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“You can’t make a living out of music in Ghana” - Gyedu Blay Ambolley

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  • JQ, London 11 years ago

    BBC Radio 6 plays a lot of African Music these days. Hopefully the artists are collecting their royalties.

  • ITALY 11 years ago

    you the elders in the industry must put your foot down against copy right in ghana. i think yourself, Daddy lumber, kojo antwi, amakye dede et al have to eradicate selfishness and think passion for the beauty of your hard wor ...
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  • Teacher 11 years ago

    Hi Gyedu, I heard your music being played right here in Oregon State. I was so happy listening to your ''Akokoba eh! gyae dede yi ye''.
    I love that. Keep on.

  • Omanbapa Osei Oy3ade3yie 11 years ago

    ... wo mame ne buo eh, wo mame ne buo , 3ne k3nt3n yi ase!

    Yes, I can reproduce every word of that song, but I ask, would play such in Eugene stuff today?

    Are you talking about the 80's or now?

  • ayera 11 years ago

    Ghana doesn't have a music industry to feed any artist. Ghanaians patronise music like they patronise free air. Ghanaians don't deserve good music because they hate to pay for music in ghana or abroad. They only like to brag ...
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  • sam kodi 11 years ago

    Ghanians don't buy musics, That is why Ghanaian Musicians are very poor, Yes You can’t make a living out of music in Ghana,

  • metoo 11 years ago

    Yes, the west has royalties etc and lots of money can be made, but even though there is no royalties paid in Nigeria.......Nigerian musicians and all other entertainers (including comedians and DJ's) get paid and get paid VER ...
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  • collins woode 11 years ago

    Blay you're damn right..In Ghana there are no proper structures set to protect musicians rights.
    In Denmark i only receive a note of breakdown of my music played on whatever radio station, and payments into my accounts.
    N ...
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