A veteran hiplife artist, Kwabena Otchere Darko known in showbiz as Obrafour, has expressed worry over what he termed the swift
perishing of Ghanaian traditions and cultural values in our music.
Obrafour in an exclusive interview with Dj Sly on Ark Fm over the weekend said “change is good but the change should be such that our
foundations remain original since change is the law of nature”.
He said Ghana music is gradually losing its sense of identity and belonging as compare to the previous years. “I sometimes get worried about the trend of
our music because most musicians nowadays do not recognize and consider the traditions and cultural values of our homeland in their
content which is gradually killing our identity as Ghanaians”
When asked about how he feels when the he sees the younger generation going astray with
the music content, he advice that they should always remember where they come from and their background because music is a powerful tool that can sell our culture and traditions to the outside world.
“Music is a powerful tool which brings change to the individual and the nation at large, so just as we always yearn for good and healthy food for our body, so must we give the best of satisfaction to the soul because music is the
food of the soul”. The “Odasani” hitmaker has again advice the
youth that, music has taken a lot of twist and turns over the years which has put the Ghanaian music on the high ladder making it
possible to rock shoulders with the foreign music so they should preach through their music by given the right message the audience.
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