Even though the award-winning highlife musician has been very consistent in the music industry in the country for nearly two decades, he has failed to maintain his fame and popularity, associated with his albums.
Unlike the days when music lovers would wholeheartedly adore his music, things have changed. Probably, Ghanaians are bored with his risqu? lyrics because the Ghana music industry is now flooded by musicians with dirty lyrics which are far injurious to good morals than his.
The Asante-Manpong born Charles Kojo Fosu a.k.a. Daddy Lumba has done what is usual of him. He has just released his twentieth album, which could appropriately be described as profane. It contains nothing extraordinary from the man we have known for two decades.
Although the album, ?Tokrom?, released late last year has some remixed songs from Lumba, it is not free from the profanity and the byzantine messages that have always been associated with his previous albums. Notable among those albums are ?Aben Wo Ha? and ?Poison? which caused a musical revolt in the country.
The current album, though professionally mixed and recorded by the reigning music engineer of the year, Appiatus, the lyrics are nothing to write home about. One could hardly feel the presence of Daddy Lumba.
In an interview with some cassettes sellers at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, they said that Lumba must understand that his season was over. According to those sellers, it is about time Daddy Lumba quit singing and started producing young and gifted musicians.
?His style is no longer extraordinary because there are several singers today who can sing more profane songs than he does. Besides, he has been producing the albums at short intervals. He should take a break and later re-launch his career if he still wants to remain in the industry?.
Since Daddy Lumba released ?Poison? and ?Adepa Hye Adepa Mu? in 2001 and 2002 respectively, he has failed to cause any stir in the music industry.
Even though the award-winning highlife musician has been very consistent in the music industry in the country for nearly two decades, he has failed to maintain his fame and popularity, associated with his albums.
Unlike the days when music lovers would wholeheartedly adore his music, things have changed. Probably, Ghanaians are bored with his risqu? lyrics because the Ghana music industry is now flooded by musicians with dirty lyrics which are far injurious to good morals than his.
The Asante-Manpong born Charles Kojo Fosu a.k.a. Daddy Lumba has done what is usual of him. He has just released his twentieth album, which could appropriately be described as profane. It contains nothing extraordinary from the man we have known for two decades.
Although the album, ?Tokrom?, released late last year has some remixed songs from Lumba, it is not free from the profanity and the byzantine messages that have always been associated with his previous albums. Notable among those albums are ?Aben Wo Ha? and ?Poison? which caused a musical revolt in the country.
The current album, though professionally mixed and recorded by the reigning music engineer of the year, Appiatus, the lyrics are nothing to write home about. One could hardly feel the presence of Daddy Lumba.
In an interview with some cassettes sellers at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, they said that Lumba must understand that his season was over. According to those sellers, it is about time Daddy Lumba quit singing and started producing young and gifted musicians.
?His style is no longer extraordinary because there are several singers today who can sing more profane songs than he does. Besides, he has been producing the albums at short intervals. He should take a break and later re-launch his career if he still wants to remain in the industry?.
Since Daddy Lumba released ?Poison? and ?Adepa Hye Adepa Mu? in 2001 and 2002 respectively, he has failed to cause any stir in the music industry.
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