Veteran Ghanaian musician and Presidential Staffer for the Black Star Experience, Rex Omar, has urged Ghanaian musicians to keep their focus on the country’s award programs.
Rex Omar noted in an interview with GhanaWeb, April 19, that the Grammy Awards were created for Americans and not Ghanaian artistes; therefore, the artistes in the country must believe in the awards scheme.
He emphasised that musicians should also stop disrespecting the country’s award schemes.
“Sometimes when I hear Ghanaians talk, Grammy is for America. So, if you disrespect the Ghana Music Awards and you think you want to go to the Grammy, I don’t understand it because the Grammy was not created for you.
“BET is an American TV station that ended up also doing their own awards. You get what I mean? So the whole situation is we have to believe in ourselves and things that we do in Ghana,” he said.
Rex Omar further suggested that industry participants should come together and establish an awards program that is comparable to the Grammy Awards.
He said that such an initiative would attract musicians from other countries.
“We can also develop our own award if we speak well about it, if we do it well. Other countries will also want to be part of it. So, the whole thing is, it goes beyond just receiving an award.
“It’s a whole value chain and ecosystem that must be developed so as to be able to make any meaningful impact,” he stated.
