Gospel musician, Celestine Donkor
Gospel musician, Celestine Donkor, has raised concerns about the rate at which Ghanaians do not support their music through online streaming platforms.
In a discussion on ‘Onua Showtime,’ she stated that Ghanaians have not properly understood how the streaming platforms work.
She explained that the cost of internet in the country is relatively high, compared to other countries, therefore, making it difficult for others to accept the idea of online streaming platforms.
“One thing is that we have not embraced the culture of streaming our music online. Today, someone was even asking when will I be releasing my CDs. So, our streaming culture is not great.
“The internet is also part of the problem because it is expensive. Even some African countries like Kenya have cheap internet, so, people stream their music online. Again, education is a contributing factor, the digitalisation of the whole thing is also a problem,” she said.
Celestine Donkor also debunked the claims that music done in local languages serves as a reason why people don’t listen to them.
“Our official language as Ghanaians is English, therefore, English should not be a limitation for people not to stream our music,” she added.
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