Self-acclaimed King of Dancehall Music, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, known as Shatta Wale, says his collaboration with the American R&B goddess Beyonce Knowles provided a beacon of hope for the Ghanaian music industry.
According to him, the song “Already” was the last chance God gave Ghana’s music industry to succeed.
He said the collaboration brought Ghana on the map, and the industry could have sustained it, but they placed too much emphasis on the wrong people.
While comparing the Nigerian music industry to Ghana’s in terms of major award schemes, Shatta Wale, in an interview, said he brought up the issue of benefits for the Artiste of the Year winners in both countries.
“Let’s be frank here; there are awards that are being organized in other regions, and they are flying their artiste of the year to Dubai, and the Ghana music awards they can’t even dash,” he said.
The “On God” hitmaker noted that the industry has lost the opportunity to excel due to too much emphasis on the wrong people.
“When people are talking about Nigeria, I don’t want them to continue because I feel like Ghana got their chance. Let me tell you the last chance God gave us: Shatta Wale, featuring Beyonce. But you see, we want to watch the coat man; we want to watch,” he added.
Shatta Wale expressed the need for things to be done right for the industry to compete evenly.
Source: Ghana/MaxTV/MaxFM/max.com.gh/Joyceline Natally Cudjoe
