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Kwame Dadzie, a distinguished media figure, has lectured Kofi Mole, a Ghanaian musician.
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This development comes after Mole’s statement in an interview with DJ Melvin on Luv FM in Kumasi, suggesting Ghana lacks an identity in the music sector.
The assertion was made that Nigeria boasts Afrobeat, South Africa has Amapiano, and Jamaica is known for Reggae, but Ghana doesn’t have a singular sound that it’s known for.
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The host of Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM disputed this claim, stating it’s false and admitted to laughing whenever he comes across such information.
He emphasized that just before the close of 2025, UNESCO recognized highlife as an intangible cultural heritage of Ghana, adding that Nigeria doesn’t even have a distinct musical genre.
Read his lengthy post below;
I have said this countless times; let me reiterate it.
It is laughable when I hear people say Ghana does not have a music identity. Then you hear them claim Ghana is not known for one sound. Who even told you that every country is known for only one sound?
The fact that, at one point, a particular sound leads the pack does not mean it is the only one that defines the country’s music identity.
Just before 2025 ended, UNESCO listed highlife as Ghana’s intangible cultural heritage, something that took us many years to establish. Instead of our musicians highlighting achievements like this, you hear them going around ignorantly saying things such as “we don’t have a music identity.”
The diversity of our music offerings is our identity. We do not produce only one sound. Even Nigeria, which championed Afrobeats, does not only perform Afrobeats. They also perform Afrobeat (without the “s”), juju, fuji, apala music, hip hop, Afro-pop and others. South Africa does not only produce Amapiano; they also have kwaito, maskandi and, more recently, 3 Step.
Even America’s music identity is defined by diversity, innovation and cultural fusion. America does not only produce R&B and hip hop. It also has country, jazz, rock, blues and pop. There are times when country music, rock and pop are the biggest music genres in the USA, not hip hop or R&B.
Ghana’s music identity today is all the music genres we currently perform: highlife, Afrobeat(s), hiplife, reggae, dancehall and our indigenous Ghanaian music forms.
Do not go into any interview outside the country and claim Ghana does not have a music identity. That reeks of ignorance!
@sir_kenn Kwame Dadzie enlightens Kofi Mole following his comment Kwame Dadzie, a distinguished media figure, has lectured Kofi Mole, a Ghanaian musician. This development comes after Mole’s statement in an interview with DJ Melvin on Luv FM in Kumasi, suggesting Ghana lacks an identity in the music sector. The assertion was made that Nigeria boasts Afrobeat, South Africa has Amapiano, and Jamaica is known for Reggae, but Ghana doesn’t have a singular sound that it’s known for. The host of Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM disputed this claim, stating it’s false and admitted to laughing whenever he comes across such information. He emphasized that just before the close of 2025, UNESCO recognized highlife as an intangible cultural heritage of Ghana, adding that Nigeria doesn’t even have a distinct musical genre. Read his lengthy post below; I have said this countless times; let me reiterate it. It is laughable when I hear people say Ghana does not have a music identity. Then you hear them claim Ghana is not known for one sound. Who even told you that every country is known for only one sound? The fact that, at one point, a particular sound leads the pack does not mean it is the only one that defines the country’s music identity. Just before 2025 ended, UNESCO listed highlife as Ghana’s intangible cultural heritage, something that took us many years to establish. Instead of our musicians highlighting achievements like this, you hear them going around ignorantly saying things such as “we don’t have a music identity.” The diversity of our music offerings is our identity. We do not produce only one sound. Even Nigeria, which championed Afrobeats, does not only perform Afrobeats. They also perform Afrobeat (without the “s”), juju, fuji, apala music, hip hop, Afro-pop and others. South Africa does not only produce Amapiano; they also have kwaito, maskandi and, more recently, 3 Step. Even America’s music identity is defined by diversity, innovation and cultural fusion. America does not only produce R&B and hip hop. It also has country, jazz, rock, blues and pop. There are times when country music, rock and pop are the biggest music genres in the USA, not hip hop or R&B. Ghana’s music identity today is all the music genres we currently perform: highlife, Afrobeat(s), hiplife, reggae, dancehall and our indigenous Ghanaian music forms. Do not go into any interview outside the country and claim Ghana does not have a music identity. That reeks of ignorance!
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