READ ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a0Kofi Kinaata is better than Gyedu Ambolley \u2013 Bulldog<\/p>\n\u201cWe have buried our own and pursuing Dancehall music and the likes and interestingly, the VGMA has been promoting the agenda by rewarding such artistes with the topmost prizes,\u201d he told Graphic.com.gh in an interview.<\/p>\n
He further stated that the media in Ghana has been a major collaborator to the trend.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe media cannot be absolved from what is happening to highlife music now. They don\u2019t do their own research to ask critical questions.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor instance, if an artiste plays Reggae beats and sings Twi or Fante, we call it highlife music which is totally wrong because highlife has its own beats.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, the members on the Selection Committee of VGMA are also guilty because they don\u2019t make the right selection. So if critics say Highlife music is dying, it means some people are not doing their homework well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/p>\nThe organizers of the VGMA, Charterhouse on March 18, 2023, announced a list of nominees for this year\u2019s event, which is scheduled to take place later in the year.<\/p>\n
Kofi Kinaata, Akwaboah, Adina, and Kuami Eugene were named as contenders for the Highlife Artiste of the Year category.<\/p>\n
Reacting to the list, the highlife legend tod Graphic that \u201cI\u2019m not surprised the Highlife category has only four artistes because the young ones believe that doing other music genres will win them more recognition and awards. Thus our artistes are switching to other music styles but that is not helping the positive cause of Highlife music,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
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– – Gyedu Blay Ambolley, a Ghanaian highlife legend, has accused the organizers of Ghana\u2019s premier music awards event, the Vodafone Ghana Awards (VGMA), of causing the indigenous genre\u2019s demise. According to him, the scheme has evolved over time to give foreigners a false impression of music representation in Ghana. \u201cIt is unfortunate that people […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n
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