Up-and-coming artiste Imrana claims that some top artistes in Ghana steal songs composed by relatively unknown artistes.
The ‘Imagine Say’ hit maker said that these up-and-coming artistes do not get justice because they are not influential.
“I know this is a difficult issue to raise but somebody has to say it the way it is. Sincerely, some of these big artistes are just sabotaging underground artistes by stealing their songs”
“I know there are few bold ones who have come out to tell their story but they don’t get justice because they are fighting against giants”
“It is very unfortunate that this issue has been shelved but I believe it is time for an open discussion since it is killing the energy of young artistes,” he said.
Imrana accused sound engineers and producers of also stealing ideas of emerging artistes and selling these ideas to top acts.
“I don’t blame these artistes entirely because some sound engineers and producers sometimes give the songs to them.
“For instance, when a young artiste records but doesn’t have the resources to master or complete the production and leaves it with producers, they sell them and defend that it is their property which is not right.
“I’m expecting a lot of bashing for this but I’m very ready for it because somebody has to stand up for the truth,” he said.
Imrana Abdul Latif, simply known as Imrana, rose to fame with his debut song titled ‘Imagine Say’ which received endorsements by some top Ghanaian artistes.
