Entertainment critic, Kwaku Osei Koranteng Asiedu (KOKA) has responded to critics over his critique of King Paluta’s singing abilities in an earlier interview.
It could be recalled that in an interview on Asempa FM, KOKA in his critique of King Paluta’s ‘Mokoma,’ said the artiste was singing off-key, describing his voice as ‘useless’.
He, however, praised King Paluta’s potential as an artiste and called for him to seek the services of a vocal coach to improve his singing.
This led to mixed reactions on social media with many netizens bashing him for his comments.
Fast-forward to July 17, 2024, KOKA in an interview on Hitz FM debunked claims that his comments were an attempt to denigrate King Paluta nor were they made out of spite for the artiste.
“I’ve read on social media that I’m an NDC boy and I’ve been paid by the party. Meanwhile, I’m an NPP. I work for Bawumia. A lot of our people have not even listened to the song. And I think what I said has given them the opportunity to go listen to his songs.
“And then the fiasco of the wack performance he gave at Party in the Park; gradually, the bash for me had suppressed that.
“I’m not against him. I stream his song. I’m Ashanti. He’s an Ashanti boy. For the longest time, we have not had dominance from the Ashanti region. So, if our own has come and I’m speaking good about it, I don’t see why people should take me on and chastise me,” he said.
He defended his stance on King Paluta’s voice, insisting that more work needs to be done on his singing in order to ensure an improvement in his craft.
“He needs to work on his singing… We should help him. Those who claim to be music people should try and score the song… and see if what I’m saying is a lie. A lot of people don’t think I know or understand music. The fact that I don’t have the voice to sing does not mean I don’t understand what I do,” he said.
KOKA further commented on the quality of music in Ghana, stating, “We keep saying we want to go to the Grammy, but we can’t go to the Grammy with chaff. If we don’t work on our production, we will be doing mediocre, which is exciting, but not standard music. We will be doing something nice, but in terms of standard, it might not be up to standard.
He added, “Why is it that we are still losing out on BET awards? Why are we losing out on the quality of our songs and production? Once we get it right, nobody can match us. And that is all I was trying to talk about. I am not denigrating his work. He is doing well. He is doing fantastic.”
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