Diving into the nuances of Ms. Akufo-Addo’s sonic diplomacy as the #PlayGhana campaign becomes a beacon for amplifying local voices and fostering a renewed appreciation for Ghanaian music.
Breaking Down the Beats, #PlayGhana Sparks a Musical Feud between Emmanuel Samini popularly known as Samini and Charles Nii Armah-Mensah Jr., better known as Shatta Wale.
The afore mentioned two reggae dancehall heavyweights have currently locked horns over the #PlayGhana initiative, revealing the layers of their musical dispute.
Exploring the digital battleground as Shatta Wale takes to social media, questioning the #PlayGhana campaign’s feasibility and probing its underlying motivations.
The ‘My Level’ singer doubted the campaign’s chances of success and mocked the notion of “banning” foreign music in a series of posts.
Samini reacted to Shatta Wale’s remarks by questioning the reasoning behind the joke about the #PlayGhana campaign and implying that the “Ayoo” hitmaker was simply criticizing since the idea wasn’t his own.
I just woke up to tell you ,you can’t fight foreign music ??????
Their 10% music will over-shadow the whole Ghana
Country with so much jealousy when it’s not them on the frontline ??
You see how poverty deh worry your artiste with nonesense suggestion ..
It’s poverty…
— SHATTA WALE (@shattawalegh) December 17, 2023
