Ras
Askia, Austria-based producer, singer and songwriter, is one of the most
vibrant international Gambian music personalities.
Known
for being outspoken, he has renewed his commitment to the course of music
development in the country in his latest song called ‘Westside love’.
He
also took a jab on ENC and other artistes alike, mentioning names and lyrically
addressing them.
Reacting
to the song in a recent interview, Ras believes the recent change of government
in the country has created a greater opportunity for artistes to fight for
their rights.
“We
all know we are from the Westside and presently we are in this era where
freedom fighting is kind of new to our society. We all stood up to fight for
democracy and inside this democracy, I think we the artistes should also be
fighting for what we want in the music,” he said.
Ras
Askia said the streets have been requesting controversial artistes and weak
artistes decided to take the role.
He
said it is about time Gambian musicians set standards and records straight.
“This
song is a correction and a lyrical confrontation. It is for a lot more people
than the few I have mentioned.” He promised to continue the course of fighting
the bad representation of Gambian music both home and abroad.
It
would be recalled that Ras Askia threw shots to Open Mic Festival and others
for some business-related engagements. We will look into those attacks and
update the readers soon.
