Ghanian musician Gyedu-Blay Amoblley has emphasized that the current trend of replicating others in the music industry does not bode well for its future.
He mentioned that in the current dispensation, the artists do not provoke themselves to bring innovation ideas on board to augment the existing values.
The veteran musician noted that Nigerian musicians, including Burna Boy and others, sing to cogitate about their identity, which makes them easily recognizable on the global stage.
Amobolley stated that most Ghanaian musicians who attain to be ‘Dancehall kings’, and those who sing in patois, are sidetracked from their true identities.
According to him, this is an indication that the future of the music industry is not bright.
“There is no future in Ghanaian music because we are always imitating more than being creative. The young musicians want to go into dancehall music, singing in patois and others, but it originates from Jamaica. Have you heard Burna Boy singing in patois before?
“No, the way he sings his songs can be recognized as Nigerian, so there is an identity. Someone created the dancehall genre, and you are claiming you are the ‘Dancehall King of Africa; what about the one who came up with the idea? He said.
Source: 1FamilyRadio