{"id":82716,"date":"2023-07-10T12:59:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T12:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/10\/musiga-election-musicians-pledge-support-for-ras-appiah\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T12:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T12:59:37","slug":"musiga-election-musicians-pledge-support-for-ras-appiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/10\/musiga-election-musicians-pledge-support-for-ras-appiah\/","title":{"rendered":"MUSIGA Election: Musicians Pledge Support For Ras Appiah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Ras Appiah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A number of Ghanaian musicians, who have declared their support for reggae musician Ras Appiah-Levi, have called on other musicians to vote for him as the president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA).<\/p>\n<p><em>The MUSIGA election comes off on <\/em>August 8 <em>and Ras Appiah is competing for the presidency with two others, <\/em>Bessa Simons and Mrs. Deborah Freeman.<\/p>\n<p>The musicians, in separate interviews with <strong><em>BEATWAVES<\/em><\/strong>, noted that they are solidly behind Ras Appiah-Levi because he will do a lot for the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The musicians indicated that Ras Appiah is a person with genuine commitment to the welfare of musicians and not just a verbal commitment, adding that he is the best choice to lead MUSIGA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am satisfied with Ras so far and will always support him in his efforts to build a vibrant music industry for the country. I personally think Ras Appiah is the best person to lead MUSIGA,\u201d one of them said.<\/p>\n<p>Ras Appiah, the musicians said, when elected, will promote greater participation and transparency, involving the members of the union in decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>Since he announced his intention to stand for election, Ras has received assurances from a large number of musicians who have pledged to support his presidency and together help build a successful front beneficial to all.<\/p>\n<p>In a chat, he disclosed that when elected his administration would put in place free legal advice and in some instances legal representation on music related issues.<\/p>\n<p>The aspiring president indicated that he would change the plight of musicians in the country as well as put in place policies that would protect their interest.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that MUSIGA is not attractive because of lack of adequate systems and structures.<\/p>\n<p>He promised to work vigorously to put better structures in place to take care of musicians, notably old musicians who become inactive in their old age.<\/p>\n<p>He also promised to initiate a number of projects that seek to secure the future of musicians.<\/p>\n<p>He will also push for the enforcement of the needed industry policies and engage policy makers to formulate and implement appropriate interventions to help streamline business operations in the industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By George Clifford Owusu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Ras Appiah \u00a0 A number of Ghanaian musicians, who have declared their support for reggae musician Ras Appiah-Levi, have called on other musicians to vote for him as the president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA). 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