Epixode reacts to role model Lord Kenya criticising local use of Patois; 'Don't trash our hard work'

Music star Epixode has confessed he does not speak the best Patois.
“I, definitely, don’t have it [learned] a hundred per cent. It would sound cliché [funny] in the ears of real Jamaicans,” he unashamedly told Nana Romeo on Okay FM.
“It’d be as though a Chinese man was speaking Twi. Or just like me, a Ga man, speaking Twi. You’ll find those [awkward] things in there.”
The singer-songwriter reacted to Lord Kenya dismissing the Patois of many a Ghanaian artist as inauthentic.
Recognising Lord Kenya’s legendary music status, he, however, urged the rapper-turned-evangelist to be mindful not to “trash our hard work,” but notice the effort being made to follow “the legacy” artistes like him had left.
He emphasised undermining the work of today’s musicians, alienated veterans, created an environment where people felt emboldened to disrespect them, and threatened the crucial continuity between generations.
“Let’s enjoy music, whether its Patois or Twi. Now, guess what? Most of even Kojo Antwi’s songs are Reggae songs, they are not in Patois but they are legendary records that our children will come and enjoy,” Epixode averred.
He noted he had learned so much from following Lord Kenya’s career, including “his stage performance”. He named Samini for the same reason.
“And then based on swag on stage, I learned from Tinny. So it’s a whole merger of legends, superstars,” he concluded.
Source: bbc.com
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