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He added that entertainers in Ghana earn “pennies”, revealing that the lack of proper financial compensation affected him as well.
Ghanaian singer Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has spoken up on why many Ghanaian entertainers tend to struggle financially despite being famous.
While speaking during a recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, the 41-year-old artist claimed that Ghanaians don’t appreciate their entertainers enough. He added that entertainers in Ghana earn “pennies”, revealing that the lack of proper financial compensation affected him as well.
“Nigerians appreciate success, Ghana doesn’t appreciate success. As a star, I was sleeping on the street as big as I am. At one point, my girlfriend who was living with her parents’ was the one accommodating me. Even as a big Ghanaian artist, back then, I take taxis to shows. Not just me, a lot of Ghanaian artists do that. Ghanaian artists earn pennies, while their Nigerian counterparts earn big,” he said.
Shatta Wale urged his Ghanaian colleagues to set high standards in their industry.
