Let’s Desist From Blame Game And Push Ghana Music – Black Sherif To Industry Players

In a call for unity and collaboration, multiple award-winning Ghanaian artist, Mohammed Ismail Sherif, otherwise known as Blacko/Black Sherif has called for an end to the blame game within Ghana’s music industry.

While recognizing the challenges faced by artists and industry stakeholders, the ‘Soja’ hitmaker emphasized the need to foster a collective effort for industry growth, in order to enhance the visibility of Ghanaian music on the global stage.

Blacko made this call while making a brief remark at a stakeholder engagement organised by the Ministry of Information on December 14, 2023. The engagement aimed to gather insights from creatives and other players in the creative space for the promotion of the #playghana initiative.

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He averred that blaming DJs, artistes and consumers for the industry’s challenges is counterproductive, stressing that the industry can only gain prominent presence and long-term recognition on the international stage if there is cooperation among all parties in the music ecosystem.

“If we truly want to grow our industry and give it that global visibility, we need to stop the blame game on the DJs, artistes, consumers and make the conscious effort to grow our industry. It is our collective duty,” he said.