Ghanaian’s multiple award-winning musicians, Kofi Kinaata, and the Tadi boy say his fans are more important to him than any award scheme in the country.
Kinaata, who ruled the Vodafone Ghana Music Award’s Best Songwriter category consecutively from 2018 to 2021, indicated that it’s his fan’s support that has helped him to secure all the accolades and deals he has gained.
“The fans stream the songs, they are the ones who attend my shows and pay gate fees, they also make noise about my songs for firms to sign me as an ambassador,” he told He added that he does his songs primarily for his fans and not with the motive of winning awards. He contended that award shows are important but merely celebratory events, going further to describe them as the “our day” for artists.
“The fans are the ones we do the songs for, but after that then it happens that in a calendar year those who released songs should come for our day… So, it’s during our day for musicians, that we’ll share souvenirs like this musician won this award and the others did well in this category so let’s honor them for being outstanding.
“That one is a one-day event but the fans stay with you every day at wherever you go to perform so they’re the ones we work for.” Kinaata won Best Highlife Song at the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) with ‘Thy Grace Part 1.’
He has, over the years, exhibited the knack to produce top-charting songs. However, he reiterated his point that he doesn’t work with awards in mind.
“Today I want to state everything clear about this when I release songs, I don’t think about winning an award at the VGMA”.
“As for VGMA, it’s not even in my mind that I’m doing this particular song around this time to win an award… no that’s not the case”.
story by Obaapa Janee
