Ghanaian Visual Storyteller Samuel Glenn Semakor popularly known in showbiz as GlennSamm has successfully created a niche for himself as the ‘Walking Artist’ and Culture influencer by heightening globally the rich African cultural heritage.
GlennSamm who hails from Keta in the Volta Region has built his confidence, enviable physique, and an excellent model through his beliefs, ideas, knowledge, and incredible personality as a fashionista.
Through his social media and global recognition such as his feature on BBC Africa documentary and Vogues have attracted him to a cult.
GlennSamm has worked with several brands and made exclusive appearances in music videos such as Fuse ODG’s New African Girl, Manuel NonBada’s Every Day, EpiXode’s Wahala Dey, Bisa Kdei Adiza featuring Adekunle Gold, and Wakayna, Africa Nice.
According to Samuel the motive and aim is to define the beauty of Africa through fashion, modeling, and storytelling. That is by telling authentic African stories with looks embedded with pearls of spectacular ideas to paint a perfect picture of his legacy.
He has also created a unique identity, which has not gone unnoticed, especially during art festivals like Chalewote, Afrochella, Detty Rave, and public association. He has become one of the main highlights of every event he graces.
His relevance levelled up during the Year Of Return. During this period, African descent across the globe returned home after years of disconnection with their roots. Well GlennSamm believes africans descent need to understand the African culture and how to portray themselves.
He added his aim is to introduce them to our values, beliefs, and traditions.
He added Africans in Africa and all over the world are highly perceived to be from kingly roots and royal background.
As a visionary with a lifetime legacy, he has established a modern-day fashion campaign called KvngsOfTheNewSchool. This school seek to educate, entertain and influence the younger African generation to embrace their cultural heritage and stop chasing after the Western culture.
“In the shorted time of forming the KvngsOfTheNewSchool group, they have been featured many times across the globe due to our uniqueness, and most importantly, we are projecting what others don’t have and distinguish us.
As an open-minded person, many details go into his artistry which is hard to define. In short, his fashion sense is undefined because his craft is conceptual. No matter how complicated the ideas may cluster up in his mind, he always connects the dots somehow.
Over the years, this has being expressed in the way we dress, speak, walk and regard ourselves – our own way of appreciating the enormous beauty enshrined in African uniqueness.
Glenn is also a PR specialist who have worked with the likes of Ice Prince, Eye Judah Stonebwoy, Jah Phinga, Wakayna, etc.
Aside from being a PR he also owns an entertainment blog, called eboxafrica.com.
He has also worked with brands like Caveman watches, Jameson scotch whiskey, Johnnie Walker.
