Ghanaian hiplife musician Big Joe Frazier that recounted how Mark Okraku-Mantey the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture impacted his music career.
He said on Joy FM's Showbiz A—Z that the Mark who was then the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Slip Music, the record label that managed him, put him on his toes to work harder.
“You can imagine working with Okraku-Mantey. You’ll definitely do well. He is about 50 people listening to your music. Before Okraku would agree to work with you, it means he has seen something extraordinary in you.
When I worked with his Slip Music, he had about 40 musicians: Daasebre Gyamena, Nana Kwame, Lord Kenya, Akyeame, Felix Bell, Adane Best, and a whole lot of musicians. So you can imagine someone like that no one knew at the time joining all these great musicians. It wasn’t easy but I felt proud working with them,” he said.
The 'Yaa Maame' hit maker also noted that Okraku-Mantey's experience and pedigree in the music field made most musicians gravitate towards him.
"Working with Okraku Mantey was a plus. I mean for Okraku to accept you, and record you, you feel flattered," he told the host Kwame Dadzie.
He noted that Okraku also advised him on how to go about his compositions.
Joe Frazier who is known for songs such as Apuutoo, Sheeshee, Right Now, Atofie, Atuu, is out with a new song titled ‘After Church’ featuring King Paluta.
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