Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD), a broadcaster from Ghana, has entered the discussion of what makes a great musical performance.
He acknowledges that performers must improve their stagecraft, but he also suggests that not all performers must do live performances.
During a conversation on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z program titled “Mastering the Art of Musical Performance,” KOD mentioned Daddy Lumba, a well-known highlife artist, as an example of a brilliant musician who has struggled with live performances.
“We should realise that it is not all our musicians that are supposed to be on stage for live performances. You could be an amazing singer in the booth, releasing countless hit tracks in your lifetime but you are probably not meant to be on stage.
Lumba is a great musician. The guy has probably the biggest repertoire in the whole of Ghana but he has never done well on stage before. Lumba has never had a good day on stage,” he told the host Kwame Dadzie.
Explaining further he said he lived with Lumba and noticed he wouldn’t get on the road to go run ahead of an event. He wouldn’t go for rehearsals, probably not even sound-check,” he noted.
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Daddy Lumba is a well-known musician in Ghana, having released more than thirty albums.
Among a deluge of other massive singles, he is well-known for songs like “Obi Ate Meso Bo,” “Sika Asem,” “Mesom Jesus,” “Biribi Gyegye Wo,” “Aben Waha,” and “Yentie Obiaa.”
