Samini, a reggae dancehall performer, has replied to Shatta Wale after he used social media to make a joke of the #PlayGhana campaign.
The singer ridiculed the movement’s founders for wanting to outlaw foreign music in Ghana.
Shatta Wale took to his official X (Twitter) page just after the Creative Arts Agency, the leaders of the #PlayGhana campaign led by Ms Gyankromah Akufo-Addo, had a news conference to explain the misconceptions surrounding the campaign. In his piece, he questioned the activists’ desire to outlaw foreign music.
“How can you say you deh ban foreign music. Eeiiiiiii… We know how to Ban papa. Small time dem go ban Foos for kantamanto,” Shatta Wale’s post on X read.
Another post on X read; “I just woke up to tell you ,you can’t fight foreign music .Their 10% music will over-shadow the whole Ghana. Country with so much jealousy when it’s not them on the frontline. You see how poverty deh worry your artiste with nonesense suggestion .It’s poverty my guy.”
According to him, Shatta Wale is merely upset because #PlayGhana was not his idea.
“Bro Lol. Ghana has become a spotlight over the last few years and this is not ending anytime soon. What’s wrong with creatives appealing for more local content on our airwaves? Who does this hurt? So if it’s not your suggestion then it’s nonsense eeh lol. Shut up I beg” Read Shatta Wale’s post on X.
The Creative Arts Agency has encouraged music producers and Disc Jockeys (DJs) to prioritize and play local music throughout the festive season as part of efforts to promote and enhance the rich sounds of Ghanaian music.
To that aim, the Creative Arts Agency, led by its Director, Ms Gyankromah Akufo-Addo, launched a campaign named #PlayGhana on Thursday to rally support for the use of native music in Ghanaian homes and public events. Ms Akufo-Addo feels that playing Ghanaian music over the Christmas season and beyond will help Ghanaian acts broaden their reach and break down barriers to reach a larger audience.
