Bands

Veteran highlife musician, Bessa Simons, has advised bands in Ghana to record their own songs. According to him, in the past, it was a usual practice for bands to also own records apart from doing covers of other people’s songs. Bessa Simons, a former member of the legendary Osibisa band and currently the leader of the Bessa Band said on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z that by releasing their own songs and promoting them, these bands will be eligible for awards like the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. “You know what the VGMA stands for. They look out for recordings, promotions, you putting yourself…