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The Chief Executive Officer of GUBA Enterprise, Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE, has stated that Ghana is among the countries that have not yet enrolled in the Grammy Africa model being introduced.
While she clarifies that Ghana can participate in the awards, it is unable to hold events associated with this recent change. Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Africa are the four countries that founded the organization.
During an interview with Andy Dosty on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Dentaa explained that Ghana was unable to join the founding members of Africa’s Grammys due to unresolved issues with the Recording Academy.
“It is little bit unfortunate but the agreement that was supposed to be signed did not happen so at the moment those are the four countries that will be able to host the Grammys. It doesn’t stop any artiste from being nominated but it is just the hosting and other benefits that the country will have. At the moment Ghana is not apart of it,” she said.
When asked what could have prevented Ghana from signing the agreement in question, she said: “I think it is resources and a few things that the country will need to be part of it which I can’t say on the radio.”
However, Dentaa pointed out that the opportunity is still available for that aspect of the deal to be negotiated. She stated that after signing an MOU, Ghana and Ivory Coast can become founding members and enjoy benefits once they meet all other requirements.
The CEO of GUBA Enterprise emphasized the significance of the Grammy Africa in boosting the creative economies of the continent, highlighting the potential it has to introduce Africans to various business prospects.
“It means a whole lot because when you look at the Grammy Awards and the 90 awards that they give, they can’t recognise all of Africa’s music; the variety of music that we do on the continent is vast. It comes with different languages and all of that, and this gives us the opportunity to celebrate Africa. When you look at the Latin Grammys that has been going on for 25 years, it is dedicated to celebrating Latin music and so to have our own, it will give us that cultural recognition, it will give us that promotion on the global stage and it will give us economic opportunities, industrial growth, it will boost tourism,” she noted.
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