Renowned music producer, Fred Kyei Mensah says that there is a need for Ghanaians to celebrate Gospel singer Amy Newman for her music and her style of dressing.
Speaking to Nana Ama McBrown on Onua Showtime, the CEO of Fredyma Studios shared some key information concerning Amy Newman’s early days in the music industry. He pointed out a collaboration she had with personalities like Mary Ghansah and Charlie Sam.
“If you look at the type of gospel they sing, our mother Mary Ghansah, around 1977-80 when she completed Tema Secondary School, she was with some keyboardists called ‘Shengelenge’ and collectively they released ‘Sweet Jesus, how I love you’,” he stated.
He continued, “Around 1988-89, it was difficult to do recordings. Going to the studio to do recordings was challenging but she released a song with Charlie Sam which was a hit. They were on the charts for almost 3 years.”
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Fred Kyei Mensah, popularly known as Fredyma, used the platform to take listeners on the journey of how Gospel music emerged in Ghana.
“Those that brought Christianity to Ghana all had their music. The Romans, Methodists and the others had their songs. They used to sing hymns but did no recordings. So in the early 60s, a man named Joe Eyison used to write music for E.K Nyame and at that time, we had no Gospel artistes…,” he revealed.
Filled with so much knowledge on the topic, the popular Ghanaian sound engineer went on and on but narrowed down his submission to focus on Amy Newman who was made a name for herself in the late 1980s.
“In the 89s, that was when she was all over the place. At the time, there was a show called ‘Music for your dancing feet’ of which she was a part of. Together with Stella C, they used to win awards,” he said.
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Wrapping up on the topic, Uncle Fred noted that it was important that Ghanaians appreciate the Gospel singer as her music and her fashion sense was exemplary.
“We need to celebrate her in terms of the kind of music she brought on board and her style of dressing. She made us see the panache and the elegance,” he concluded.
By Esther Aryee|3news.com|Ghana