[ 2011-11-24 ]

MUSIGA president, Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour

First MUSIGA Grand Ball set for tomorrow
The first ever Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA)
Grand Ball has been set for Friday, November 25 at
the Banquet Hall, State House.

The event which promises to be an evening of
unforgettable entertainment is aimed at raising
funds to rebuild the music industry. Proceeds from
the prestigious event will help set up a fund, the
MUSIGA Music Development Fund (MIDF).

The fund will help execute programs aimed at
putting in place structures to make the business
of music worthwhile and will ultimately help the
Ghanaian music industry attract the needed
investments.

Key areas the fund will assist include artistes
and talent development, music business education
and ICT, and the establishment of record labels to
help market Ghanaian music globally.

In the long term, MUSIGA hopes to set up Music
Industry Development Centres (MIDC) in all MUSIGA
regional offices to provide information and other
assistance to musicians in the various regions.

Bice Osei Kuffour popularly known as Obour, MUSIGA
president told Myjoyonline.com in an interview on
Tuesday that the ball is aimed at giving “the
business community a chance to get entertained and
also to raise some money for the music industry in
Ghana.”

According to him, although musicians generally
independently make some money from their works,
“the music industry due to the absence of
structures that are required to make the industry
function, is making the industry poor – the
prevalence of piracy, the absence of a proper
copyright management systems, explains why the
music industry is in shackles.”

The night will witness exciting performances from
Efya; K.K. Fosu; Paulina Oduro; Paapa Yankson;
Nana Ampadu; Rex Omar; A.B. Crentsil; Obour; No
Tribe; Becca; Daddy Lumba; Samini and Amakye
Dede.

Jazz music will also be provided by Steve Bedi,
backed by the Shabbo Band. There will be a live
auction of antique musical instruments (including
some instruments first used by some popular
musicians) which will be spear-headed by Chester
Annie and comedian, Funny Face.

MUSIGA hopes to raise GH¢500,000 from the ball as
seed money for the fund; GH¢1 million in the long
term.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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