Ghanaian musician and political activist, Kwame Asare-Obeng, aka A Plus, has waded into the debate started by Gabby Otchere-Darko on the poor standards of local movies.
A Plus, has, in an Instagram post, urged Gabby to lobby politicians, particularly the incumbent government to pay the deserved royalties to musicians anytime they use their songs for campaign rallies.
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“Somebody should tell Gabby Otchere Darko that the only way creative arts will be part of Ghana beyond aid is when government seeks permission from copyright owners like the owner of this song [3y3 me s3 day3so – Patience Nyarko] and pay her before using it to promote a political agenda,” he wrote in his post.
According to A Plus, he cannot fathom why Mr Otchere-Darko would demand quality from industry players who do not get any support from various governments including the Akufo-Addo-led administration.
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“You don’t support creative arts in any way yet you wonder why it’s below your expectation. You just take people’s songs and use them. If government is doing this why won’t individuals do same?,” a portion of his post on Instagram stated.
Read the full post below:
“Somebody should tell Gabby Otchere Darko that the only way creative arts will be part of Ghana beyond aid is when government seeks permission from copyright owners like the owner of this song and pay her before using it to promote a political agenda. You don’t support creative arts in any way yet you wonder why it’s below your expectation. You just take people’s song and use it. If government is doing this why won’t individuals do same? They will go and find her and give her some two thousand to say “Kwame A Plus is lying. They paid me before.” hahahahahahahahahahaha. Gospel artist hoping to go to heaven can’t lie. @kafuidanku come and see,” he posted.