Hiplife icon Barima Sidney recently expressed openness to performing on political campaign platforms and composing campaign songs for various parties.
In an interview on 3FM Drive on July 11, Sidney defended musicians who engage in such activities, emphasizing that it’s a professional opportunity akin to performing for friends or corporate events.
He clarified that as long as he performs without endorsing any party visually, he sees no issue in accepting such engagements, including composing campaign songs for payment.
Addressing past accusations about his songs ‘Papa No’ and ‘Our Money’ being critical of the NDC party, Sidney reiterated on the show with Giovani Caleb that these songs were not intended as political attacks but rather as expressions from his personal perspective.
He urged the public to disregard any misconceptions about his artistic intentions.
“Let’s say I have a friend and he invites me to come perform, I will go a doctor friend too invites me I will go, why not the politician. So far as I am going there to perform my music without wearing any party colours and holding some flag, I will go.
“Even as we sit here, if NDC invites me Sidney come and perform for us, I will go so far as you pay me,” he noted.
“As for that one the money go big, it’s allowed,” Sidney Barima responded when asked if he is open to composing campaign songs for political parties.
“The idea wasn’t to ridicule any political party. It was me coming from the streets then telling him [John Mahama] and in the same song he said something to calming us down,” he added.