Assessing the Influence of Modern Music on Ghanaian Lifestyles and Culture
Ernest Francis Amparbin 
& Wilson-Albert Appiah
Issue: Vol.5 No.4 Issue Article 16 pp.554-563
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20245416 | Published online 26th April, 2024
© 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
The study focused on the influence of modern music (Hiplife, Dance Hall, Drill, Afrobeat) on the youth, other patrons and culture. The researchers are of the view that the impact of modern music and its related practices, including lifestyles on most consumers particularly the youth, has culminated into a plethora of vices which the fundamentals of Ghanaian culture frowns upon. Data was gathered through the use of the descriptive survey, purposive sampling and unstructured interviews to elicit information from Tertiary students, High school students, Heads of schools, Parents and Guardians in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. The findings showed that music and daily human activities are inseparable, therefore, as patrons consume the brand they are easily attracted to the visuals, lyrics of the music, utterances and the general behaviour of the artist, which are mostly emulated by fans. The authors recommend that since music and the activities of the artist massively affect patrons holistically, steps must be taken by the appropriate state institutions to put in measures to check what musicians or artists put across as music, dress code, lyrics, actions on stage to the audience as part of their performances. This is to check the levels of acculturation and its negative effects to safeguard the foundations of Ghanaian culture and to protect its identity.
Keywords: Social life, Modern music, Culture and Crime, Lifestyle, Impact.
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Dr. Ernest Francis Amparbin is a Music Educationist and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Cultural and African Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana. He holds PhD in Music Education (University of Cape Coast), MPhil, BEd, a Diploma (Music Education) from the University of Education, Winneba, an MEd (Educational Administration) from the University of Cape Coast and a Teacher’s Certificate “A” from Komenda Training College. His research interests include Music Education, Music therapy, Educational Administration and Teacher Education. He writes about the Impact of music on human development, Sound and Cymatics, Music teaching and learning, Music Composition and Performance, and Administration of Music education in schools.
Wilson-Albert Appiah is a scholar in History and Political Science with a Bachelor of Arts from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana.He writes about International relations and Regionalism, African studies, Politics and Development, Diaspora and Migration.
Amparbin, Ernest Francis & Wilson-Albert Appiah. “Assessing the Influence of Modern Music on Ghanaian Lifestyles and Culture,” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 5, no.4 (2024): 554-563. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20245416
© 2024 The Author(s). Published and Maintained by Noyam Journals. This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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