Ghanaian musician Worlasi will be getting paid by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for using his song without permission.
A few days ago, the artiste in a video posted on his twitter handle, asked the NDC pay to pay him for using his song ‘One Life’ for a documentary that was played at the launch of the party’s manifesto.
“NDC, you didn’t help me make my music. You did not help me in any way in my life for me to create good music. I am not part of your manifesto so please do the right thing. Make sure you make to me the necessary payments. Do what is right and start wiring the money,” he said in the video.
In an interview with Rex Omar who the Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) and also a spokesperson for the party’s creative arts issues, he admitted that it was a copyright infringement and that the NDC would compensate him.
“What has happened is that I called them for a meeting to discuss what can be done and what we can give them. I mean, we will compensate them,” he said.
Rex added that it was a team in the party that used the song unknowingly and that they did not even consult him.
Worlasi has other songs such as ‘Nukata’, ‘Mawena’, ‘Booze High’, ‘You Saw Me’, among others.
Worlasi has collaborated with Ghana greats like EL, Manifest and Sarkodie.
Watch Rex Omar’s interview with Kwame Dadzie below:
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By: ghanaweekend.com
