According to singer Wutah Kobby, artists can succeed at any stage of their lives, therefore putting them into “early retirement” is inappropriate.
He believes it is past time to put an end to Ghanaians writing off and placing musicians “out of work” simply because they have been in the system for a long time.
Wutah Kobby, one half of the former musical duo Wutah, spoke passionately about how Ghanaians love to retire musicians early, forgetting that the older musicians are full of experience that can be passed down and be beneficial to the new crop of artistes, in an interview with Graphic Showbiz on Tuesday, October 15, from his base in the United States.
He lamented:
“Personally, I don’t think anybody has the right to make a creative stop working. Artistes should have the freedom to continue creating and performing as long as they want, regardless of age.
“The music profession has no age limit like let’s say sports, where an athlete, boxer or footballer retires due to old age. The story is different with us. We have no restrictions. Music is life; music is with us from birth and will be with us till death.
“Recently, Yvonne Chaka Chaka performed in Ghana and you could tell the audience enjoyed her performance. How long has she been doing music? But she still got what it takes to move an audience. Unfortunately, Ghanaians will write older artistes off as if they don’t have any good thing to offer again,”
Wutah Kobby is getting ready to release a new EP. Last month, he debuted the tune “Dollar Dollar.” He claims that the untitled EP will include collaborations with Ghanaian musicians and have five or six songs.
“I am very hopeful the upcoming project will gain some good attention back home in Ghana. Great new music is coming, it’s a spiritual time for me and I want to entreat everyone to make the project worthwhile,” he said.
