No individual can claim ownership of Azonto – Appietus

Legendary Ghanaian music producer, Appiah Dankwah, popularly known as Appietus, has said no individual can claim ownership of the Azonto genre.

There have been controversies in music circles regarding originators of Azonto music as efforts are being made to revive it.

But according to the multiple award-winning producer, Azonto belongs to all Ghanaian music-loving fans because they aided its progress on the international.

He, however, bemoaned its unexpected downfall over the past few years.

“We can claim ownership of Azonto as a people.  Sometimes I feel Azonto was abandoned because we tend to like new things and it was taken away from us,’’ he told Ghana News Agency.

Appietus was optimistic that Azonto music and dance could be made bigger again if Ghanaian musicians joined forces to help thrive it.

“The world loved Azonto some time back but instead of pushing it and making it a vibrant genre we left it but I also believe efforts in bringing it back one more time is going to be successful because we once made it a success,” he said.