{"id":1194894,"date":"2022-08-30T15:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/30\/its-shallow-to-criticize-me-for-sounding-nigerian-they-also-borrow-our-terms\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:45:16","slug":"its-shallow-to-criticize-me-for-sounding-nigerian-they-also-borrow-our-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/30\/its-shallow-to-criticize-me-for-sounding-nigerian-they-also-borrow-our-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s shallow to criticize me for sounding Nigerian; they also borrow our terms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-ghanaian-artist-raphael-camidoh-kofi-attachie-well-known-as-camidoh-has-lambasted-his-critics-for-criticizing-him-for-sounding-like-a-nigerian-when-singing\">Ghanaian artist Raphael\u00a0Camidoh\u00a0Kofi Attachie well known as Camidoh has lambasted his critics for criticizing him for sounding like a Nigerian when singing. <\/h2>\n<p>Camidoh has become a household name both in Ghana and in Nigeria. He broke through the Nigerian market after he collaborated with Mayorkun to do a remix of Sugarcane. <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Yes, he was my mate at KNUST \u2013 Blakk Rasta defends Dr. UN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Camidoh while speaking in an interview on Joy Prime was asked how he feels when people say he sounds like a Nigerian. \u201cHow do you feel when people say you sound so Nigerian what are your thoughts about it?\u201d <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Camidoh replied that \u201cit\u2019s their opinion, for which they\u2019re entitled to\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>With time, people will get to understand that we were never meant to be just Ghana. We were meant to be in Africa. I\u2019m Ewe, if I chose to go by that mentality, I\u2019ll be doing music solely in Ewe. And if we think like that, then we will be encouraging boundaries<\/em>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>It\u2019s 2022, and a time the world is trying to be one. So if we\u2019re going to sit here and allow Nigerians, South Africans, come to Ghana, borrow our words, make music with it, and we jam to it, yet when we (Ghanaian musicians) borrow their words and make music with it, we (Ghanaians) criticize it, then we\u2019ve erred. So whoever thinks that I\u2019m shining in the shadows of another country, it\u2019s a shallow way of looking at things<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: Dr. UN planning new award for black stars\u2019 world cup campaign\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He further explained that \u201c<em>it\u2019s not like it\u2019s deliberate to sound Nigerian, am I only going to make my money in Nigeria? No! Is the Nigerian sound the sound of the world? No! The world is open to listening to every sound that\u2019s quality. So let\u2019s not make it seem like I\u2019m trying to deliberately sound Nigerian, so I can tap into their market<\/em>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>source: www.ghbase.com<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Ghanaian artist Raphael\u00a0Camidoh\u00a0Kofi Attachie well known as Camidoh has lambasted his critics for criticizing him for sounding like a Nigerian when singing. Camidoh has become a household name both in Ghana and in Nigeria. He broke through the Nigerian market after he collaborated with Mayorkun to do a remix of Sugarcane. 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