Obrafour
To those
who argue that hiplife music is dead, Obrafour says the genre is still
much alive.
Speaking
at the launch of the 20th anniversary of his first album, ‘Pae Mu Ka’, on Wednesday, he said
the genre has only gone through transformation.
“We are
not dead, we are here and some of you are still here supporting. I believe we
can’t say much because it is not sounding like it used to be. Now it has
changed, even the content but this is how far we have come and we can’t be too
hard on ourselves, we just have to thank God ,” he said when KOD asked him on
stage if hiplife is dead.
Obrafour’s 20th
anniversary of his ‘Pae Mu Ka’ album
is also a celebration of hiplife.
It was
launched at the Tang Palace Hotel in Accra and had a number of personalities
passing through to support. Among them were Sarkodie, M.anifest, Pappy Kojo, D-Black,
Yvonne Nelson, Kweku Elliot, Cylover and a host of others.
The National
Democratic Congress’ (NDC’s) Okudzeto Ablakwa and legal practitioner Herbert
Krapa were also present.
The main
anniversary concert is scheduled for November 9 after a tour of the country.
The ceremony was also used to launch Obrafour’s foundation.
The ‘Pae Mu Ka’ album is one of the best hiplife
albums of all time.
It was
released in 1999 and was produced by Hammer of The Last Two.
The album
has songs like ‘Kwame Nkrumah’, ‘Yaanom’
‘Pae Mu Ka’, ‘Kokonsa’, amongst others.
It was one of the best albums that maintained Obrafour’s relevance from the 90s to this time.
By Francis Addo
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