Popular Ghanaian music producer, Kwame Yeboah, has observed that many contemporary Ghanaian tracks are nearly indistinguishable from Nigerian songs.
He made these comments during an interview on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, when asked about the sound quality of modern Ghanaian music.
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“I don’t know much of the music being produced in Ghana now. I can’t even tell which songs are Ghanaian and which are Nigerian,” Yeboah admitted.
He referenced the hit song, “Lomo Lomo” by KiDi featuring Black Sherif, stating, “I thought it was a Nigerian song when I first heard it.”
The instrumentalist, who has worked with highlife legends, noted that even live performances at venues like Zen Gardens leave him confused.
“I heard the band playing and couldn’t pinpoint if it was Ghanaian or Nigerian. The sonic identity is fading,” he said.
Yeboah’s statements follows his earlier criticisms that, ““Highlife is dead”” in Ghana, with few artistes preserving its authentic sound.
According to him, a heavy reliance on computerised beats over live instrumentation, influences of Nigerian sounds and younger artistes adopting Nigerian tunes and production techniques have led to the decline of Ghana’s indigenous sound.
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