It's the duty of publishers to make a song go far, not the language - Trigmatic

Ghanaian rapper Trigmatic, real name Enoch Nana Yaw Oduro-Agyei, has shut down the perspective that artistes need to record songs in English to have a wider reach.

In an interview with Accra-based TV3, Trigmatic argued that it is rather the responsibility of an artiste's publishers and distributors to ensure international reach and not the language the song was composed in.

“I disagree with that. It doesn’t necessarily take the artiste to go far. It takes his publishers and distributors to do that job and so if you have a good publisher and they want to take you far, they can if they don’t want to or they are limited, that’s what is going to happen,” he added.

He called on fellow artistes to honor their heritage by recording more songs in local languages.

According to him, the music industry is missing the unique essence of Ghanaian tradition and culture.

“I think we need to start being proud of who we are as a people. We need to encourage a lot of people to record in vernacular (local languages). There is nothing wrong or bad about it. I think it is something we need to encourage,” he said.

Trigmatic shared his experience working with South African artistes who successfully recorded hits in their native languages, highlighting their strong sense of tradition and originality.

“They are very traditional, they don’t take away their originality and it is something that I learnt,” he added.

Known for his songs in the Ga language, Trigmatic entered the music scene in 2010 with his album 'Permanent Stains,' featuring hits like 'My Life,' 'My Jolly,' and 'Mefiri Ghana.'

His work earned him the Best Rapper of the Year award in 2011.

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