Evangelist Isaac K. Aning
The composer of the song 'Bobolebobo', Evangelist Isaac K. Aning has explained what the term means.
Evangelist Isaac K. Aning, has explained how it came about.‘Bobolebobo’ is the title of a gospel song by evangelist which has gained popularity in Ghana.
According to the singer, the term was derived from a Dagbani word ‘bom’ which literally means fire.
In an interview, he said he had to play with it to sound good so he dropped the ‘m’ and made it repetitive so it would flow with the rhythm.
'Bobolebobo' is a Dagomba language. ‘Bom’ in Dagbani means ‘fire.’ But I took off the ‘m’ because I realised if I used ‘bom’ for the song, it would not sound good. As a musician, I wanted to play with it, that is why you hear a repetition of the ‘bo’ and a ‘le’ somewhere,” he explained.
The ‘Bobolebobo’ song has become the toast of most music lovers but it gained more attention when it was played at the congress grounds of the NDC last weekend.
There is another version which has irritated the evangelist to take action against the NDC former President John Mahama’s name in it.
Apparently, it is a campaign song that has been composed for the former president who has announced his intention to contest for the NDC 1 ahead of the 2020 elections.
