The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Bedzrah has indicated that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government would invest heavily in creative arts.

He said the move would be part of a robust agenda targeted at developing the creative arts industry and projecting players on the world stage, to improve lives.

He was speaking at the launch of two albums by the Apostles Revelation Society (ARS) Azagonorkofe Deladem Church Choir in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region.

He said his political party established a support scheme for creative arts, hence has the blueprint that would be fine-tuned to current trends to propel the arts industry.

“We [NDC] have started, you remember we started some time ago when [late] Professor Mills was there. He even allocated about GH₵100 million to the creative arts industry which was used to support industry players. So, we will repeat the same thing because we know that through that we will also be able to build this industry to where it is supposed to be”, he said.

Mr. Bedzrah lamented how the choral group with a talented lead singer had to undertake menial jobs such as working as farm hands and engaging in charcoal making to raise funds for the production of the albums.

He echoed the massive growth of Nigeria’s creative arts industry which he said stems from the private sector investment and proper regulations by the government.

“Nigeria has devoted a lot of resources to that [creative arts industry]. They support the academy, the arts, the music industry, and the film industry. There are people who invested heavily, the private sector invested heavily, government regulates and makes sure that everything that you put in there, you will get your returns on it”, he said.

A teacher by profession, Etsiam Wornu, with the stage name ‘Dela Tsiam’ led the Apostles Revelation Society Azagonorkofe Deladem Church Choir to compose and record two professional choral albums.

Both albums titled “Aƒenya me wua ame o” and “Dekaworwor” contained religious advisory songs written in Ewe, English, Zulu, and Swahili.

Mr. Wornu, who is currently pursuing music said he was gifted a talent to write songs in these languages he didn’t learn and hopes to become a world figure someday.

“In 5 years, I want to specialize in acapella music, see myself on international stages where my music and the choir will go far and viral”, he said.

He appealed for any form of support for the choir to enable them to record professional songs and execute plans of breaking onto the world scene.

“My message to philanthropic organizations is that they should come on board and support me, because God has given me a great talent and this talent can go far, really far.

Our arms are open to welcome any support so that we can push this talent to the world”, he said.

A music lecturer at the University of Education, Wineba, Moses Adzei described Esiam as an “exceptional gift to the world” considering how he is multi-talented and gifted in the field of composing, theory, and stage performance.

Source: Myjoyonline.com