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.
