OPINION: Why are GH musicians not able to go beyond Ghana?

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Anna 10 years ago

Their is no Star in the Ghanaian MUSIC scene to bring up n challenge the other artists. The music in Ghana is the same boring thing all the time.. Work hard Play hard.. Thats what these Lazy musicians needs 2 learn!

Their is no Star in the Ghanaian MUSIC scene to bring up n challenge the other artists. The music in Ghana is the same boring thing all the time.. Work hard Play hard.. Thats what these Lazy musicians needs 2 learn!
Ages 10 years ago

it is true and there is more room for improvement on Ghanaian music industry as compared to other African country. thanks

it is true and there is more room for improvement on Ghanaian music industry as compared to other African country. thanks
etweba 10 years ago

If Ghana musicians stop copying from Nigerian musicians and develop the guitar band hilife genre., they will cut a ninch, uniquely Ghanaian.
Congo Kinshasa is the best in music.
Go anywhere in the world and the Rhumba/souk ...
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If Ghana musicians stop copying from Nigerian musicians and develop the guitar band hilife genre., they will cut a ninch, uniquely Ghanaian.
Congo Kinshasa is the best in music.
Go anywhere in the world and the Rhumba/soukoss is quickly identified as the Africa music.
Congolese music sells better world wide than Nigeria or south Africa music.
If Ghanaian musicians can emulate Congolese greats like TABULEY arguably the best musician ever to come from Africa they will berrecognised world wide.
Techiman boy 10 years ago

They are good.learn from them and copy

They are good.learn from them and copy
ROMANO 10 years ago

NEMESIS AKA TECHIMAN BOY AGAIN WHAT DO U DO FOR A LIVING? GH AIN'T GOT SHIT TO COPY FROM NIGERIA COS WE DON'T WANT TO SMELL LIKE NIGERIANS. THANK U.

NEMESIS AKA TECHIMAN BOY AGAIN WHAT DO U DO FOR A LIVING? GH AIN'T GOT SHIT TO COPY FROM NIGERIA COS WE DON'T WANT TO SMELL LIKE NIGERIANS. THANK U.
ROMANO BRAINDEAD 10 years ago

Look at you imbecile. No wonder no body in Africa much less world knows about Ghanaian artists and music. Don't even talk about movies or is it entrepreneurship.. Nigerians are way better. Fact. Go and hug transformer. Pl ...
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Look at you imbecile. No wonder no body in Africa much less world knows about Ghanaian artists and music. Don't even talk about movies or is it entrepreneurship.. Nigerians are way better. Fact. Go and hug transformer. Please. By the time you've finished reading this and ranting. 20 nigerians music have been played in your country and all over the world every minutes. Please kill yourself..Ahahahhahahahahahhaha. I dey laughs oooooooooo
mensah abrampa 10 years ago

We must take music and the arts more seriously, especially in our schools.Do we expect to be doing the same old things in the same old ways just like our politics and expect different and great results? No way.What is needed ...
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We must take music and the arts more seriously, especially in our schools.Do we expect to be doing the same old things in the same old ways just like our politics and expect different and great results? No way.What is needed is a new approach to music.
Jazz, classical, and other forms of music, including our own dance and traditional music must be taught by accomplished performers and educators from the lowest to the highest level in education.Poetry and literature must be taught with increased fervor and intensity.
How can a person call himself a musician in Ghana when he does not even own the musical instrument he claims to play? You can count the number of keyboard players in Ghana on your finger tips.
Our singers will sing better if they can play a musical instrument, especially the piano or the guitar.This would release their imprisoned souls,give them more room to search their creative instincts and we will see how they will appeal to a wider and more diverse audience.
We don't need to re-invent the wheel. All we need to do is just look at success stories which abound worldwide.A formal education in music is very helpful. In addition to training more accomplished instrumentalists, we also need to train more arrangers, choreographers,voice trainers, etc. In short we need more musicologists.
Ambassador Arkhurst 10 years ago

Ma ereka no na nyin... I side with you hundred percent

Ma ereka no na nyin... I side with you hundred percent
tafiakwa 10 years ago

and your point is...?

and your point is...?
Sam Kodi 10 years ago

We must work harder to do our music and stop the copy copy We copy from the Nigerians. When you copy others like We our musicians do. It is not hard work. All the producers We have in Ghana is chop money producers

We must work harder to do our music and stop the copy copy We copy from the Nigerians. When you copy others like We our musicians do. It is not hard work. All the producers We have in Ghana is chop money producers
BABATUNDE 10 years ago

SONNIE BADU IS THE MAN

SONNIE BADU IS THE MAN
Martin/PA 10 years ago

They lack originality in the mist of plenty. Ghanaian musicians only serve a portion of Ghanaian listeners. There is nothing exciting about Ghana music beyond the shores of Ghana.
I challenge our youth to look elsewhere in t ...
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They lack originality in the mist of plenty. Ghanaian musicians only serve a portion of Ghanaian listeners. There is nothing exciting about Ghana music beyond the shores of Ghana.
I challenge our youth to look elsewhere in the region for original musical inspirations. Mali musicians are known all over the world because they are not copy cats.
music lover 10 years ago

There is no honesty in the Ghana music industry. You can be the best, but if you don't pay your music will not get played and you will not be recognized. They downplay their own and uplift others.

There is no honesty in the Ghana music industry. You can be the best, but if you don't pay your music will not get played and you will not be recognized. They downplay their own and uplift others.
Jay 10 years ago

@Music lover, you on point.

@Music lover, you on point.
Jay 10 years ago

Mostly you cant blame our musicians solely, cos the djs dont play our own and the listeners also enjoy foreign music so the poor up-coming musician has no choice than to imitate. If the structures are in place all will be wel ...
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Mostly you cant blame our musicians solely, cos the djs dont play our own and the listeners also enjoy foreign music so the poor up-coming musician has no choice than to imitate. If the structures are in place all will be well.
NPP ALL THE WAY 10 years ago

GHANAIAN MUSICIAN BE YOURSELF

GHANAIAN MUSICIAN BE YOURSELF
YD- USA 10 years ago

SK "Blinks" Originale is the next big thing in Ghana music industry. His songs are original and down to earth. You guys should support artistes like that and forget about "Tonga" and the rest. Our music is not getting anywher ...
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SK "Blinks" Originale is the next big thing in Ghana music industry. His songs are original and down to earth. You guys should support artistes like that and forget about "Tonga" and the rest. Our music is not getting anywhere.
Odada 10 years ago

How can Ghanaian music cross borders? when everything they do end up in their local, kokonsah and their tribalistic pots.

How can Ghanaian music cross borders? when everything they do end up in their local, kokonsah and their tribalistic pots.
james owusu Ansah. 10 years ago

we need to have competent record and entertainment companies in Ghand who will have the resources to push our artiste outside Ghana. secondary we should not rely too much on computer generated beats but rather be more origina ...
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we need to have competent record and entertainment companies in Ghand who will have the resources to push our artiste outside Ghana. secondary we should not rely too much on computer generated beats but rather be more original.
NANA ABA 10 years ago

This is a Ghanaian musician that made me proud of my root and my music. I watched this great man live at the African festival in NASHVILLE TN. on the labor weekend last year,and he gave me hope that all is not lost. A SOLOIS ...
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This is a Ghanaian musician that made me proud of my root and my music. I watched this great man live at the African festival in NASHVILLE TN. on the labor weekend last year,and he gave me hope that all is not lost. A SOLOIST, REPRESENTIG AFRICA ,all by himself, and making every African in the hall proud. PLEASE COME BACK TO NASHVILLE, WE LOVE YOU.
halidu 10 years ago

They dont establish their style they alwaes want to copy from people

They dont establish their style they alwaes want to copy from people
Aminatu 10 years ago

wow am luv with this article...kudos!

wow am luv with this article...kudos!
KG 10 years ago

Most Ghanaian musician prefer to copy works they presume are marketable and fail to be themselves. They lack creativity and cannot perform outside the recording studio and wqithout a disk jorkey.

Most Ghanaian musician prefer to copy works they presume are marketable and fail to be themselves. They lack creativity and cannot perform outside the recording studio and wqithout a disk jorkey.
Nokwar 10 years ago

The article is just like Ghana Music: “short sightedness” inter alia. Soukous has been the most internationally acclaimed music from Africa with numerous globally known stars e.g. Franco, Papa Wemba, Kanda Bongo Man, Mei ...
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The article is just like Ghana Music: “short sightedness” inter alia. Soukous has been the most internationally acclaimed music from Africa with numerous globally known stars e.g. Franco, Papa Wemba, Kanda Bongo Man, Meiway etc.

One of the major problems with us (Ghanaians): we alike the leaf blown by the wind. We never develop what we start. We always want quick money so whatever wind brings money we will desert what we have and flow with the wind!
mama africa 10 years ago

They can't go beyound gh b'cos they are singing in twi, a language that is understood by only ghanaians. They can go to Europe and America an hold shows for ghanaians there but they don't

They can't go beyound gh b'cos they are singing in twi, a language that is understood by only ghanaians. They can go to Europe and America an hold shows for ghanaians there but they don't
GOG 10 years ago

THE PROBLEM IS THE BIGGEST STAR IN GH NOW SINGS NONSENSE. SARKODIE

THE PROBLEM IS THE BIGGEST STAR IN GH NOW SINGS NONSENSE. SARKODIE

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