The struggles behind reggae and dancehall’s rise in Ghana must be documented – Sugar Ranking

Veteran reggae and dancehall artiste Sugar Ranking has called for the struggles of the pioneers who helped establish reggae and dancehall in Ghana to be documented and preserved as part of the country’s music history.

The outspoken musician began his music career in the late 1990s and became a familiar name on Ghana’s reggae and dancehall circuit before taking a break to pursue his military career.“When you go to a function and you’re there to sing Reggae or Dancehall, sometimes the treatment you get before you even go on… it was one of the reasons why I decided to join the military, for people to realise that we who sing reggae and dancehall are not non-entities.