Samini to give to charity

In view of the global food crises, Samini, one of Ghana’s finest music icons has decided to offer half the produce of his four acre maize field to charity as part of his campaign for “Food For All” to address the problem of food shortage in the country.
He said his maize field would be ready for harvest by the end of the year and believes that as his social responsibility, he should give back to the public, particularly the needy in society.
He told The Mirror in an interview at his Dansoman based studio, Asasease in Accra yesterday, that the impact of the current global food crises could undermine the country’s development agenda if not well addressed.
In his view all Ghanaians who had the resources should not hesitate to go into farming as a means of safe guarding the country’s food security.
"The current food crisis is a heavy burden and poses many new challenges,", he stated, noting that the reason he had gone into farming aside being a musician was to ensure that his family had enough to eat and some to share with others.
Samini said, as a musician he felt that his contribution to the country’s development agenda should not be relegated only to music, but also to set good examples for others including his fellow musicians to follow.
In line with that he has also composed a song to promote Ghana’s cocoa, to redeem the country’s image as the largest cocoa producing country in the world, on his new album due to be launched in November this year at the plush La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra.
The Album, titled “Dagaati” has 21 tracks on it, and features both local and international artistes.
Some of the tracks on the album are, Movement, Still in Love, My Kind of Girl featuring Nigerian artistes, Face and Agoro featuring UK born Ghanaian artiste, Sway.
Other tracks on the album are Africa Unite — featuring Jamaican female artiste, Etana, Fire featuring Becca and Ghana Cocoa, a track dedicated to his campaign for the cultivation and production of cocoa.
Samini, arguably one of Ghana’s most celebrated music superstar has been nominated for two international awards.
The awards are the MTV Africa Music Awards to be held in November this year and the KORA Awards in April next year.