Many have complained about how there is no unity among Ghanaian gospel artistes and how it is difficult to get a colleague gospel artiste to help promote each others talents.
In a recent interview with Ramzy Amui on Kasapa Entertainment on Kasapa 102.5FM, hosted by Kojo Preko Dankwa, the First runner-up for the Stars of the Future music reality show was totally disappointed with his fellow gospel artistes.
Stating his reason, the talented musician, who saw his dream cut short abruptly in 2007 after he was wrongly jailed for ten years said he quit doing secular music and ventured into gospel since that was the reason he is being through the hard times.
He released a new gospel song titled ‘Ek3mi y3‘ (He is with me), telling why God is still with him and shared it to notable gospel artistes to comment and also share to help promote the song.
Ramzy indicated that he was surprised no gospel artistes shared or commented on his new song but another colleague artiste doing dancehall, Shatta Wale tweeted his new song.
His frustration with regards to reasons best known to those gospel artistes for refusing to help him promote same message they (Gospel artistes) are sending out to the world through their song.
Several stakeholders in the gospel fraternity have claimed the reason why the gospel industry is facing setbacks is disunity as compared to those doing secular music.
“Gospel artistes should show love to each other. You’re supposed to see musicians in the gospel terrain love themselves and do things together. I sent my new single ‘Ek3mi y3’ to most of the notable gospel artistes and none of them bothered to even comment but I was amazed when someone called me to tell me Shatta Wale tweeted the song with the inscription ‘What a nice gospel song from our brother’ and about two thousand people had watched the video.
“Shatta Wale was the first artiste to tweet my song but no gospel artiste did. We gospel artiste should know that we are doing this for Christ.” Ramzy told Kojo Preko Dankwa
His first single, Asomdwee, a spirit-filled song which talked about his life as a prisoner was released after joining Royalty Music owned by award-winning gospel artiste, Ohemaa Mercy and her husband.
Ramzy Amui’s new song, ‘Ek3mi Y3’ which was produced by Zapp Mallet is an inspirational piece. The video was shot and edited by Turn-A-Key production.
His latest song talks about how God has been with him through thicj and thin never forsaken..
Background Story
In 2007, Ramzy and eight others pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, armed robbery and dishonesty receiving under Article 29, Clause 146 of the criminal code.
A Tema based businesswoman, Cynthia Koda, on January 23, 2007 reported an armed robbery attack to the Tema Regional Police. She said her 4×4 Toyota Highlander with registration number GT 6409X and an amount of GH¢300 were taken from her at gun point at her community 11 shop the previous evening.
Ramzy, who was the 8th accused in the company of his friends, Francis Amuzu and Jerry Boampong, approached a businessman at Abeka Lapaz, a suburb of Accra apparently to sell the said vehicle.
They were arrested and put before court and was given a 10-year jail term.
Before his incarceration, Ramzy was fast rising in the Ghanaian music industry. He placed second at the Stars of the Future in 2006 and also auditioned for the M-net West Africa Idol contest in Nigeria in 2007.
He was arrested in February 2007, after returning to Ghana after he qualified to take part in the singing competition and just days before he was scheduled to go back to Nigeria.
