Rocky Dawuni
US-based Ghanaian reggae musician and two times Grammy nominee, Rocky Dawuni, says Ghana needs to establish a highlife museum that will honour and recognise the contributions of legends, who are forerunners of the genre.
Rocky Dawuni, in an interview with GNA Entertainment, said some of these highlife legends projected Ghanaian music on to the global scene, as such, the need for the museum.
According to him, all genres being produced in Ghana now has the foundation of the highlife genre in them; therefore the need to honour these legends for their impact.
Rocky Dawuni mentioned the likes of Nana Ampadu, C.K. Man, E.T. Mensah, J.A. Adofo, Awurama Badu, A.B. Crentsil and Abrantie Amakye Dede, who have contributed immensely to the growth of the highlife industry.
The reggae musician further made mention of the importance of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to recognise and support highlife music.
“I have always enjoyed a high level of support in Ghana, and when the second nomination came, there was a lot of media responses coupled with some corporate support,” he said, adding, “Our music is spreading, expanding and making inroad all around the world.”
Rocky Dawuni has been nominated for the Grammy Awards for the second time after bagging his first nomination with his 2015-release ‘Branches of the Same Tree’ album followed by his ‘Voice of BunBon’, Vol.1 album, which has also fetched him a nomination at the 64th Grammy Awards.
GNA