Ghanaian rapper, singer, and songwriter Kwesi Arthur joins Nandi Madida via FaceTime on Apple Music to discuss his latest hit, “Yawa (Hosanna).”
He also discusses his new album ‘Redemption Valley’, choosing between being a footballer or musician, and the influence of his partner.
Kwesi Arthur tells Apple Music about his new album ‘Redemption Valley.’
I would say ‘Redemption Valley’ is a journey through struggle, survival, and self-reclaiming. Where scars become strength and truth finds its way home. For a while now, I had to move out of the place where I originated from, the place where I was born and spent most of my life, which is Ghana. I had to be in a whole different environment in Atlanta, Georgia, in the USA. So I had to switch bases and just start life anew.
Although I go home every once in a while and I go back and forth from here and Ghana and everywhere else I’m supposed to, I made this place my home. You know, there have been so many things that have happened within that gap. I felt like there were so many things I had to explain. The people who followed me could tell there’s something we don’t know about this guy.
So I feel like ‘Redemption Valley’ explains that and also explains where I was as an individual. You know, coming into fame, coming into some money out of nowhere, and being one of the few people who made it in your environment. There are so many expectations that come with that. There’s so much pressure that comes with that, and there’s so much emotional baggage, too.
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