[ 2016-07-29 ]

That 'Dumsor' song goes viral
In case you missed it, a “dumsor” song went
viral last week Friday on WhatsApp and other
social media platforms in Ghana.

Witsfield is a patriotic musician from Cape
Coast; a visionary composer and director of
Witsharmonic Choir. He also happens to be a
singer, violinist and keyboardist. It’s no
wonder that, when his song was first heard, many
people noted how well written (and performed) it
was!


We were struck by this vision, as it isn’t the
most prevalent in the current climate of music in
the country. Witsfield is one of those young
composers taking the bold step of embedding choral
music into the fabric of society, rather than
relegating it to religious or ceremonial
settings.

Witsfield told as that, following the focus of
the “Republic Concert”, he set about
collecting patriotic and nationalist music, as
well as arrangements of folk tunes. It was during
this period that he decided to use his art to send
a message to the government.

Among the several songs he wrote were
“Kokonsani”, “Noko ye jen” and the now
infamous “dumsor” song. His composition was
meant to highlight some of the difficulties
citizens faced as a result of the erratic power
cuts.

Surprisingly, Witsfield wasn’t too happy about
the virality of the song. According to him, he was
working on a video to go with it when the audio
accidentally leaked.

The premature exposure of his plea to the
government to find a permanent solution to this
crises hasn’t upset his plans though: we expect
the video to be produced and released when it is
ready.


According to the composer, the song was recorded
on the 7th of March this year, during the Cape
Coast edition of his choir’s annual “Republic
Concert”. The spirit of Witsharmonic’s concert
is to promote peace, foster unity and address
current issues of national concern, using choral
music as the medium

Source - kasapaonline.com

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