Ghanaians’ acceptance of my craft pushed me to do more - Obrafour

Seasoned Ghanaian Hiplife musician Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko, known widely as Obrafour has opined on what inspired his genuine music style when he was in his prime.

How he was able to produce more quality songs, counting from his "Pae Mu Ka" studio album to his last hit with Bisa K. Dei, according to him, "Pimpinaa" was because of Ghanaians.

He stated that Ghanaians earlier gave him the needed support, which gave him the zeal to produce more.

“When Ghanaians bought into my rap, it gave me the zeal to do more and now every song I do is motivated by Highlife and I have no regret spending a lot of time to pay attention to all these great musicians in the past,” he stated.

Obrafour, in an interview, further revealed how high-life music and legendary high-life musicians like Nana Ampadu and Obuoba J.A. Adofo, as well as Ghanaian wise sayings, inspired his unique craft.

“Growing up, I remember my dad used to have a pile of records of Highlife albums and will play it every Sunday from morning to evening.

“I used to listen to the likes of Ramblers, Nana Ampadu, Adofo and other great Highlife musicians and that gave me a lot of ideas and deep in-depth knowledge of music,” he said.

Obrafour stressed, “My compositions, my delivery are all a result of the good Highlife music I had the privilege to listen to when I was young. The story telling in my music is from Highlife music.

“In fact, the likes of Adofo, CK Mann, Ramblers, Nana Ampadu shaped my Hiplife career because these musicians played a major role in my music.”

“ The proverbs, adjectives and the wise sayings are things I picked from Highlife that guided me to do better music. I have benefited a lot from Highlife music” he added.