Highlife promoter, Quarme Zaggy has expressed his displeasure with awards organizers categorizing other types of songs as highlife.
Speaking to Graphic Showbiz in an interview, the musician said organizers are killing the originality of Highlife.
“Inasmuch as I appreciate that some few young ones are doing their best to promote Highlife, what most of them are doing is not Highlife but the system has forced them into it.
My assertion comes from the perception of some industry players that Highlife is evolving and its compositions must reflect the changing times but I don’t believe that Reggae music has changed over the years.
“It has maintained its uniqueness since its existence as it is thought to promote culture. Again, Zouk by the Francophone still sounds the same so why are we trying to change our highlife to meet perceived changing times,” he said.
“This subject is a recipe for disaster and that is why I have found it necessary to address it before it’s too late. If we cannot classify Highlife as Reggae, why should we categorise Pop as Highlife?” he asked.
Real name, Nana Kwame Ampah is known for songs including ‘My desire, True love, shake shake, ‘Just the Two of Us’, ‘See-Saw’ and ‘Matede.’
