Great Ampong, a Ghanaian gospel artist, has reversed his previous assertion that his song “Onyame Akatua (Osisifo)” is a diss song to legendary hi-life artiste Daddy Lumba.
In an interview with Power FM, the gospel singer stated that Lumba is not the intended recipient of his song and that he would not hesitate to cite him if he was.
“I can compose a song and have his name in it because I have composed songs for people. Some people approach me to compose songs for their dead relatives and I do. I take the deceased’s name and details and then compose the song.
“I could have mentioned his name and the song was more than three to four minutes long but you never heard any name,” he stated.
His statement on Radio XYZ is at variance with his claim on Happy FM that he had composed a song in response to Daddy Lumba after his song “Ofon Na Edi Asem Fo” was made public.
“I said I was going to compose a song, and he will hear from me, but this isn’t the song. I am not backtracking on my words. Did I mention his name when I wrote a song for Nana Addo Dankwa?
“When you listened to my song, did you hear anyone’s name in it? I am telling you the time for me to compose the song for him (Daddy Lumba) hasn’t come,” he added.
He, again, identified that he rarely listens to interviews he grants to media organizations and that he can’t remember the specifics of his interview with Happy FM.
“In my Happy FM interview, I don’t remember what I said until I listen to it. I haven’t sat down to listen to the interview. Even my songs, when I record them, I don’t listen to them again,” he disclosed.
Recall that, in 2016, Isaiah Kwadwo Ampong and Daddy Lumba had a rift over some GH₵3.6 billion old Ghana cedis proceeds from an album launch that the latter allegedly pocketed.
This was after a joint production of an album, “Hossana,” in which Ampong reportedly wrote eight out of ten songs.
