Ghanaian afrobeat musician and composer Bakilla has said that the current influx of consistent afrobeat tunes from Africans, especially Ghanaians and Nigerians, is a deliberate agenda to promote Africa to the world using my music.
Bakilla stated in an exclusive interview with Kwame Black of Accra-based Uniiq FM that afrobeats are not the only genre available to Africans, but the genre has gained some recognition and exposure in Africa, thus the need to explore and harness its potential from all angles.
It is very easy to take the way Afrobeats’ music is spreading like wildfire for granted, but I can tell you it has an African agenda. The whole Afrobeats genre is aimed at exposing and positioning Africa to the rest of the world, and it is not as if Afrobeats is the only music genre, but that is what is catching the vibe now, hence there is a need for us to be deliberate about it and harness the opportunities that are associated with it he said.
When asked what his greatest inspiration has been to do music, the Belgium-based afrobeat artist, Bakilla responded by saying, he has always had a passion for music since his formative years, however, the daily struggles of life that he encountered whiles growing up in the Northern part of Ghana formed his perception about life and music hence most of his move and decision to do music is largely influenced by things he encountered growing up.
“You know, I grew up in the north; growing up, one of my favorite things to do was sing; it has always been a part of me; all those who knew me and grew up with me will attest to this; however, growing up, life really hit me hard; I remember one day, out of extreme hunger, asking God to take my life; all of these experiences shaped my life and have translated into the music I produce today.” So to youth out there, do what you feel is right and do not give up no matter what anyone says. He added.
Also, the Ghana and Vibration hitmaker took the opportunity to explain what his song “Ghana” was about. In a response to explaining his latest single, ‘Ghana’, he said the song personifies Ghana as a country, using various adjectives to depict the good that lies in the country as he compared the qualities of Ghana side by side with the beauty of the Ghanaian woman.
“If you pay attention to the lyrics in my Ghana song, you will realize that I was comparing the goodies in Ghana to the Ghanaian woman and what we depict as a country. As a way of drawing the attention of the world to Ghana, I decided to do this in honor of the country of my birth Ghana.” He stated.
