Fast-rising highlife artiste, Kumi Guitar, real name Nana Yaw Kumi after the nominees list for the 15th edition of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards was released has had many people questioning his nomination as ‘Discovery Of The Year’.
One influential person in the entertainment industry, Socrate Safo has accused music producer Mark Okreku Mantey, a member of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Board of conflict of interest as a member of the board and manager for Kumi Guitar, the ‘Break Into Two’ hitmaker. Socrate Safo has asked Mark Okraku Mantey to, as a matter of principle and on moral grounds, resign his position as a member of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Board and withdraw his artiste from the ‘Discovery of the year’ category.
According to the filmmaker, Kumi Guitar is not a new artiste and Mark Okreku Mantey has confirmed it “so why should he be nominated?”
Speaking on Radio Univers 105.7, he said “Mark has even confirmed that he is not a new artiste. Kumi Guitar according to Mark Okreku Matey released his first track four years ago. VGMAs has also not come out to announce that they have reviewed the qualifications for an artiste to be in the “Discovery Of the year’ category that means he doesn’t qualify to be nominated”
The controversial filmmaker agreed that Kumi Guitar is an exceptional highlife artiste but he should be withdrawn from the ‘Discovery of The Year Category’.
“ I don’t have any problem with any other nomination he has been nominated for aside the ‘Discovery of the year’. They can give him the artiste of the year award and I don’t have any problem with it but to say he is a new artiste, I don’t agree”.
When asked his next action will be if Mark does not resign from the board, he said he will use several means to make sure Mark steps aside from the VGMA board including writing a letter to Charter House and embarking on demonstration.
“ By next week, Charter House should come out and if they don’t listen, I will advise all artiste and let them know that Charter House is not serious with whatever they are doing.”
“I mean my demonstration” he concluded.
Bra Chef, host of the mid-morning show, ‘Brunch2Lunch’ reached Kumi Guitar to know his take on the allegations leveled against him by Socrate. He said “Why will people ask ‘Who Is Kumi Guitar’ if they knew me. I have never released any album. What Socrate said is not true”.
“I recorded a track for Sugar Tone’s compilation in 2012 but not for my album. All the rights to that track 1 liter belongs to Sugar not me”
Kumi Guitar has been nominated for ‘Discovery Of The Year’ and ‘Hilife Song of The year’ for this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. To vote for Kumi Guitar, text M or C to 1767 and select Kumi Guitar for the ‘Discovery Of The year Artiste’ or ‘Highlife Song Of The Year’ respectively.
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