I Fed And Promoted You For 30 Years- KOD Fires Ambolley Again
The back and forth between veteran Highlife singer Gyedu Blay Ambolley and media personality Kofi Okyere Darko has taken another dimension.
The pair clashed after Gyedu Blay Ambolley said recently that Vodafone Ghana Music Awards has become the bane of Highlife music.
Recall that Ambolley mentioned in a recent interview with Graphic Showbiz that the Highlife genre which happens to be Ghana’s identity has lost its relevance because of adulteration from other genres being experimented with by mainstream artistes.
“It is unfortunate that people think when you sing in Twi or Fante over a Dancehall or Reggae beats it automatically makes it Highlife music. That is not true but it has become the norm over the years because these are the kinds of music VGMA rewards,” he said.
The veteran singer further added;
Today, if anyone wants to have an idea of what Ghana represents in terms of music, I bet the person will not count any Highlife artiste since all the perceived big acts currently are not doing Highlife. We have buried our own and pursuing Dancehall music and the likes and interestingly, the VGMA has been promoting the agenda by rewarding such artistes with the topmost prizes.
KOD disagreed strongly with his posture and took to Facebook to perforate his hollow assertion. He took to Facebook to put Ambolley in his place with a lengthy message, prompting Ambolley to hit back.
Ambolley, hurt by KOD’s words, questioned whether he could ever live up to his level as a Ghanaian fashion designer by taking his clothing lines across the world. He stated;
I see Okyere Darko as a child. He is shallow-minded, the reason why he said those things. I am going on a European tour in May next year. My music, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley’s music, and in June, I will be back on tour. Ambolley said.
So when he sits and talks, can he take his clothes on tour as a designer like the way I am going on tour with my music? Can he take his DJing on tour like the way I am going on tour with my music? If these people talk, you know they are shallow minds.
In this fresh development, KOD responded to vicious insults to his person via his favourite platform (Facebook). The Disc Jockey claimed that Mr Ambolley was choosing violence in their present argument, but he would act honourably by ignoring him.
Ambolley wants vawulence. Comparing records?? 😂😂😂 Maybe I won’t mind him,” he posted. However, in reacting to comments by a fan who insisted he showed the 76-year-old some respect by merit of his age and status, KOD revealed that he had the right to reprimand an “ungrateful grandfather” “I’d still straighten up an ungrateful grandfather. I fed him before and promoted him for 30 years. If anything, he owes me money too.
