Samini Says Africa Is One Musical Family, Then Proves It – News Ghana

A man with long, dreadlocked hair, wearing a white t-shirt and gold chains with a cross pendant, stands against a plain light background, reflecting the vibrant style of Samini from Africa's renowned musical family.


Veteran Ghanaian musician Samini has staked out a philosophically clear position in the ongoing debate about African music’s global identity, declaring that Nigerian and Ghanaian music are not rivals for space but fellow expressions of a single continental sound that he believes can travel further when its creators study each other rather than compete.

Speaking with Doreen Andoh on the Cosmopolitan Mix, Joy FM’s iconic mid-morning programme hosted by one of Ghana’s most celebrated radio personalities, Samini…