Following complaints by some music lovers in Ghana that the new crop of artistes are beginning to sound more Nigerian, popular Ghanaian Afrobeat musician Kelvyn Boy has offered an explanation for this phenomenon.
Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM on March 20, 2025, the ‘Vero’ hitmaker explained that most artistes find it difficult to break into the international market when they sound like the ‘typical Ghanaian.’
He added that even when they decide to do so, they get compared with the Nigerians in terms of international impact.
“We are finding it hard when we sound typical Ghanaian. I mean, enodey go when we do it like that. Even if ego is just here , you come back and say, ‘Oh, why are we just here and some people are international?'” Kelvyn Boy stated.
He further justified the act, explaining that Nigerian artistes use Ghanaian terms in their songs in order to break into the local market.
“They don’t sound just them; they sometimes leave theirs and come and say our own. They fuse in. The fusion is what I’m talking about. Because at the end of the day, it’s the same Ghanaian people who listen to Nigerian songs,” he said.
Kelvyn Boy, however, acknowledged that a balance is needed, stating, “We’re talking about balance. The fusion and balance are what I think are taking time.”
