Reggae musician, Rocky Dawuni has expressed his fondness for Ghana’s innovation and creative process when it comes to music.

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In an interview with Doreen Avio on Daybreak Hitz, he said when it comes to music, Africans, especially Ghanaians, have brought big sounds that are being used globally and in different genres.

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“Ghana has always been innovative and exciting when it comes to music, I mean our creative level has always been through the roof.

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“Not to say other parts of Africa don’t have creative going, but a lot of times, even big cultural innovation or sounds are usually introduced here.”

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The ‘Woara’ hitmaker also spoke about how the Afrobeats sound originates from Ghana, through the highlife sound which is now being played globally.

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“When you think highlife music and its impact on people like Fela Kuti, his afrobeat foundation is highlife, jazz and funk and that is what afrobeats is.”

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Afro Roots artists also added that hip-life has made an impact in African music and is being used in hip-hop sounds.

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He also added that Azonto started the afrobeats movements.

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“Then we also had azonto here which started the entire afrobeat movements.”

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Source: Myjoyonline

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