Profanity In Ghana Music Worrying – Akosua Agyapong

Veteran highlife musician, Akosua Agyapong, has expressed great worries about the rate of profanity in Ghana music.

According to the ‘Frema’ hitmaker, profanity is now in the various music genres in Ghana, including Gospel music.

“We have bad music in the country, very bad music, the bad music is in both gospel and other genres, some [artistes] are not doing well, when you’re doing music and you’re singing profane songs, then you want the younger children growing up to learn and continue and that is what hurts me.” She told DJ Premier on Entertainment Capital on Accra100.5FM.

She, however, said she was happy more young artistes are opting for highlife but cautioned them about their lyrics.

“I have realized that the young ones were doing too much foreign music, but this time, they’re playing the highlife. Some are doing good music that when you listen, you’ll know this is sensible music, but some of them, I don’t know. When they get to the studio, maybe the engineer has already done the rhythm. Then he’ll tell the artiste to sing…so, the artiste sings anything just like that…,” she told Bismark Boachie (DJ Premier).

 “My music Kokooko is 27 years, so ask yourself, if all these music people are still playing that song, when you go to the night clubs they play Kokooko, this is a song which still lives after 27 years, it’s not dead, she noted.

Akosua further added that there are many musicians who are still alive. However, their music is dead because they lack quality.

“Most of the musicians in Ghana do music while they are alive but their music is dead. Timeless music is what I’m talking about, to sing meaningful songs, songs that children can listen to…

“There are alot of things which are not going on well in the society, which is worrying. I sing most of my songs at churches because it’s for advice,” she stated.

She pleaded with artistes to work on their lyrics to ensure that they’ll not be ashamed when the next generation hears them.

I’ll plead with my brothers and sisters who are in the music industry that they have beautiful rhythms but the lyrics are problematic. So, write a song which when being played to your listening in the future, will not get you ashamed”, she advised.