{"id":72372,"date":"2023-05-31T22:42:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T22:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/31\/being-female-secular-artiste-is-challenging\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T22:42:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T22:42:29","slug":"being-female-secular-artiste-is-challenging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/31\/being-female-secular-artiste-is-challenging\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Being Female Secular Artiste Is Challenging\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Abiana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian female vocalist, Abiana, has opined that it is much more difficult being a female secular artiste than a gospel musician.<\/p>\n<p>This, she said, was backed by the huge number of female gospel artistes in comparison with the low number of female artistes doing secular music.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>GNA Entertainment<\/em>, Abiana stated that one needed to be mentally tough to pursue a career in secular music, which was why many female artistes chose the gospel route.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though it is a matter of preference when it comes to choosing a music genre, there are more women doing gospel music in comparison with the low numbers doing secular music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTruth be told, it is not easy doing secular music, and I think the difficulties in the industry have deterred many talented female musicians from pursuing a career in secular music. You need to be mentally strong as a woman if you want to do secular music,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the difficulties associated with being a secular artiste, Abiana further stated her determination to push the highlife agenda because it forms a major part of our music heritage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHighlife is our identity, and our forefathers thrived in the highlife genre, so it is imperative for the younger music generation to sustain it, so that the future can have a feel of our music,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Abiana is currently promoting her new single \u2018Far Away,\u2019 which features award-winning Ghanaian songwriter Fameye.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>GNA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abiana Ghanaian female vocalist, Abiana, has opined that it is much more difficult being a female secular artiste than a gospel musician. 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