Artiste manager, Bullgod, has registered his response to comments made by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey.
Speaking on the “Hitz Daybreak Show”, Bulldog responded to the Deputy Minister’s comment by saying;
“If we are talking about the Akan language being weak when it comes to delivery in music, then you are saying the language doesn’t carry weight. No language is weak.”
The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey, on Joy FM’s “Super Morning Show” said the Akan language amongst other languages in music production in Ghana is the weakest.
According to him, the language lacks rhythmic and tonal elements which make music more appealing.
The Deputy Minister speaking on the Joy FM’s Super Morning Show mentioned the Northern, Volta and the Gas as areas having the potential of overpowering Akan music.
Despite the lack of these elements, Mr Okraku-Mantey explained that the people of Akan have succeeded in promoting their language such that it appears as though they are the only tribe that could produce the best music.
He then noted it’s not the real image;
“The Akan language is the weakest. That is my perspective. Somebody could differ. The Akan language is the weakest when it comes to music.
“Unfortunately, the Akan people have pushed harder so much that it sounds as if they’re the ones who could make the best music. It’s not true,” he said.
According to him, the Akan musicians having realised the potential of these languages have always tried to incorporate them into their music in that “they can catch fire easily in terms of music.”
