{"id":57680,"date":"2023-04-13T22:30:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/13\/ghanaians-are-not-aggressive-basketmouth-on-why-ghanaians-are-talented-but-not-visible-internationally\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T22:30:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:30:22","slug":"ghanaians-are-not-aggressive-basketmouth-on-why-ghanaians-are-talented-but-not-visible-internationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/13\/ghanaians-are-not-aggressive-basketmouth-on-why-ghanaians-are-talented-but-not-visible-internationally\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians are not aggressive- Basketmouth on why Ghanaians are talented but not visible internationally \u00bb \u2122-"},"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<p>Nigerian comedian <strong>Basketmouth <\/strong>thinks Ghana has a lot of creative talent and that the reason it isn\u2019t flourishing is that it has the tools necessary to advertise itself internationally. <\/p>\n<p>The well-known<strong> Nigerian comedian<\/strong> and entertainer also asserted that, in contrast to their Nigerian counterparts, Ghanaians are not aggressive in promoting their own products. <\/p>\n<p>The comedian said that Ghanaians are less enthusiastic about supporting their musical idols but argued that this needs to change if they want to see their artists succeed on a global scale.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhana has a lot of great talent, but the problem is that they\u2019re not getting the support they need to succeed. Nigerians are more aggressive when it comes to promoting their own, and that\u2019s why our music is doing so well,\u201d he said in an interview<\/p>\n<p>Basketmouth also counselled Ghanaian musicians to promote their music and themselves more actively. He continued by saying that Ghanaians possessed wealth that Nigerians lacked. He claimed that venues and event centres in Ghana were superior.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that Nigeria was lacking in that respect and recommended Ghanaians make the most of it. 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