Kofi Kinaata
The Ghana Music Awards Foundation will host a virtual concert dubbed, “The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Covid-19 Heroes Concert”, this Sunday, in honour of health workers, who have been hailed for their role on the frontlines in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The much hyped concert, which would be aired live on TV3, would feature some celebrated Ghanaian circular and gospel artistes.
A variety of social media platforms will also run the broadcast, including Facebook and YouTube in addition to major networks like TV3. It will kick off at 9:30pm.
According to organizers, Charterhouse, apart from using the event to celebrate frontline health workers, it is also meant to inspire hope, support the fundraising effort of the Covid-19 National Trust Fund and to lend a voice to the ‘Wear a Mask’ Campaign.
Robert Klah, Public Relations Officer of Charterhouse, said, “Music is a force for good and on Sunday, May 17, we would like to use music to rally a national applause for our frontline health workers. They are our heroes; we doff our hats to them.”
The “Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Covid-19 Heroes Concert” is a Ghana Music Awards Foundation initiative and it is brought to you in association with TV3, Vodafone Ghana Foundation, Image Bureau, Rhythms Africa, Big Ideaz and powered by Charterhouse.
Ghana’s Covid-19 case count stands at 5,127, according to the Ghana Health Service’s most recent update.
By George Clifford Owusu