Singer, Nana Osei commonly known as Nacee in the music scene has refuted allegations that he sampled Sloopy Mike Gyamfi’s ‘Asem Kakra’ on his ‘Aseda’ song.
He asserted:
“I didn’t sample Nana Mike Gyamfi’s Asem Kakra to do my Aseda song but one thing I want to say is that these are our legends who are our mentors and gave us inspiration since childhood”.
Nacee
He continued:
“Sometimes the way that was paved by these our elders is the same path that we’re also following and it is the same Highlife that we’re all doing and the difference is I mention the name of God in my songs”.
Nacee
In an exclusive interview, Nacee said when he was doing his song he had no idea that another song was ringing in his head.
He added:
“In fact when I was doing my Aseda song I had no idea that Sloopy Mike Gyamfi’s song was even ringing in my head so it was nothing like that but I know about that song”.
Nacee
He posited and argued:
“But it was nothing and nowhere near when I was doing Aseda so whatever be the case as for music sometimes melody wise some parts might sound the same.
“Some people even say I sampled K.K Kabobo, others say, Daughters of Glorious Jesus, some also say I sampled Moses by A.B Crentsil but I’m honored that all these legends are being connected to my Aseda song”.
Nacee
John Mahama loves my creativity
Gospel singer Nacee has composed over three popular campaign songs for Ghana’s former president, John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
In his account, Mr Mahama is a big fan of his work and appreciates his creativity, reason why he continues to employ his services during presidential elections in Ghana.
Despite the controversies surrounding Nacee’s campaign songs which many have termed as an endorsement, he details how it all began with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under President John Agyekum Kufuor.
The singer disclosed in an interview in April 2023:
“I started with campaign songs way back in 2000, President Kufuor’s time and I don’t even recall the song…in 2008. I toured Ghana with Nana Addo. We were running under the slogan ‘Believe In Ghana’ with a host of musicians. It was Nana Addo who took me to Tamale for the first time”.
Nacee
His friendship with Mr. Mahama has birthed some of the most popular elections songs that have stuck in the minds of citizens.
The versatile musician shared:
“It was in 2012 when I became friends with President Mahama and it seems I was with both parties (NPP and NDC). In 2012, it was ‘John Mahama Dey Be’ and in 2016, we made ‘Onaapo’. In 2020 we did ‘Mahama Okada’, I love cartoons and that inspired the song. It was a song I wanted kids to equally love… The words I said, in the beginning, don’t have any meaning… One thing about Mahama is that he loves my creativity level. Mahama is a nice person who makes things flow. I will be so stupid to trade my friendship with Mahama for money or cars. They teach you how to fish”.
Nacee
The Ranking Member of the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Parliament, Eric Opoku, slammed the management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) following the latter’s response to former President John Dramani Mahama’s comment on the cocoa sector.
Former President John Dramani Mahama claimed that the country’s cocoa sector is on the verge of collapse because of the mismanagement of the sector by the Akufo-Addo government.
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