Ghanaian indigenous musician, King Ayisoba has been tour ing Europe and other international communities and using his brand of music to raise the image of the country.
The man fondly remembered for his hit song I Want To See You My Father, made a stopover in South Korea and thus becomes the first Ghanaian act to perform in that country.
In an interview with the media, King Ayisoba revealed that the government should give much attention to traditional music as it has the potential to take Ghana to the world, just as he’s doing.
He added that South Koreans even thought he is the only musician in Ghana, which means they have no idea who Sarkodie and Shatta Wale (two of Ghana’s biggest artiste) are.
He said:
“I did some interviews in South Korea and they asked me if I was the only big artiste in Ghana. I said no and mentioned some of our current stars like Shatta Wale and Sarkodie but they did not have any idea who they were.”
For me, this obviously means traditional music is more powerful than Hiplife or Hiphop or Dancehall music and Ghanaians must not throw it away.”
Traditional music has been relegated to the background and we are championing foreign music genres. Dancehall isn’t Ghanaian. I don’t think any of our dancehall artistes can do it better than the Jamaicans. Let’s promote our own so we can be appreciated by international audiences.”
