‘Establish more theatres to sharpen skills of young artists’ – Musician

• Ms Larbi on stage

Loretta Larbi, a classical music and composing artist has called for the establishment of more theatres geared towards sharpening the skills of young artists interested in classical music.

This move, artist Larbi said, would not only nurture talents but help to popularize classical music and push it on the list of genres mostly consumed by Ghanaians.

Known by her stage name, “Loretta Larbi”, a third-year Bachelor of Laws (LLB) student of the University of Ghana School of Law combines music with academic work and has over nine years experience in the industry.

In an interview with The Spectator during the annual dinner night of the law students’ union last weekend in Accra, she explained that “the move will also create the needed environment for artists of her kind to thrive.”

Ms Larbi stressed the need for the Ministry of Education to make classical music an inherent part of the Ghana Education Service curriculum for students interested in the craft to learn from the basic schools.

“Classical music sparks creativity and it can be used as a theme to perform stories like Kweku Ananse where students can re-live the moments and learn the moral lessons the stories come with” she said. 

The law student admonished beginners interested in classical music, to learn from their leaders and work hard to attract their target audience.

‘I had shared the same stage and learnt from many renowned Ghanaian classical/art keyboardist, composer, and singer, Dr Alfred Patrick Addaquay and others to get to where I am right now ‘ she said.

By Victor A. Buxton