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Akwaboah To Bounce Songwriting Requests From Political Parties: “I Can’t”
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Akwaboah To Bounce Songwriting Requests From Political Parties: “I Can’t”

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • Highlife musician Akwaboah has said he will not compose music for political parties this election season
  • Akwaboah said he prefers to write songs that are less partisan and geared towards nationhood
  • He said composing a song for a political party could negatively affect him if the party loses the election

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Highlife musician Akwaboah has said he is willing to perform for political parties but will not compose music for them.

He said he prefers to write music that benefits Ghana as a whole. Political parties have been known to leverage entertainers' talents during election campaigns.

Akwaboah To Bounce Partisan Songwriting Requests
Akwaboah says he won't write partisan songs. Source: Akwaboah.
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“If you call me to perform, I would, but if it is to compose a song, no, I can’t. I would rather compose for Ghana as a whole.”

He explained that composing a song for a political party could negatively affect him, especially if the party loses.

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Ghana Weekend reported that he believed it would be more beneficial to compose a song geared toward the development of the whole nation.

“If I do a song for Ghana and the country progresses, it would benefit all of us, but if I compose a song for a single political party and it doesn’t work out, it would affect me negatively,” he explained.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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