Ghana Association Of Phonographic Industries (GAPI) Gets Resurrected After Decades Of Dormancy (See Photos)

The Ghana Association Of Phonographic Industries (GAPI) has been injected with fresh blood after former members decided to meet and deliberate on issues about the group’s activities.

At a convened meeting, award-winning producers, music makers and executives met up and decided to put measures in place to raise the Association to the level it used to be some decades ago.

Following the extensive meeting, the convenor of the meeting and members nominated Nana Asa as interim Chairman of the Association.

Mr Enoch Agyepong was also nominated as the interim General Secretary of the group.

With this in place, members who were in attendance also moved to have other members nominated to form the governing body of the Association so that they can set the ball rolling again.

GAPI played a pivotal role in the passage of the Copyright Act 690, for the revision of the Ghana cultural policy and also engaged with the National Development Planning Commission in the development of policy direction for the creative industries.
GAPI members also played an active role in the formation of The Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO).

The Association had Dr Osei Kwame Despite the owner of Despite Media as its first chairman alongside music producer heavy weights like Papcad and others as executive members.