Founders Day concert organised in Accra

Accra, Sept. 21, GNA – Mr Azonko Simpi, Founder of the Classic African Orchestra, has said that the re-introduction of African music to the basic school syllabus would help change the socio economic status of the country.

He said music was one major sector that contributed massively to the socio economic development of the country saying the desire of every nation is to be recognized worldwide through its natural resources.

Mr Simpi said this at the Classic African Orchestra concert on founder's day to mark the 103 birthday of Dr Kwame Nkrumah on Friday in Accra.

The event was on the theme: “Music; one of the golden keys to Ghana's socio-economic development”.

The concert which was organised for basic and Junior High pupils was to treat them to a live performance of folk tunes of Ghana, Reggae, neo-traditional music, and classic Africa genre that would among other things pay tribute to founding fathers of Orchestra music including Ghana's own Ephraim Amu.

Simpi said the concert would also expose the pupils to pure African genre and improve their knowledge base in music, as well as give them in-depth understanding of the achievements of Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

He said African music was where it was today because it had not been properly classified and the best way was to teach children from the critical age of development to impact on society.

He said there was the need for leaders to nurture the creative musical talent in the youth to promote the country's rich cultural heritage.

The Classic Africa Orchestra is a group that sees music as one of the Golden Keys to Ghana's Socio-Economic Development through its study, practice, performance, production and marketing to create regular and temporal jobs for several people.

It is aimed at sensitizing people to look at Music not only as a form of entertainment alone but as an industry with the golden keys to Ghana's accelerated Socio – Economic Development which can open doors to unlimited number of jobs for future economic growth of the people of Ghana and Africa.

GNA