Musicians Hinted About $15million Grant

Musicians and Composers, music producers and other stakeholders in the music industry are being alerted that a $15million World Bank grant for the re-organization and development of the industry has been made available, for which reason stakeholders must be vigilant and make sure the fund goes to the right quarters.

Mr Faisal Helwani, Founder of the Copyright Protection Society and CEO of Bibini Music Recording Company, in an interview with ?Spectator Arts?, hinted that his amount is about to be accessed by a group of music industry players parading as the saviours of Ghanaian musicians.

He said, stakeholders in the industry including the Musicians Union Of Ghana (MUSIGA), GAPI, recording companies and composers themselves should be alerted to the fact that this group which has turned itself into an NGO is making moves to access this amount on behalf of the Ghanaian Music industry.

They should, therefore, be extra-vigilant and make sure that money is accessed by those who really working in the interest of musicians and composers and not those who are clandestinely organizing themselves as the spokespersons for Ghanaian musicians.

Faisal also hinted that apart from the $15million grant, a $300,000 per annum UNESCO grant is also in the pipeline for the music industry. This also requires the same amount of vigilance so that monies go to benefit the real people for whom they have been granted.

He said, anyone or group of persons in the industry who wanted more information on these grants should contact him.

Musicians and Composers, music producers and other stakeholders in the music industry are being alerted that a $15million World Bank grant for the re-organization and development of the industry has been made available, for which reason stakeholders must be vigilant and make sure the fund goes to the right quarters.

Mr Faisal Helwani, Founder of the Copyright Protection Society and CEO of Bibini Music Recording Company, in an interview with ?Spectator Arts?, hinted that his amount is about to be accessed by a group of music industry players parading as the saviours of Ghanaian musicians.

He said, stakeholders in the industry including the Musicians Union Of Ghana (MUSIGA), GAPI, recording companies and composers themselves should be alerted to the fact that this group which has turned itself into an NGO is making moves to access this amount on behalf of the Ghanaian Music industry.

They should, therefore, be extra-vigilant and make sure that money is accessed by those who really working in the interest of musicians and composers and not those who are clandestinely organizing themselves as the spokespersons for Ghanaian musicians.

Faisal also hinted that apart from the $15million grant, a $300,000 per annum UNESCO grant is also in the pipeline for the music industry. This also requires the same amount of vigilance so that monies go to benefit the real people for whom they have been granted.

He said, anyone or group of persons in the industry who wanted more information on these grants should contact him.