Edem
Ghanaian hiplife/hiphop artiste Denning Edem Hotor, popularly known as Edem, who is also the CEO OF Volta Regime Music Group (VRMG), has advised against adulteration of folklore songs to preserve the history behind them.
He said folklore songs made and handed down among common people – a key part of music, which in turn is a key part of culture, is a way of storing culture and rich values of people thus, must be maintained.
He gave the advice when the Ghana News Agency caught up with him at the 2022 Hogbetsotsoza durbar of the chiefs and people of the 36 states of Anlo at Anloga.
Edem said there was the need for artistes to incorporate the contemporary style of music into the local or traditional music of their people to continue to make it live on as a music artform which “is a part of our rich cultural heritage”.
Edem who uniquely made Ghana fall in love with him through the use of Ewe language, rhythmic quality and depth of lyrics of songs on his debut album, ‘Volta Regime’ released in 2019, advised the youth to be frugal and have backyard gardens to enable them withstand the economic hardship currently being experienced in the country. GNA