Veteran musician says young acts who ignored Paapa Yankson's funeral will regret

David Mawuli 12:23 - 24 October 2017

He was one of the numerous veterans who paid tribute to the late Paapa Yankson at his burial service at the forecourt of the State House in Accra, Saturday.

Veteran musician, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has expressed his disappointment in the new generation of artistes who were absent at the funeral service of late Paapa Yankson.

The "Bolga Besia" singer told Joy News that the new crop of artistes will regret exhibiting such an attitude towards Paapa Yankson.

He stated "Many of the young ones are sampling Paapa's music... I don’t know why they are not here but they will regret that later."

Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Samini, Wutah, Kumi Guitar, Kwabena Kwabena were among the new artistes who were conspicuously missing at the State House event.

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was present and was joined by the likes of Nana Ampadu, Rex Omar, Paulina Oduro, Alhaji Sidiku Buari, Akwaboah Snr, Nana Queen, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Ben Brako, Pat Thomas among other mourners to pay their last respects to the Highlife legend.

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley also revealed that the young artistes tend to refer to the veterans as ‘old school’, who have lost touch with the current trends.

This perception, he says, prevents the new crop of musicians from learning from the older generation.

“That is the mistake that is coming from the younger ones. When the younger ones see us, they say old school. They forget that it is the old school that teaches the new school,” he asserted.