MUSIGA announces new membership fees

The national executive council of the Musicians
Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has approved new fees
for members of the union to take effect from
January 15.
At the last meeting held by the council, the second
highest decision- making body of the union after
congress, it was agreed that new rates should be
introduced for MUSIGA’s members.
According to the president of MUSIGA, Bice Osei
Kuffour, since MUSIGA is a member-based
organisation that caters for the welfare of its
members, it needed to charge realistic fees to
enable it to provide meaningful services to
members.
He added that three new categories of membership
have also been introduced by the union in addition
to the already existing Standard Membership
category. One of the new categories is Associate
Member for students interested in joining the union.
“These are students of institutions like School of
Performing Arts, National Film and Television
Institute (NAFTI), University of Education at Winneba
and similar tertiary institutions offering music
courses,” the MUSIGA president said.
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Next is the Professional category which is similar
to the Fellows category of other professional
bodies. This category will cater for a certain level of
professional musician and comes with a set of
benefits.
The final new category is the MUSIGA Partner for
individuals or organisations who do not work
directly in the music industry but are interested in
associating with the Union.
The new categories will be officially unveiled at the
annual retreat for the union’s leadership in
Koforidua on Thursday, January 15.
With the introduction of the new rates, Standard
membership will attract a new registration fee of
GH¢ 54 and yearly dues of GH¢ 120. The
Professional category has GH¢100 for new
registration and annual dues of GH¢480.
The new registration rate for Partner category is
GH¢40 with yearly dues of GH¢ 720. For Student
membership, new registration attracts G