Ghanaian musicians are copying and sounding too foreign, says Elivava
Appearing on Nitro Avenue with Candymann on Asaase 100.3 Cape Coast, Elivava said that other African countries like Nigeria, Togo, Benin have preserved their culture through music
Veteran Ghanaian singer, songwriter and choreographer Elivava has said Ghana is losing its identity on the global music space because “our musicians are copying and sounding too foreign” at the detriment of traditional music.
Appearing on Nitro Avenue with Candymann on Asaase 100.3 Cape Coast, Elivava said that other African countries like Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso among others have done well in preserving their culture through their traditional music.
“Our music is not portraying Ghana,” Elivava said. “We are diverting and sounding too foreign.”
“Ghana is a home for learning that’s why Fela and Orlando Julius came around to learn our highlife. Nigerians copied our highlife but they added their native and traditional music to it and made it unique,” Elivava, known in private life as Tina Mensah, said.
She commended triple Grammy nominee, Rocky Dawuni for adding Ghanaian traditional music elements in his craft.
Elivava has worked as a backing vocalist with Kojo Antwi, Samini, VIP, Bulletman, Rocky Dawuni and also worked with Barima Sydney on his controversial “Abuskeleke” banger in the early 2000s.
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