Veteran highlife musician Samuel Owusu has expressed the need for the authentic highlife song to be preserved and treasured.
According to him, that is the pride of the country and represents “our” cultural heritage.
Speaking in an interview with Max Morning Show in Accra on Friday, the “Yenka Wo Ntie” crooner emphasized that highlife music was like the precious traditional cloth “Kente” and should be preserved among generations.
He said that as much as the current crop of musicians is introducing western styles of music like rap music, hip-hop, amanpiano, and afrobeat, they should also promote highlife music for it not to lose its relevance.
“If you look at the Americans, they have reserved their country music and hip-hop, and even when they introduce new genres like R&B, among others, they still promote and reserve their authentic genres. We have to learn from them so that we don’t throw away our cultural pride,” Samuel Owusu added.
Talking about what had preserved his craft and brand, he said he led a good, exemplary life and never engaged in frivolous activities.
Samuel Owusu further stated that before he composed a song, he took time to compose it little by little so that he could get the desired effect.
The veteran musician had been in the industry for over three decades and had released hit tracks including “Veranda,” “Mpaboa Foforo,” “Mo Bekae Me,” “Kokosakyi,” “Asem Beba Dabi,” “Nkwanne,” and “Enni Awerehow.”
Source: Ghana/MaxTV/MaxFM/max.com.gh/Joyceline Natally Cudjoe
