Veteran highlife musician Akosua Adjepong has lamented about how major stakeholders within the industry have allowed the rich rhythmic music in Ghana to get into the drainage and cause the industry to collapse.
According to her, little is done to salvage the music industry from collapsing since the musicians have abandoned the country’s rich rhythm for foreign genres.
In a viral interview, the “Eka Bi Nie” hitmaker bemoaned that there was nothing good to be said about the industry since least was done to make it endure for it to compete evenly with other music industries.
She noted that Ghana has rich rhythms to explore, yet the industry was slacking off, paving the way for Nigerians and other African countries to take advantage and excel.
“As it stands now, it seems Nigerians are even playing better Highlife music than Ghana. If you listen to songs from Senegal and Mali, you will notice that they are similar to rhythms from the northern part of Ghana,” Akosua Adjepong said.
She further stated that Ghana’s music was not going viral as it should and blamed it on the policies and structures the country has failed to put in place to ensure the music breaks barriers, while also criticizing artists for doing less to take advantage of the rich rhythms.
“I went to the Seychelles, and I heard them play songs from different countries. I heard Nigerian music, Senegal, and Mali. Now the question is, why is Ghana not taking advantage of these rhythms?” she quizzed.
Akosua Adjepong said the industry had everything it needed to excel, but the right things were not done to ensure its success.
“So why are we suffering? I will keep saying that the right things have not been done,” she said.
Source: Ghana/MaxTV/MaxFM/max.com.gh/Joyceline Natally Cudjoe
