{"id":11974,"date":"2018-09-25T09:57:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T09:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=11974"},"modified":"2018-09-25T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T09:57:08","slug":"musiga-supports-ageing-musicians-in-kumasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=11974","title":{"rendered":"MUSIGA supports ageing musicians in Kumasi"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11975\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5085452618077_4756930650367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5085452618077_4756930650367.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5085452618077_4756930650367-410x273.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">23 ageing musicians in Kumasi benefited from the initiative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Ageing Musicians Welfare Fund of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has presented cash donations to 23 ageing musicians in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>In an address, the First Vice President of the Union, Bessa Simons indicated that the donation is part of the union\u2019s support for ageing and incapacitated musicians.<\/p>\n<p>He called on the current generation of musicians and corporate Ghana to support the fund to ensure that it grows to support more musicians as they age.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary of AMWeF, J.V Owusu, described initiative by\u00a0MUSIGA President, Bice Osei Kuffour ( Obour) as a laudable,\u00a0and assured the veterans of continued support from AMWeF.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.myjoyonline.com\/photos\/news\/201809\/4426904197057_5535507805179.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He said the fund has supported numerous ageing or incapacitated musicians since its inception in 2011 since\u00a0Obour\u00a0was elected MUSIGA President.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the beneficiaries included octogenarians and septuagenarians such as Nana Yepemso, Kwaku Bona, Baafour Kyei, and B.B Collins among others.<\/p>\n<p>One of the beneficiaries, Nana Yepemso, expressed his appreciation saying, \u201cI am very grateful to the leadership of the Union for their continued support for our generation of musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ashanti Regional chairperson, Augustine Addison, indicated that to augment the efforts of AMWeF, the leadership of the Union in the region has put in place other initiatives to ensure that the ageing musicians in the region are adequately catered for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ageing Musicians Welfare Fund of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has presented cash donations to 23 ageing musicians in the Ashanti Region. 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