Another feather has landed in the cap of Highlife/Funk band FRA! 

The six-member Ghanaian international band has been adjudged the Best Group of the Year at the just-concluded Ghana Music Awards UK 2023. 

The highly anticipated event returned to the Royal Regency, London, over the weekend, October 7. 

Before one thinks FRA!'s win came without a meaningful threat, it needs to be considered its competition in the category were none other than the Hiplife serial hitmakers DopeNation, the celebrated Bethel Revival Choir and the popular Hiplife duo Keche.

Today, Monday, October 9, the organisers of the GMA-UK 2023 put up the official flyer announcing FRA! as victor.

"Awards are rewarding both home and abroad! Cheers to another one from @gmauk! Who's your favourite highlife funk band from Ghana again? [ear emoji]," the I Go Dey 4 U hitmakers reacted on social media.

Bassist Gogoe, drummer Virgen, guitarist Selorm, keyboardist Martin, percussionist Ayala and frontman Osele were in the United Kingdom and Europe between June and August on their Chale Wote Tour.

In a private conversation with Class News' Prince Benjamin (PB), the Germany-based Delicious Tunes star recalled the experience, particularly in the UK, where the GMA-UK 2023 happened.

"Since this was our first visit to the UK, we were genuinely unsure of how the audience would receive us. However, our expectations were exceeded when we discovered that many people at the festivals we played at already knew our song YDFTV and the dance routine to it.

"People who were also witnessing the band for the first time were highly enthusiastic and sang along to every song" performed especially from its latest and third album, Chale Wote, FRA! said. 

| 2023 Chale Wote UK/EU Tour: FRA! entertaining more than 20,000 patrons at the Africa Oye Festival, Liverpool, UK

The band returned to Ghana in August, climaxing the tour with a charity concert at the iconic +233 Jazz Bar & Grill, North Ridge, Accra, on Saturday, August 26. Their eager multicultural fans filled the venue to the brim despite the night's showers and the threat of heavy rain. 

On Saturday, September 2, proceeds from the event, together with kind donations from concert-goers, supporters and +233 Jazz Bar & Grill, were gifted to the Assurance of Hope for the Needy Orphanage at Teshie-Nungua, the band-members' community of residence. 

| A fraction of FRA!'s donation to the cheerful children of Assurance of Hope, Teshie-Nungua 

During the New Year celebrations, at the FRA!ternity VI concert at Alliance Francaise, Airport City, the band unveiled a brand new song they co-produced, You Dey Feel the Vibe (YDFTV). Right from that night, it became an instant hit on social media. Soon, radio stations could not resist playing it – churches, events and recreational centres had already gone ahead. Currently, it is obvious the world is feeling the special FRA! vibe.