Wednesday, December 15, 2010

I’m Tired of the Music in the City of Accra

I have always told critics of ‘senseless’ music to shut up. Music, movies, art – whatever kind of entertainment – does not always have to make sense, edify, educate or be loaded with lessons. It can be thrilling, fun, emotive, escapist for its own sake. But...

But now I am tired. There’s no originality. We’re singing about boobs and booty and sex – with euphemism or not – and unwittingly confirming certain unfair, untrue, bigoted and wicked racial(ist) stereotypes. Mtcheew.

This Christmas – Dear Lord – please let me stumble upon 1 hiplife music video without push-up bras, shirts worn as dresses, shorts only big enough for cartoon characters, scary hair-dos, and tin swinging chains. I stop my request here or they will build a stairway to heaven.

7 comments:

  1. Yeah a lot of the new songs out there suck! Very little originality and the lyrics make zero sense.


    But let me just make it clear that I do agree that African girls are indeed sexy like cheese, if not sexier.

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  2. one8 + R Kelly - "Hands across the world" is what you prayed for, guess Christmas came early:-)

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  3. ps. and in terms of films/documentaries, i wish we produced this:
    http://www.anafricanelection.com/home.html

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  4. LOL @ Raine's comment...

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  5. You might like the UK campaign to make John Cage's 4'33" the number one song at Xmas. That's my kind of music!
    Otherwise you might just get me into a church to help you pray!

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  6. You might like the UK campaign to make John Cage's 4'33" the number one song at Xmas. That's my kind of music!
    Otherwise you might just get me into a church to help you pray!

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  7. spot on. Thats true. Its sickening sometimes listening to all these strange songs. Music can still be gr8 without all that rubbish. Thats why i am loving gospel these days lol.

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