Ace Ghanaian Highlife artist, Ofori Amponsah has said from his experience, churches in Ghana do not support budding musicians.
In an interview on TV XYZ’s ‘Legends’ show, he pointed out that most churches in Ghana do not invest in young talents.
According to him, the churches will rather build churches than invest in young talents, although they regularly engage their services in church programmes.
Ofori Amponsah was speaking in an interview on TV XYZ’s ‘Legends’ show.
He, therefore, pointed out that if one doesn’t take care, he or she may die with the potential in the church.
“Church is not a place where you get help when you really need it. When they collect money, they will build a church. This is what I saw in the church. At that time, I was a lay preacher. I was focused on planting churches.
“If you don’t take care, you will die with your talents in the church without being fruitful although God says which should be fruitful. They take you for granted. When you sing, they don’t pay you but when a preacher comes to speak, they pay him. If you don’t invest in people, how can they grow.”
He further pointed out that he had no intentions of becoming a highlife musician because his first album was a gospel album. However, he didn’t get enough support until Daddy Lumba figured out his potential and dragged him to Highlife music.
