‘Someone built a house with my music, but I earned nothing’ – Rex Omar recounts

Veteran Ghanaian musician and Director of the Black Star Experience, Rex Marfo Omar, has recounted what led him to fight for royalties for musicians and other creatives in Ghana’s music industry.Speaking at the just-ended Black Star Fashion Week at Royal Senchi on November 7, 2026, Rex Omar shared how, after struggling to produce his first hit album, he ended up broke despite the success of the project.