{"id":53241,"date":"2018-09-17T12:30:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T12:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=53241"},"modified":"2018-09-16T10:52:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-16T10:52:43","slug":"rex-omar-explains-why-he-believes-creative-artists-in-ghana-are-doomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/rex-omar-explains-why-he-believes-creative-artists-in-ghana-are-doomed\/","title":{"rendered":"Rex Omar Explains Why He Believes Creative Artists In Ghana Are Doomed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Ghanaian highlife musician, Rex Omar talks about creative artists in Ghana. He stated that in Ghana, life is very hard for people who depend on their creative skills to earn their daily bread.<\/p>\n<p>He made these statements during an interview on Hitz FM\u2019s Daybreak Show, Andy Dosty. Also, he asserted that, Ghana lacks people who are willing to invest in the creative industry.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Ghanaians don\u2019t give creative artists the needed respect as compared to the other professions.<\/p>\n<h4>Rex Omar on how doomed creative arts is in Ghana<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThere is one aspect of our development that we are neglecting. Here in Ghana, if you are blessed by God with a talent for creativity, because of our backwardness you\u2019re doomed. Actor, musician, poet, whatever you\u2019re doomed. Society abuse our work. They waste your time and want more from you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Someone can be a lawyer a doctor and can do whatever and no one talks about them but as a musician, people want to know how you left your life\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Ghanaian highlife musician, Rex Omar talks about creative artists in Ghana. 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