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Veteran Ghanaian highlife musician,\u00a0Gyedu Blay Ambolley\u00a0has described popular broadcaster and CEO of Nineteen57 fashion brand, Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) as shallow-minded and a child not worth his attention.<\/p>\n
Speaking on DayBreak Hitz with Andy Dosty recently, the\u00a0Adwoa Amissah\u00a0hitmaker said he has a lot going on for him as a highlife musician and so people should not pour scorn on his efforts.
\u201cI see Okyere Darko as a child. He is shallow-minded, the reason why he said those things.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cI am going on an European tour in May next year. My music, Gyedu Blay Ambollley\u2019s music and in June, I will be back on tour. So when he sits and talks, can he take his clothes on tour as a designer like the way I\u2019m going on tour with my music?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ambolley added: \u201cCan he take his DJ-ing on tour like the way I am going on tour with my music? If these people talk, you know they are shallow minds.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an interview with Graphic <\/em> last month, Ambolley noted that\u00a0VGMA\u00a0had not promoted the interest of highlife music by awarding topmost awards to musicians pursuing other genres. \u201cIt is unfortunate that people think when you sing in twi or fante over a dancehall or reggae beat it automatically makes it highlife music. That is not true but it has become the norm over the years because these are the kinds of music VGMA rewards,\u201d he said during the interview. \u201cSuch nonsense! Which awards scheme has projected our music industry like VGMA since independence? How many have projected our musicians beyond GH. How many have consistently done more than 10 years?\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cSome of our musicians have failed to evolve and are quick to blame others for their personal mishaps. When was the last time he released an album? He should be blaming some of the radio stations who don\u2019t even play our music.\u201d<\/p>\n KOD said, \u201cWhen was the last time or how often do you hear highlife on radio? VGMA cause am? People should look at evolving and projecting themselves instead of pointing accusing fingers.<\/p>\n \u201cAmbulley should be bigger than this petty comment and should check how he discredits his fellow industry colleagues too. You\u2019re a true celebrity. Don\u2019t go this path, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs one of our last of our greats left, this is below him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Source: asaaseradio.com<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
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He also raised concerns about the quality of artistes nominated in the Best Highlife Artiste of the Year category of the awards.<\/p>\n
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An obviously disappointed KOD who did not take lightly Ambolley\u2019s comments responded in social media post.<\/p>\n
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