Ghanaian Stars' Plea: Bigger Venues Needed for Thriving Music Scene

Ghanaian Media Personalities Call for Larger Concert Venues The recent commissioning of the Despite Automobile Museum in Accra, Ghana, provided a backdrop for an interesting development in the country’s entertainment scene. Media personalities MC Yaa Yeboah and Vida Adu Twumwaa, while attending the event, publicly requested Dr. Osei Kwame Despite, the museum's owner, to consider building a larger venue to cater to the growing demand for concerts. "We really need a bigger auditorium for the entertainment industry in this country," stated MC Yaa Yeboah in a video recorded at the event. Her colleague, Vida Adu Twumwaa, added, "A 10,000-seater venue would be ideal, so we can host bigger concerts here." Their comments reflect the challenges faced by the industry in finding suitable spaces for large-scale events. The request, made amidst the celebratory atmosphere of the museum's opening, underscores the vibrant and expanding entertainment sector in Ghana. It serves as a call for investment and infrastructure development to support the growth of the music and entertainment industries. The commissioning of the museum itself symbolizes progress and investment in the arts, making the call for a larger concert venue a logical next step in supporting the creative sector.