Famous singer Efya claims that Lagos is “bigger” than Ghana and rejects parallels between the music industry in Ghana and Nigeria.
Efya highlighted that Nigeria’s music industry has an advantage over Ghana’s due to its larger population. In a recent interview with Lagos’s City 105.1 FM, she disclosed this.
She suggested that instead of making direct parallels between the two West African nations, they should concentrate on working together.
She argued against drawing direct comparisons between the two West African countries, suggesting instead that they should focus on collaboration.
In her words;
“Nigerian and Ghanaian music markets are not the same. Nigerians are way more than we are in terms of numbers. Numbers really matter now. The number of people that will stream Nigerian music in Nigeria is different from the number of people that will stream Ghanaian music in Ghana. The numbers are not the same.
“In the capacity of numbers, Lagos is bigger than Ghana. It is like the music hub itself. Nigerians are way bigger than we are. So, usually when I see people comparing, I’m like, ‘Do you guys know?’
“There shouldn’t be any comparisons. What I believe that we should is that we should be more collaborative. Find our vibes and put them together to advance what Afrobeats is going to be in the future; for us to be the gatekeepers of our own sound. And I think that’s the power move.”