REGIONAL CHAIRMAN-MUSIGA THRILLS PATRONS
In October 1981, Maurice Fleuret became Director of Music and Dance a Minister of Culture Jack Lang's request, and applied his reflections to the musical practice and its evolution.
When he discovered, in a 1982 study on the cultural habits of the French, that five million people, one child out of two, played a musical instrument,
he began to dream of a way to bring people out on the streets. It first took place in 1982 in Paris as the Fête de la Musique.
Ever since, the festival has become an international phenomenon, celebrated on the same day in more than 460 cities in 110 countries, including Germany,
Italy, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Australia, Vietnam, Congo, Cameroon, Mauritius, Fiji, Colombia, Chile, Nepal, and Ghana
This memorable World Music Day was filled with many activities. The Chairman of the Musicians Union of Ghana Mr. Kofi Agyemang, at the night event said that the fate of Ghanaian musicians,
music is in the hands of Ghanaians and reiterated the course of MUSIGA that musicians in Ghana need to benefit from their creative works.
He mentioned that prospect of musicians in Ghana depends on the royalties paid to MUSIGA.
He craved for others to join the Union to help the music career in Ghana to make it a successful venture.
In October 1981, Maurice Fleuret became Director of Music and Dance a Minister of Culture Jack Lang's request, and applied his reflections to the musical practice and its evolution.
When he discovered, in a 1982 study on the cultural habits of the French, that five million people, one child out of two, played a musical instrument,
he began to dream of a way to bring people out on the streets. It first took place in 1982 in Paris as the Fête de la Musique.
Ever since, the festival has become an international phenomenon, celebrated on the same day in more than 460 cities in 110 countries, including Germany,
Italy, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Australia, Vietnam, Congo, Cameroon, Mauritius, Fiji, Colombia, Chile, Nepal, and Ghana
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| Mr Kofi Agyemang-Brong Ahafo rgional chairman-Musiga |
This memorable World Music Day was filled with many activities. The Chairman of the Musicians Union of Ghana Mr. Kofi Agyemang, at the night event said that the fate of Ghanaian musicians,
music is in the hands of Ghanaians and reiterated the course of MUSIGA that musicians in Ghana need to benefit from their creative works.
In his address he also made clear the challenges music, and
musicians face in Ghana. He asked members of the public to contribute to the
art of music in order to help musicians to continue with the cycle of making
good Ghanaian music from generation to generation
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| DORCAS-Welfare officer-Musiga B/A |
He asked the Ghanaian public to continue appreciating Ghanaian
music by contributing their quota to Ghanaian music which would push Ghanaian
music to the rest of the world.
He mentioned that prospect of musicians in Ghana depends on the royalties paid to MUSIGA.
He craved for others to join the Union to help the music career in Ghana to make it a successful venture.
He brought his speech to an end and stepped on stage to
entertain the people present. As an ace musician, he entertained the people
with a beautiful gospel music originally done by Prof. Kofi Abraham.
The crowd could not help but dance to the song of Mr. Kofi
Agyemang as his band, light seekers thrilled the place with a lively
performance.
The show came to a close with the secretary Mr. Bennett acknowledging,
the program sponsors like MTN, Loyalty is Royalty, secret pub and the
dignitaries at the show.
BY………… PATRICK ANSU
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