David Nicol-Sey And Nana Asihene Share Their Frustrations With Ghanaian Stars: "GH₵2M Was Wasted"

• A trending debate about the apparent unprogressive attitude of Ghanaian creatives has popped up online
• Film directors Nana Kofi Asihene and David Nicol-Sey ignited the conversation with their experiences
• YEN.com.gh spoke to entertainment analyst Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh about the ongoing creator debate

Ghanaian film directors Nana Kofi Asihene and David Nicol-Sey have spoken out about Ghanaian creatives' seeming apathy toward collaborations.

The directors have worked with several Ghanaian stars, including Sarkodie, Black Sherif, R2Bees, and KiDi.

According to Nana Kofi Asihene, Ghanaian musicians' non-collaborative attitude has forced him to halt several projects related to the industry.

In the director's account, which he shared on social media, he tagged the average Ghanaian as 'selfish and myopic'.

"We paused development on a documentary about Ghanaian Music because the music practitioners were not willing to collaborate. And others were asking for money from us, the people who were going to bring attention to them."

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His colleague David Nicol Sey weighed in on the ongoing debate, sharing an experience about how he lost investments in some self-funded projects because of the creatives' attitudes.

"I tried doing the same thing a few years ago with a slew of shows and music documentaries, investing over 2 million Ghana cedis plus from my own money in the production. Given the Ghanaian/African attitude, my entire investment was wasted. So I understand your pain; we are our own downfall."

The series of posts from Nana Kofi Asihene and David Nicol-Sey have broached an industry-level conversation.

Their comments follow longstanding concerns about the need for Ghanaians to document the music industry's stories and progress.

Speaking to YEN.com.gh, entertainment analyst Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh weighed in on the debate, saying,

"It is an issue we have been facing for a while now. It is hard to get Ghanaian entertainers to collaborate on documentaries that aren’t theirs. It is usually one hurdle after the other, but I think it will get better as the current crop of artists understands documenting more than the older ones."

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Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh speaks about the debate

In an exclusive chat with YEN.com.gh, entertainment analyst Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh explained the events leading to the debate, saying:

"It is an issue we have been facing for a while now. It is hard to get Ghanaian entertainers to collaborate on documentaries that aren’t theirs. It is usually one hurdle after the other but I think it will get better as the current crop of artists understand documenting more than the older ones."

Black Sherif ready to face detractors

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Black Sherif had issued a subtle warning amid his recent issues with Shatta Wale.

The SM Boss' criticism of Blacko's fashion choices elicited a befitting response from the youngster, fuelling the feud.

Kilos Milos hitmaker Black Sherif then took to social media to express his plans to face any of his 'bullies' head-on.

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Source: YEN.com.gh