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From where I sit, we don’t have music industry — KiDi
Ghanaian musician, Dennis Nana Dwamena, known in showbiz circles as KiDi, said the country does not have a music industry.
According to him, there is a certain Ghana music ‘Industry’ without a structure to make it complete.
Touching on the structural defects, KiDi raises issues of royalties, proper intellectual property rights, funding, and marketing, among others.
He made this statement during an interview on Hitz FM’s showbiz Review show on Tuesday.
According to him, “Everybody is just floating, doing their best with what they have with the resources available to them.
“It’s like a house or a family, the parents take care of one child at University, leaving them to continue on their own. The parents then refocus on other children, cater for them at the university and leave their lives for them once again. But what they forget is, after University, that is where you need more support to move to the next level in your life,” he said.
The ‘Touch It’ crooner said, the Ghanaian music space only breeds stars and hit makers without any built structures to take them to the next level.
KiDi noted that Ghana’s music space was set up in a way “that is each one for himself; you and your team need to go find funding for your projects, a task which is not easy to execute.”
KiDi further said that after 10 years of all the hits, he should have been a mega superstar, but due to a lack of structure, he is still growing.
“We have also made it a point that only the artiste is recognised in the industry; forgetting that it is an ecosystem with many parts,” he added.
KiDi charged all those in the value chain to play their roles assiduously to build a deserving industry.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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The Kumasi metropolis was thrown into a state of frenzy last Saturday as thousands of fans flocked the Baba Yara Sports Stadium for Sarkodie’s Rapperholic Concert that climaxed the 2025 Momo Fest.
Despite a heavy rainfall, the event, powered by MTN, drew unprecedented crowds for the month-long initiative to promote financial inclusion, the use of mobile money, and raise awareness on MoMo fraud prevention.
The musical event was preceded by educational roadshows, cashless market fairs, and community engagement activities across the country.
Vendors at the MoMo Cashless Market and Fair, set up within the stadium premises, offered goods and services payable exclusively through mobile money, giving patrons a live demonstration of MoMo’s utility.
The concert, headlined by multiple award-winning rapper Sarkodie, featured performances from several high-profile Ghanaian artistes including Medikal, Kofi Kinaata, Donzy, Kweku Smoke, and Efya.
But the appearance of Shatta Wale, who joined Sarkodie on stage, took the excitement a notch higher as it marked a rare public collaboration between the two top acts.
The event would go into the history books as one of the largest music gatherings in Kumasi and a fitting conclusion to a festival that sought to blend innovation with entertainment.
Funeral rites for the late Ghanaian music icon, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, affectionately known as Daddy Lumba, will be held on December 6 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.
Later in the evening of December 6, there will be a DL cocktail party at the Rattray Park, which will feature top musicians in the country.
Announcing the funeral arrangements on behalf of the family, former Manhyia North Member of Parliament, Collins Owusu Amankwa, said the decision was reached after consultations with Manhyia, government, and other key stakeholders.
The family cautioned the public to desist from disrespecting the legend on social media by spreading falsehood about his marital status.
Daddy Lumba, 60, passed away on July 26, 2025, at the Bank Hospital in Accra after a short illness.
Following his death, a book of condolence was opened at his East Legon residence for loved ones, friends, colleagues, and fans to pay tribute to his iconic memory.
Subsequently, the government, in collaboration with the Creative Arts Agency, organised a candlelight vigil in his memory at Independence Square in Accra on August 2.
This was later followed by a One Week Observation at the same venue on August 30, which was attended by people from all walks of life.
Born on September 29, 1964, in Nsuta in the Ashanti Region, Daddy Lumba started his music career at a young age. He later joined the Lumba Brothers alongside Nana Acheampong in Germany before launching a solo career.
With about 32 albums and over 200 songs to his credit, Daddy Lumba thrilled the world with classic hits such as “Aben Wo Ha,” “Yentie Obiaa,” “Playboy,” “Theresa,” “Sika Asem,” “Mensei Da,” “Makra Mo,” and many others.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
