‘Jennifer Lomotey’ hitmaker, Kurl Songx has dispelled claims that he has been cursed by the Krobos over the issue he had with them in 2017.
Some have said that the problems he recently encountered with his former record label, Highly Spiritual Music and his subtle absence from the music scene, may have been a result of what was said about the Krobos in the song and the antagonism that came with it.
In the song ‘Jennifer Lomotey,’ Sarkodie raps: “Krɔbɔ nii baa papa a ahweneɛ da ne sisi. Ɔkɔmfo Anɔkye de adwaman no abɔ ne dua,” which literary means “a good Krobo woman with beads around her waist. She’s been cursed by Okomfor Anokye with promiscuity.”
This did not go down well with the Krobos because to them it is denigrating to their women. A myth has it that Okomfo Anokye was once bathing by a riverside when some Krobo girls peeped at his nakedness. He then cursed them and generations of the Krobo women that they would be promiscuous.
When the issue broke, the Paramount Chief of Manya Krobo, Nene Sakite II condemned it and requested that Sarkodie apologised and retracted the song. A Krobo Youth group, Kloma Hengme also issued a statement and later through their legal counsel, served the management of Kurl Songx and Sarkodie a letter of their intent to sue.
In the letter, they requested among other things, that the song be edited, Sarkodie apologises to the Krobos and pay an amount of GHc. 2,000,000 (Two million Ghana cedis).
They gave the Kurl Songx and his team a week to satisfy the requests or face a lawsuit but these were not done.
Kurl Songx, who is currently out with ‘Snapchat’ told Kwame Dadzie on Ghana Weekend TV that he has not been cursed and that he is still vibrant in the music industry.
Watch the full interview in the link below:
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By: ghanaweekend.com
