Ghanaian rapper Trigmatic has opened up on the consequences of his decision to focus on making Pan-African-based music. 

Trigmatic who hanged out with Kofi Hayford on Joy FM’s Drive Time show on Friday, September 27, 2024, mentioned that it’s been a very difficult journey after shifting from making club bangers to churning out songs that inspire self-actualization and Pan-Africanism. 

“It’s been worth it, it’s been very fulfilling… [but] it’s been a period of loneliness, being misunderstood and so forth. [Switching to conscious music] was very painful, I lost team members, some of them didn’t understand me”, Trigmatic intimated. 

The Motromodwo hitmaker, however, explained that on the brighter side, he resorted to staying consistent to his new-found love and way of making music that inform, educate and positively impact his audience. This, he said, was informed by his visit to Nigeria for Felabration (a concert in honour of Legendary Nigerian Musician Fela Kuti), during which artistes billed for performance exhibited their knowledge, passion and resignation with African culture. 

According to him, upon return to Ghana and despite eventually losing team members and deals with promoters, he was poised to carry on making wholesome music because he was “seeing things differently, yet people around [him] still didn’t see it”.

Trigmatic revealed that he wishes to look back at his music when he’s 60 and be proud of the art he put out due to its quality and impact. He cited Highlife legend Daddy Lumba’s 60’s birthday celebration and about 3 decades of his active music career as an example of why he believes in making timeless music.

“Daddy Lumba will be 60… it’s been over 30 years of him performing actively and recording. I am sure that kind of fulfilment is something that comes with a lot of sacrifice… if you can’t go through the pain then you’re not ready for it”, he expatiated.

Despite not gaining frequent performance spots on nationwide music shows, Trigmatic insists that he feels fulfilled for staying consistent to his dream of positively impacting music lovers with his records and rather not allowing his talent to die inwardly.  

Trigmatic’s resilience eventually birthed Osagyefo’s Night few years ago, an annual celebration of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s life, impact and contribution towards Ghanaian arts and entertainment industry. Its third edition comes off on October 4, 2024 at Alliance Francaise in Accra, during which a display of African-inspired arts will be exhibited, as well as theatre performances, and followed by live music performances from the musician and his friends.