{"id":130077,"date":"2023-12-12T09:49:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T09:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/12\/i-sold-my-rolex-watch-to-organise-rhythms-of-africa-concert\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T09:49:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T09:49:33","slug":"i-sold-my-rolex-watch-to-organise-rhythms-of-africa-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/12\/i-sold-my-rolex-watch-to-organise-rhythms-of-africa-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"I sold my Rolex watch to organise &#8216;Rhythms Of Africa&#8217; concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) pulsated with excitement as it hosted the biggest gospel musical event of 2023 so far, \u201cRhythms of Africa\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-999882 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sonnie-baaaaaaadu.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"719\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Curated by the iconic UK-based Ghanaian gospel musician Sonnie Badu, in collaboration with George Quaye\u2019s Image Bureau, Rhythms of Africa was a resounding success, with the event selling out completely.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-999897 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sonnie-badu-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The sheer star power of the event which took place on Saturday, December 9, was enough to tell that \u201cRhythms of Africa\u201d was meticulously planned and executed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1000382 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sonnie-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"873\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A plethora of A-list gospel artists graced the stage, including Nigeria\u2019s Preye Odede, Ghana\u2019s Joe Mettle, Nacee, Piesie Esther, Perez Musik, and MOG .<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Their presence alone confirmed the event\u2019s high calibre and drew in a massive audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But speaking in an interview with Nana Adwoa Annan of Onua TV, Dr Sonnie Badu made a staggering revelation that the show was organised without sponsors getting on board.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1000384 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sonnie-badu-22.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe hardly got sponsors, and I don\u2019t know why people don\u2019t want to invest when it comes to gospel music. It\u2019s probably a demon worrying us. We sent sponsorship proposals five months ahead and still got just a few to give peanuts \u201c he said<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sounding extremely disdained the iconic \u2018Baba\u2019 crooner disclosed that he had to sell his wristwatch to be able to fund the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI sold my Rolex watch this morning for my concert\u2026Funding gospel events in Ghana is an issue that needs to be looked at.\u201d he astonishingly revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Watch excerpts of his performance at the event below<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C0qzZ4HCQgj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) pulsated with excitement as it hosted the biggest gospel musical event of 2023 so far, \u201cRhythms of Africa\u201d. 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