwarzo a Gwarzon Wakokin Ghana na 2002. A cikin Kyaututtukan Wakokin Ghana na 2011 ya lashe kyautar Gwarzon shekara.

Rayuwar Kai 
Zapp ya auri matarsa ​​Martha Mallet a ranar 14 ga Fabrairu 1993. Tare suna da yara mata biyu.

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Manazarta 
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