Ghanaian Afropop singer and songwriter, Noella Wiyaala, has expressed her displeasure over some comments Ghanaian entertainment analyst, Arnold Asamoah Baidoo made on GhanaWeb TV’s weekly entertainment review show, Bloggers’ Forum.
Asamoah-Baidoo in his submission on the show disagreed with a statement of Ghanaian music producer, JMJ, made that the female music scene is virtually dead after the exit of Kaakie, Ebony and MzVee.
Although Asamoah- Baidoo acknowledged the achievements of Wiyaala, he argued that musicians like Wendy Shay, Sista Afia, Cina Soul, Adina have performed exceptional hence JMJ’s argument about the female industry being dead is wrong.
“In Ghana, Wiyalaa is not out there and you and I know that for some years, she and her handlers decided that we are leaving this space for you people. Our target is the international market where we get to perform at festivals. So I’m confused about JMJ’s shout outs to Wiyaala,” he told host Abrantepa.
“You’re shouting out Wiyaala who is not even paying attention to what is transpiring in our setting. Her focus is out there and you’re also telling us that the scene within our space is down… So the correlation is weak,” he added.
However, Wiyaala who seemed displeased with these words warned Ghanaian bloggers to exclude her from their entertainment shows if they claim she’s not good enough.
“This message is going to industry players, especially those who do blogging, criticizing, and whatever. Please KMJ and JnJ, Asamoah-Baidoo and all your whatever, whatever. Whatever, whatever doesn’t mean I’m being rude. But to everybody, if I don’t really count in this industry, or if I don’t count and I have never been counted as part of this industry, then don’t discuss me when you’re talking about the showbiz or show business in Ghana,” she said.
The Afropop singer added that people think she is not relevant because she has made it a policy to promote her songs with decency and not follow the line of nudity.
She emphasized that she does not seek to be an ‘artiste of the year kind of musician’ but to be a lifetime musician whose music will be relevant even in death.
By Juliana Tamatey, Daily Mail GH
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