If there is a Dancehall King, the person will come from Jamaica - Ambolley cautions

Gyedu Blay Ambolley in an exclusive interview with
YFMGhana.com has revealed the musicians of
yesteryears contributed more to global music than
the current crop of recording artists.
The performer currently pursuing the Guinness
Book of Records to credit him the father of rap
instead of Sugarhill Gang argued;
“We did more for the music than this current
generation because we made the world know there
was Ghana that had highlife music. All the people
that came from the other side of the world knew
about Highlife but should they come now they will
meet a different sound that is not highlife, that’s the
snag between the older generation and the new
generation.”
He mentioned Samini as an artiste who wasn’t
tapping enough into the sound available to him as a
Northerner saying;
“Samini is from the North; you listen to the sounds
coming from the north, they are heavy sounds
among the Frafras, Dagombas and more and to me
I think that’s what he has to be exposing.
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He can put the Dancehall on these sounds so that
when the Jamaican hears a Samini song, he will
know this is a different Dancehall. This is what we
should be tapping into instead of copying.”
He revealed acts including Bisa KDei and Obrafour
were on track but cautioned titles including
Dancehall King was unnecessary.
“Bisa KDei is doing well, Obrafour also started very
well, but the younger ones get fascinated by what’s
happening on TV and think that’s the best way to
go. Now, artistes sit in Ghana and call themselves
Dancehall Kings and things like that even though we
know if there is a Dancehall King, the person will
come from Jamaica. Are you a king more than the
people who originated it? It can’t be. There’s more
to be done than what we are seeing now.”