Stonebwoy ‘Ghana Music needs effort for it to be bigger’ singer says

Stonebwoy has revealed that the Ghana music industry needs more work from everyone to become better.

The BET award-winner in an interview with Pulse Ghana stated that the industry will become bigger, if more

work is put into it from different sectors of it.

“I cannot properly detail it, it is all going to be theoretical,”Stonebwoy said. “But it takes effort from different sectors. Production wise, investment wise, PR, you know what I mean. Just like Nigeria is doing it, gradually, we are going to get there. Not even only Ghana, how about Mozambique? How about Zambia?

Stonebwoy won the BET Award in 2015, an achievement that has boosted his profile across the continent. But he continues to work hard, and tells Pulse that his main aim is to stay relevant and provide more music for his fans.

“My music basically is a lifestyle to me. There are certain things that some people would see as the next level. For me, my next level is making sure that I am relevant for my people. Making sure that they get what they want from me,” Stonebwoy says.

“At the end of the day, I’m a humble musician, who brings the melodies and the words that they want to hear to them. Asides that, we have big business people who are doing their own things. The next level for me is to keep on being me, and keep on feeding them with that vibe, just like the Bob Marleys and the Fela Kutis did. Play a role as a musician, so I live my life as a musician, not as a musician.”

Stonebwoy is currently in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards. The Dancehall singer is nominated in the ‘Best Live’ category. He faces stiff competition in the category as he is up against Cassper Nyovest (South Africa), Eddy Kenzo (Uganda), Flavour (Nigeria) and Mafikizolo (South Africa) for that award.

“It’s just the growth you know, we thank God to be alive to be participating again at the MAMAs. We wish for more of this to come,” Stonebwoy says.

The sixth edition of the MAMA which will take place at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg on October 22, 2016.