Fate of Our Old, Ageing and Youthful Ghanaian Musicians
Our illiterate but very knowledgeable forefathers or ancestors, proverbially, had this to say, ‘’ The one who carries an orphan with a heavy load to walk through the muddy path does nothing but worsens his or her sorrow’’. The entertainment scene in Ghana, just as partisan politics, had tuned into something else as only the luckiest artiste or musician who makes hit songs are accorded the utmost recognition. This is not the situation elsewhere as with all due respect, ordinary music makers have their fairest share of the due with regards to royalties, once their livelihood is dependent on music as a career.
This reminds me of the one-week observance of late Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, as in the perfection of peace may her soul and that of all departed musicians and ar...
