Ambolley blames the media for low Highlife patronage

Legendary Highlife musician, songwriter and composer, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has accused radio and TV presenters saying they are the cause of the fall of the indigenous Ghanaian music genre, Highlife.

Speaking on Kingdom FM in an interview monitored byMyNewsGH.com Ambolley as he is affectionately called, revealed that most of the presenters are young and have little idea of Highlife music, the reason they do not make it a priority to promote it on their platforms.

“When you visit most radio and TV stations today, you’ll realize most of the presenters are in their early 20s; this means the majority of them do not know much about Highlife music. They only came to meet Dancehall and others so they think that is all and they support it. They support dancehall more than our own highlife”, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley told Fiifi Pratt on the show Afro Joint.

According to him, per his observation in the Ghanaian media and how things are done, there is not doubt that they are the cause of the fall of the Highlife music genre.

“This means TV and radio stations are contributory factors to the fall of the genre”, he stressed.