{"id":374640,"date":"2025-07-10T19:08:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/07\/10\/i-discovered-songwriting-when-i-was-broke\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T19:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:08:42","slug":"i-discovered-songwriting-when-i-was-broke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/07\/10\/i-discovered-songwriting-when-i-was-broke\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I discovered songwriting when I was broke\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/804\/80404926.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akwaboah is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter\" title=\"Akwaboah is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter\" width=\"295\" height=\"182\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Akwaboah is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Ghanaian singer and songwriter Akwaboah has stated that he discovered his talent for songwriting during a time when he was broke and looking for ways to make money. <\/p>\n<p>In an interview on MX24 TV, the Ensesa hitmaker shared that he once tried to sell one of his songs to Becca\u2019s then-manager, Kiki Banson, just to earn some quick cash. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even know that I could write songs until I was broke, so I actually wanted to sell one of my songs. So, I spoke to Kiki, who was Becca\u2019s manager at the time. Kiki was like, \u2018Do you know the song you have written?\u2019 And I said, \u2018I have done my song and just want to sell it.\u2019  Kiki said he was not buying the song, he told me he needs to promote me and promote the song so that people would know that you know how to write songs and then they can come and that would be another way of making money,\u201d Akwaboah recalled. <\/p>\n<p>According to him, though Kiki Banson refused to buy the song, he saw the potential in his writing and decided to help promote the song and him as a songwriter instead. <\/p>\n<p>Akwaboah noted that Kiki gave him some money for his upkeep and arranged for the song to be produced by Kwame Yeboah, Becca performed the song, and it went on to become a hit. <\/p>\n<p>The singer and songwriter revealed that the song he wrote was Daa Ke Da, which was performed by Becca and earned an award, before he became known as a recording artiste himself. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went to the studio, Kwame Yeboah produced the song, Becca sang, it became a hit and then anywhere Becca goes she started talking about it from interview to interview. That\u2019s where the industry started seeing Akwaboah behind the scenes but by then I didn\u2019t even have a song out. So, I actually won an award with having a song out,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>He also expressed concern about how songwriters in Ghana are often not given the recognition they deserve. According to him, many artistes take credit for songs without acknowledging the people who wrote them. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went for an interview and they asked why I had stopped writing for people; I\u2019ve not stopped writing but now it feels like even if you do it, there\u2019s no credit. They would mention a name, they would go for the award, they would say I thank God, I thank my team and then that\u2019s it, they don\u2019t give credit to the songwriter,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">\u201cI realized I could write music when I became broke.\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkwaboahMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AkwaboahMusic<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>He spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miriamumensah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@miriamumensah<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheAmClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheAmClub<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mx24gh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mx24gh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/funfearlessfactual?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#funfearlessfactual<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I7Qu54NbJX\">pic.twitter.com\/I7Qu54NbJX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MX24 TV (@mx24gh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mx24gh\/status\/1942703624741871898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Watch the latest episode of Health Focus below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"qyTkquoyxPg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Erectile Dysfunction: Here&#039;s why you can&#039;t get it up | Health Focus\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qyTkquoyxPg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>AK\/EB<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akwaboah is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter Ghanaian singer and songwriter Akwaboah has stated that he discovered his talent for songwriting during a time when he was broke and looking for ways to make money. 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