The current Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) New Artiste of the Year, King Paluta, feels that the Grammys would lose significance if they were brought to Africa.
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Paluta contends that in order to enhance their reputation and attract the interest of major record labels, African musicians ought to keep leaving their continent to collect these honours.
The “Aseda” composer voiced worries that powerful music executives might not show up if the event were held in Africa during an interview on United Television, based in Accra. For musicians hoping to catch the attention of major record labels, this would not be good news.
“Anything that the white man chooses to bring to Africa loses value, so they should leave the awards where they are. In order to accept the awards, we wish to travel overseas. In Twi, he stated, “That is a symbol of prestige, and that is what we desire.”
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The crooner emphasised once more how the lack of influential music executives would limit the artists’ chances of being heard and acknowledged if the Grammy Awards were held in Africa. Then he said that he wanted to be a Grammy winner and attract the interest of major players in the music business, like Sony Music. But he doubted how he would accomplish this if the Grammy Awards were held in Africa.
The Grammys have declared that they intend to reach out to Africa in the interim. Sadly, unlike founding nations like Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Africa, Ghana has been left out of the spotlight of this historic occasion because it did not meet the requirements to host the awards.
