Shatta Wale is currently on his European tour with his new released album 'After The Storm' and he passed by the BBC's studios in London to have this interview with Akwasi Sarpong.
To begin with, the host Akwasi Sarpong asked the musician about the Jamaican dialect (patois) he sings with and he said, "That influence came from my cousins here in London because when I was like seventeen (17) years my dad brought me here for the first time. When I met them, they were always speaking patois and I asked my auntie, why, they don't speak like the British English I know? And she was like their fathers are Jamaicans, and I was like wow I love the language so because I was sleeping with them I was forced to speak. You know, so I was learning from them, gradually and I started getting perfect with it and I love dancehall from the start so that is the influence became greater and I think it has helped me though and sometimes that is..."
And whether or not singing in patois has opened the door for him, the dancehall musician said, "Well I think dancehall music has a bigger market because back in the days you know Ghanaians used to go with hiplife and hiplife was just on a small scale but I believe dancehall that I took was a worldwide thing that anywhere you go, when you say you do dancehall music at least you get the market space you know to also exhibit your talent so I felt that me not promoting so much of like Jamaican songs, why don't I fuse in a little bit of where I am coming from you know that is why I fuse in Twi, Hausa, Ga you know sometimes...you know so I just fuse it in the songs so that sometimes when you listening to the song you feel like; wow, is he Jamaican? Oh! What is he saying here? Then maybe I can tell them where I am also coming from. So, at least to promote my culture."
The dancehall artiste, was then asked to tell the story behind the song 'Kakai' which undoubtedly is amongst his biggest hit songs, and the musician continued, "Kakai is something scary. You know when we were kids, you know, you doing something and you don't wanna stop and your mum goes like "Kakai will catch you, stop it."
"Kakai is about how you know things went on with me back in the days you know and how I came without them knowing; you know, I came from the back door quietly but wow BOOM! Kakai tells a whole story from Bandana days to Shatta Wale. I was even doing a personal song but God really blessed it. It goes like [ Shatta Wale sings Kakai song]"
He was further asked how celebrity has changed him and he added, "Sometimes; you know, I just want to walk; you know, ride bicycle and just go and buy something by the road side like those days; you know, like or go to a chop bar buy some fufu; you know; but it really hurts me; you know. I really wanna do them things you know; like the old days; you know; like I can go and like pick a taxi; you know like or pick trotro you know but it doesn't happen anymore."
And lastly, when Shatta Wale was asked whether he would give this up for anything, he ended by saying, "No; no; no; no; no."
Source: SasuGhana
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