MUSIGA-Ashanti launches music band to support veteran musicians
The leadership of the Ashanti Regional Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has launched the “Asanteman Band” aimed at generating funds to help cater for aged musicians.
According to the Ashanti Regional Chairperson of MUSIGA, Madam Augustina Addison, the band could be hired by the general public for occasions like funerals, parties, crusades, weddings, among others.
The fund, is targeted at dealing with the plights of musicians aged 60 and above, especially those battling illness and others who are out of the music business.
The initiative embarked upon by the Ashanti Region MUSIGA is the first in that regard.
Veteran musicians who graced the launch of the band include, Kofi Abraham, Nana Aboagye Dacosta, Juliet Antwi Amoah, Nana Yepemso, Baffour Kyei, Aseibu Amanfi, Joseph Mensah, Rev Mensah Bonsu, Yabs, Osuani Afirifa, and others.
Source: GNA