{"id":111182,"date":"2023-10-16T15:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/16\/i-have-paved-the-way-for-others-to-bring-home-the-grammy-rocky-dawuni\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T15:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:24:46","slug":"i-have-paved-the-way-for-others-to-bring-home-the-grammy-rocky-dawuni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/16\/i-have-paved-the-way-for-others-to-bring-home-the-grammy-rocky-dawuni\/","title":{"rendered":"I have paved the way for others to bring home the Grammy &#8211; Rocky Dawuni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rocky-Dawuni-1-jpeg.webp\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Rocky-Dawuni (1)\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Grammy-nominated Reggae musician, songwriter, and producer, Rocky Dawuni, says he is not obliged to bring home a Grammy.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, over the years, he has paved the way for Ghanaian artists to reach the Grammy stage through his multiple nominations; hence, he is leaving it open for any deserving artist to grab.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Ameyaw TV at the just-ended Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Awards, Rocky said Ghana has creative talents and has so many opportunities to learn from legends who left a legacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing is that I am not obliged, the way has already been opened, I have created nominations and now Ghanaian artists are getting the opportunity and it is open for every and any artist, it\u2019s not really about me or someone, we just need to create a credible opportunity and then one of us or some of us, one of our musicians can go grab it, it could be me, it could be somebody else,\u201d he state<\/p>\n<p>Rocky Dawuni believes that in a few years, Ghana will see great rewards from their hard work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhana is a well known for creativity, Ghanaians have a crop of musicians who are extremely creative, they have the opportunity to learn the business and also have been walking in the footsteps of giants who set good standards, so I think we have such an incredible new crop of musicians and Ghana is going to make a lot of headway in the years to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past years, the Ghana music industry has faced a series of challenges when it comes to promoting music on the international scene, while the Nigerian and other music industry has seen a wave of progress including winning the music industry\u2019s highest honor, Grammy.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations for Grammy has been opened and the three-time Grammy Nominee, Rocky Dawuni \u00a0has submitted his new single, \u201cShade Tree\u201d for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Grammy-nominated Reggae musician, songwriter, and producer, Rocky Dawuni, says he is not obliged to bring home a Grammy. 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