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
