If you thought Stonebwoy would let Gyedu Blay Ambolley go scot-free for bashing him over the use of Patois in his songs, wait for this one!
The dancehall artiste has responded to the old man.
Addressing the issue on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Stonebwoy told Andy Dosty that even though he agrees that things singing in one’s local dialect is a good thing, he believes that times have changed.
“And let us ask a question: it is a bitter one but so to say, where has our local music gotten us to in this times right now as we speak?”
He said he sees nothing wrong with learning other languages and speaking it since music is no respect to language barriers.
“I accept the submission from Gyedu, Gyedu is a legend undoubtedly but I also believe that times are changing and music is evolving and understandings are getting broader. Our foundation is highlife, our foundation is rooted in Ghanaian music. First and foremost, everywhere I go, I have Ewe songs that I perform on big platforms,I speak Twi in some of my lyrics, I speak Ga in some of my lyrics.”
“I think my style is a combination of Afrobeat and Dancehall but I’m only fortunate enough to have studied enough to be able to cross over and be accepted. And literally, I definitely see nothing wrong in having been able to master a certain craft where you’re internationally accepted because we’re here speaking English on this radio platform, is English our fundamental language? he quizzed.
He also noted that he is one of the people who can switch up on different languages and that has been an advantage for him.
“I know he’s not wrong in what he’s trying to put across but I think our identity as Ghanaians and Ghana, I have not deviated. I’ve rather been able to make sure that I have something to stand on to be able to represent Ghana or else I may not be able to even get to where I am today if I was not able to weave my way through to be able to represent for Ghana,” he said.
Ghanaian veteran musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley in a recent interview with Attractive Mustapha complained about Stonebwoy speaking patois which is Jamaican language.
He advised the dancehall act to do his craft in a genre that rather represents his identity which is the Volta Region.
He said this in reference to Stonebwoy’s song, ‘Most Original’ which Stonebwoy featured Jamaican act, Sean Paul on which he spoke patois just like the Jamaican.
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By: Hajia Lamy Gates| ghanaweekend.com
