Highlife
musician Kofi Boakye Yaidom popularly known as Kofi B has taken a swipe
at award organizers in Accra saying “they are not genuine”.
According
to the Kumasi-based musician, the organizers in Accra do not consider
the good works of other artistes in other regions like Kumasi, Tamale et
al, adding that they don’t have enough knowledge of the job.
“The
awards in Accra are bogus, they don’t know how to do the job.
Organizers in Accra have rather divided the country into two where their
research is mostly in Accra forgetting about the others,” he said.
He
continued that, “There are most songs that are big in Kumasi, Tamale
and others that most people are aware of but yet they have been
avoided.”
Kofi B advised that organizers inculcate the habit of
promoting local songs rather than promoting music from the Diaspora to
enable young artists learn.
“The country is dividing into two and we need to be careful and act well in the music industry,” he added.
Kofi B is a modern day highlife musician who has stayed true to the rudiments of the genre.
Some of his popular songs include ‘Twa me Keke’, ‘Mmobrowa’, ‘Aserewa’, ‘Koforidua Flowers’, ‘Sika Dwa’, and ‘Akua Ataa’.
