My Children Will Never Do Music In Ghana - Rex Omar

Rex Omar has admitted that it is not a profitable venture to do music in Ghana.

The highlife musician maintained that he will not allow any of his four children to do music in Ghana unless they want to do it as their hobby.

While speaking to Kojo Preko Dankwa on CTV’s The Showbiz on Friday, 28 May 2021 he explained how he already knows how things work from his former position as the Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO).

His sole reason for this action is that entertainers do not derive enough earnings from their creative work even though measures are being put in place to ensure that every artist gets paid for the use of their content.

Rex Omar speculated that it would take a while before things start working fine in Ghana concerning the royalties issues.

Aside from the decision by GHAMRO to demand royalties from churches, public transport vehicles will be next on the radar he said.

According to him, it is not by force to use an artiste's music, therefore if an artiste cannot be found his or her music should be left alone.

“You have to research on the person whose song you want to use. If you take a song or album from the person, you will find who the publishers are. You have to research on the musician’s record company, who the publishers are, what management the musician belongs to and then you reach out to them for permission”

Rex Omar concluded that the music in Ghana is not moving forwards because Ghanaians do not respect copyright laws unlike people in developed countries who understand these laws and do not take them for granted.

Anyone that gets caught taking music without permission will most likely face legal action, he stated.