[dropcap][/dropcap]Young musician Kuame Eugene, whose latest song Confusion has literally started causing confusion as it emerged that the song was stolen from a Malian musician called Sidiki Diabate., has come out to set the record straight on the matter.
In a new interview to clarify the issue, the Angela hit maker said expressed much surprise about the hullabaloo concerning the song because according to him, he never stole the song but merely took inspiration from it.
Speaking to MzGee of Jof FM, Eugene emphasized that he duly acknowledge all the musicians who inspired his work and wondered why bloggers are distracting him.
He said:
It’s not the same, it’s a melody and you can’t say you own a melody. It’s about creativity and not what people say. At the end of the day, they’re loving the song, go and check the comments. It’s a beautiful song.
He added that even though he credited Diabaté, he is disappointed in Ghanaians for neglecting the fact that he also took inspiration from two of Ghana’s celebrated highlife musicians; Kojo Antwi and Daddy Lumba.
He said:
After I released the song, I tweeted; Thank you guys for showing me much love and thank you to legends like Daddy Lumba, Kojo Antwi and Sidiki Diabaté’s from whom I took inspiration from to do this beautiful piece.
So I don’t get why people are still blogging that headline. I feel happy because Angela was able to make waves in two weeks which is amazing for a Ghanaian act.
But this time around, Confusion is making waves in four days. We’ve got 350,000 views in four days which is amazing. I don’t know if people are loving the song because of the buzz or because I’m doing well and working harder.
