‘I should've invested more in my career’ – Ofori Amponsah on supporting other musicians
Ghanaian highlife musician Ofori Amponsah has reflected on his music career, admitting that he would have invested more in his own craft if he had the opportunity to do things differently.
According to the celebrated musician, although he made money from music, he spent a significant portion of his resources helping other musicians develop their careers.
Speaking in an interview with Nana Romeo on Atuu on August 23, 2026, Ofori Amponsah mentioned that he would not be truthful if he claimed that music did not fetch him money.
“If I say I didn’t get money from music, then I’m lying, and I’m a bad person,” he said.
However, he admitted that his focus on helping other artistes sometimes came at the expense of his own career.
Ofori Amponsah explained that he became more focused on supporting emerging musicians and helping them establish themselves in the industry.
“If I had the chance today, I would invest more in my own music career rather than helping other musicians build theirs. I was into bringing others up more. The concentration on my own craft wasn’t much. I realized it early, and I learnt my lessons,” he stated.
The musician disclosed that he invested in several artistes, including Kofi B, Barosky and Kofi Nti, among others.
According to him, some of the investments required substantial financial commitments, including importing CDs from abroad.
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“I invested in the likes of Kofi B, Barosky, Kofi Nti and some other musicians. I used to get my CDs from abroad, and I had to use a huge amount like $100,000 to bring out their CDs,” he shared.
He explained that despite putting significant amounts of money into these projects, recovering his investment was often slow.
“After investing my money, the money I’m supposed to get becomes slow and I’m not sure I would do that kind of investment if it were today,” he said.
Ofori Amponsah also recounted how Kofi Nti approached him for assistance after recording some songs.
According to him, he listened to the songs Kofi Nti had at the time but was not impressed, prompting him to use some of his own songs to help establish the musician.
“Kofi Nti came to me to help him. He had a song, but when I went through the songs he had, I didn’t like them. I had to bring in my songs to bring him up,” he noted.
Despite the financial investment and the support he offered, Ofori Amponsah admitted that the venture did not benefit him as much as he had hoped.
The highlife musician, however, said he has no regrets about learning from the experience, noting that it has taught him valuable lessons about balancing support for others with investment in his own career.
“That business didn’t really help me, but it’s all good,” he added.
If I had the chance today, I would invest more in my own music career rather than helping other musicians build theirs. - Ofori Amponsah#UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/fg39KWAdxA
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) August 22, 2026
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