Why Trigmatic Doesn’t Want Ghanaian & Nigerian Artistes To Be Compared
Multi-talented, award-winning rapper, songwriter, and composer Trigmatic has stated that Ghanaian musicians have a great opportunity to achieve international success if they venture into other areas.
During an interview with Graphic Showbiz, he said that it’s just as hard to keep up with the music scene on the international market while getting millions of dollars from other countries as it is to compete with Nigeria.
“I think the comparison between Ghanaian and Nigerian musicians is just too much, and it is high time we stopped. Ghanaian musicians have to find their target audience beyond Ghana and make an effort to introduce themselves and their music to their new fans in other countries. They need to move to countries such as South Africa, Brazil, and Korea and make their music known to their new fans there. I know South Americans love African music and patronise our songs a lot,” he said.
“So for instance, Kuami Eugene could target that area and make himself relevant to the citizens over there, and trust me, he will make it in no time and will be very rich as well. We need to have collaborations with artists from these countries and get promoters to push our songs there.”
Trigmatic encouraged the musicians in entertainment in Ghana to get to work, push their creativity, and promote their music outside Ghana’s borders in order to achieve greater success.
“Each musician is thinking about himself and a few friends and not really seeing the bigger picture by coming together to fight for a common goal. We are okay jumping on a few shows and making some money and not exploiting other areas.”
“We could come together and speak to the government about our frustrations and what we need to push our music out there. In some countries, the government is more than willing to support their musicians, and if we are not getting the same here, the best is to come together and make our concerns known,” he added.
