Today, not much is considered by most musical performances adjudicators during competitions other than to select the best groups and dismiss all other entrants into the competition with a wave of hand. Choirs mount platforms to compete each other; but in the end, the judgement is not fair. Music awards are also organized and contestants win by their fame and popularity, instead of their technical capabilities. I am much impressed about the rate at which institutions and individuals have established performance platforms to reward deserving performers in our country today. However, I was shocked when, in one of our popular and ancient reality shows, a contestant from the Western region, of Ghana, was retained in the contest, because there was money home, and people were just voting. After the contest, the contestant who was passed did nothing musical in life while the contested who felt cheated recorded an album. Where is our sense of ‘music adjudication’? O...
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