Multiple award-winning Ghanaian artists, including Mohammed Ismail Sherif, also known as Blacko/Black Sherif, have called for an end to the blame game within Ghana’s music industry, instead advocating for unity and collaboration.
The hitmaker of “Soja,” who acknowledged the difficulties faced by musicians and industry players, emphasised the necessity of encouraging a team effort for industry growth to raise the profile of Ghanaian music on a worldwide scale.
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Blacko made this call on December 14, 2023, during brief remarks at a Ministry of Information-hosted stakeholder engagement. The engagement was meant to gather feedback from artists and other creative industry participants to further the #playghana campaign.
He claimed that it is unhelpful to hold DJs, musicians, and fans responsible for the problems facing the industry, highlighting the fact that collaboration between all stakeholders in the music ecosystem is necessary for the industry to establish a strong global presence and earn sustained recognition.
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“We need to stop blaming DJs, artists, and customers and make the deliberate effort to grow our industry if we want to see it flourish and gain that kind of international attention. It is our shared responsibility,” he declared.
