30th September 2024 11:47:41 AM
2 mins readThe acclaimed Ghanaian music band Kwan Pa has expressed their gratitude to KOKA for significantly contributing to their success in the music industry.
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In an interview on Hitz FM on September 30, 2024, the band, celebrated for their traditional Ghanaian sound, shared how the entertainment marketer had provided them with over forty valuable contacts during their early days.
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Ansah, the band's guitarist, recounted their beginnings, stating, "When the band started, I was with Roverman Productions, and KOKA was also there. I spoke to him about my idea, and he gave me about forty numbers of media personalities to connect with because he saw our talent and wanted to help us. What he felt he could do at the time was to link us to media people," Ansah the guitarist, who spoke on behalf of the team explained.
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"As a result, our very first media interview came from one of the contacts KOKA provided us in 2017. Seven years later, here we are," he added.Thanks to one of those connections, Kwan Pa secured their first media interview back in 2017. "Now, seven years later, we've come so far," Ansah remarked.
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The band also revealed that their formation was inspired by a lecturer from the University of Ghana. Ansah mentioned Dr. Sonudo, the leader of the Legon Palm Wine Band, as a significant influence.
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"Dr. Sonudo, the leader of the Legon Palm Wine Band, started the Palm Wine Band, and when I was on campus, I used to skip lectures to watch him perform. They are the reason we started our own Palm Wine band."
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"He encouraged me to start learning modern, trendy songs and perform them, which also influenced our decision to create Christmas songs," he added.
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