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Ghana music has become monotonous — Big Joe Frazier

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Ghanaian artist Big Joe Frazier has expressed his concerns about the current state of music, describing it as monotonous. According to Big Joe Frazier, contemporary artists often mimic popular styles instead of cultivating their own unique approaches.

“If an artist sees that their colleague is succeeding with Azonto, they will abandon their own style and follow the same path,” he explained. He told Afia Owusu on XZONE on TV XYZ that music played on radio stations tends to have a uniform rhythm, which can make it tedious to listen to.

However, due to this uniformity, artists can quickly lose relevance if the genre they follow falls out of favor.

 

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The spotlight has been taken off my brand — IWAN laments

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Ghanaian dancehall and reggae artist IWAN, now known as IWAN Suhuyini, has lamented that the spotlight has shifted away from his brand.

In an interview on XZONE on TV XYZ, IWAN told host Afia Owusu that the media has stopped playing his songs.

Explaining the cause of his sudden decline, the “Who’s Bad” hitmaker revealed that his old management, along with certain people, circumstances, and conditions, are the reasons.

“In the past, a lot has been going on, and I know the spotlight has been taken off the brand IWAN because of certain circumstances, conditions around, and certain people involved,” he said.

He encourages himself by saying that those behind his predicament are not going to stay in the industry for long  because there are new faces who have realized how good and solid his music and production are.

“I don’t think that will be for long; certain individuals who were doing that are not going to stay in the industry forever. We have new faces, and they get to realize what IWAN is doing, the music I’m producing, the sense behind it, and why it shouldn’t be played,” he emphasized.

 

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Ghana has not lost its musical identity – Abochi

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Ghanaian highlife musician Abochi has made it clear that, in his opinion, those who believe Ghana has lost its musical identity or voice are entirely mistaken.

In a recent conversation on Xzone of TV XYZ, the “Bestie” hitmaker said Ghanaian music has not lost its identity. Rather, Ghanaians love foreign stuff more than their own.

He told host Afia Owusu that Ghanaian artists are talented and are doing well with their music.

However, even the popular genre, which is afrobeat, has highlife elements in it, of which Ghanaians are the real originators.

“Ghanaian music hasn’t lost its identity. I see highlife in afrobeat. Ghanaians prefer foreign stuff over their own, whether it’s movies or music, because we always feel theirs are better than ours. But Ghanaians are doing very well; Ghanaians are very talented, and if you check afrobeat, a lot of songs have highlife elements,” he said.

According to Abochi, Ghanaian artists are not moving away from producing their original sound; music is rather dynamic.

“So I still hear highlife in Afrobeat. I don’t think we are moving away from our original sound; what I know is that there will always be changes in music,” he added.

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