{"id":101399,"date":"2023-09-20T20:43:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T20:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/20\/incredible-zigi-apologises-for-sleeping-comment-about-ghanaian-artistes\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T20:43:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T20:43:16","slug":"incredible-zigi-apologises-for-sleeping-comment-about-ghanaian-artistes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/20\/incredible-zigi-apologises-for-sleeping-comment-about-ghanaian-artistes\/","title":{"rendered":"Incredible Zigi apologises for &#8216;sleeping&#8217; comment about Ghanaian artistes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Ghanaian dancer Incredible Zigi has rendered an apology to musicians for a statement he recently made regarding the role dancers play in promoting music.<\/p>\n<p>Zigi had told Andy Dosty on <em>Daybreak Hitz <\/em>on Hitz FM that dancers have becomne indispensable in music promotion, a reason he supported the call by World Dance Champion Adjetey Sowah for the Vodafone Ghana  Awards (VGMA) to have a category for dancers.<\/p>\n<p>The founder of the Afrozig Movement stressed that a platform like the VGMA organised by Charterhouse should consider including dancers in their subsequent editions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is what we all have been looking forward to. Most of these songs that are getting recognition in Ghana are tailored by dancers. We spent much time on social media posting the songs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like the artists are sleeping and we are the ones blowing the song. Dancers need to be awarded on a big platform like the VGMA,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>His submission seems to have irked a number of people who thought he was being condescending to the musicians. His critics had asserted that if the artistes were sleeping, he wouldn\u2019t have gotten songs for his performances.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Ju06ajFCMhU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Artistes are sleeping while dancers are blowing their songs \u2013 Incredible Zigi | Daybreak Hitz\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ju06ajFCMhU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a press statement, however, he mentioned that his comment was misunderstood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was recently interviewed on Ghana\u2019s esteemed media outlet (Hitz FM) discussing the important topic of recognizing dancers on major entertainment platforms, given the vital role they play in promoting music.<br \/>Regrettably, it seems that my comments have been misunderstood, and I would like to clarify that we are all interconnected in the same creative family,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Zigi emphasised that he acknowledged the importance of working together with musicians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn reality, all I intended to say was we are all part of the same artistic ecosystem, and our collaborations are what make the industry thrive. Dancers help bring the music created by our hard working musicians to life through our incredible talent, creativity and dance routines hence the quest for recognition through award platforms. It is the synergy between artists and dancers that truly makes the magic,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, apologised and called on creatives to hold each other\u2019s craft in high esteem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI apologize for any offense caused and want to emphasize my respect for artists and the entire entertainment industry. Let\u2019s celebrate each other\u2019s talents and work together to create unforgettable art.<br \/>Thank you for your understanding, and I look forward to a future filled with incredible collaborations and positive energy,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>This comes on the back of a recent renaissance in the dance fraternity. Dancers are now getting more commercial influence than they did a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>While these dancers call on music award schemes to award them, they have about three dance awards that celebrate their efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/zigi-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Incredible Zigi apologises for 'sleeping' comment about Ghanaian artistes\" class=\"wp-image-10032379635 lazy\" style=\"width:845px;height:1057px\" width=\"845\" height=\"1057\"  data- title=\"Incredible Zigi apologises for 'sleeping' comment about Ghanaian artistes\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian dancer Incredible Zigi has rendered an apology to musicians for a statement he recently made regarding the role dancers play in promoting music. Zigi had told Andy Dosty on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM that dancers have becomne indispensable in music promotion, a reason he supported the call by World Dance Champion Adjetey Sowah [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Incredible Zigi apologises for &#039;sleeping&#039; comment about Ghanaian artistes - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/20\/incredible-zigi-apologises-for-sleeping-comment-about-ghanaian-artistes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Incredible Zigi apologises for &#039;sleeping&#039; comment about Ghanaian artistes - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ghanaian dancer Incredible Zigi has rendered an apology to musicians for a statement he recently made regarding the role dancers play in promoting music. 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