Ga-based artist, Nii Funny, has shot down the common assertion that language hinders most Ghanaian artists from breaking into the international market. He believes that artists can break through any market if they work hard and that language is never a barrier.
He sighted examples of some foreign songs that have become viral in Ghana despite their lyrics being in a language alien to us.
“If I hear a Ghanaian say that thing( language is a barrier in music), I get angry because so many songs like Windeck( from Cabosnoop that are a hit here), that we play. If you love some song and you don’t understand, ask someone,” he said in pidgin English.
Nii Funny also used himself as an example to bust that myth saying, ”I have a trip to Portugal, and I’ll be performing Ga songs there. From Portugal, I’ll head to the UK for the Ghana Fest.
“I’ve been to Sweden and Belgium. Many people say Ga songs cannot travel anywhere, but fans from Japan, Uk, everywhere, dance to my songs,” he said on the 3FM Drive.
