Smart Nkansah, a Ghanaian highlife musician, has opined that although the current crop of musicians is talented and creative, they are lyrically poor.
He explained that music is a form of communication and must tell stories of life, teach, inspire, and correct us.
He said music can be used for advocacy, public education, and the and the push for social and behavioural change.
He lamented that the current generation of musicians is not lyrically proficient.
The musician acknowledged that while current-generation musicians are performing well, their lyrics often contain profanity.
He emphasised the need for current musicians to improve their lyrical skills and refrain from using profane language in their songs.
“The creativity is there in our new generation of musicians, but the lyrics could be better than we hear today. Music is a form of communication. Musicians can curate songs for advocacy, social, and behavioural change, and so it is important for us to recognise this and do better,” he said on the Weekend Morning Show on Rainbow Radio 87.5 FM.”
He discussed the dynamic nature of music and how technology has influenced it, suggesting that instead of enhancing highlife music, we have embraced hip hop and abandoned our unique style.
“Music is dynamic and constantly evolving. We were supposed to use this occasion to transform highlife, but instead we jumped into hip-hop and began rapping over hip-hop beats. “That was the genesis of our problems. DJs are also part of the problem,” he explained.
By: Rainbowradioonline com/Ghana
