Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Livingstone Etse Satekla, better known as Stonebwoy, has said the creative industry in Ghana is lacking in so many ways.
He made these assertions when he joined an Instagram Live discussion hosted by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
‘’Government has helped the creative industry, but more needs to be done. If two (2) million people in Ghana stream our songs through the proper channels, then we can make enough money and help government through the taxes we pay’’ he said.
The Minister then suggested that upcoming musicians needed to diversify their income, but Stonebwoy answered saying; “There is nothing to diversify, myself and some of my colleagues like Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Edem, Samini among others are merchandising our work. What we need to do is to connect the global system to Ghana.’’
The two went on to talk about digitally monetising Ghanaian creative content.
‘’Talking about digital distribution, the government needs to support the industry to digitally monetise our craft’’ Stonebwoy said.
The Minister then promised to set up a meeting with his colleague Minister of Tourism.
‘’ I will talk to Barbara Oteng Gyasi to set up a meeting with you and the others in the industry to see the way forward’’ Kojo Oppong Nkrumah promised.
An obviously excited Stonebwoy suggested the meeting should include some of the senior musicians, his squad like Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Edem and those after them like Kidi, Kwame Eugene etc.
He finally talked about his ‘Anloga Junction album saying; ‘‘’Online streaming of the album is very good, except that we haven’t been able to go on the road because of coronavirus. When the coronavirus is over, we will go on tour to promote it.”
