Highlife musician, Akwaboah Junior, has urged artists to cherish and uphold the genre because it has the potential to project Ghana to the world.

Despite the proliferation of new genres like Dancehall, Afro-pop and Amapiano, the singer stressed that highlife music will stand the test of time; hence, must be embraced by Ghanaians.

“The truth is that highlife is for us; so, no matter the genre that comes, highlife will still stand tall. It’s just a matter of time for us, Ghanaians, to really embrace that fact that highlife is ours.”

“I’ve been to certain countries that when you play any other song they know and when we start with ‘Amponsah’, they’d be like ‘this is different’. I know this [highlife] is what is going to sell us but it’s just a matter of time,” he told Prime Morning Host, Jay Foley on Monday, February 21, 2022.

According to him, choosing highlife over new music trends is difficult; but he urged colleague musicians to be patient enough.

“Patience is a strong gift to have as an artist. I know the kind of songs I am doing take time. I’ve studied the terrain, I’ve been an instrumentalist, I’ve played for so many artists and I know that you might do a song today and even some of the people that you played for in the year before don’t even come on the next year because these songs are already gone.”

“I know if I can go this way, it might be hard but eventually I am going to get there,” he noted.

Meanwhile, he has revealed that his father played a striking role in his music career.

The ‘Obiaa’ hitmaker recounted that during his childhood days, his father, Akwaboah Senior, used to direct him on what songs to listen to, saying those moments shaped his thoughts and approach to the kind of songs he produces.