{"id":3482,"date":"2024-02-29T04:11:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T04:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=3482"},"modified":"2024-02-29T04:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T04:11:43","slug":"yaw-sarpong-has-been-bedridden-for-over-a-year-now-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=3482","title":{"rendered":"Yaw Sarpong Has Been Bedridden For Over A Year Now \u2013 Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manager for gospel musician Yaw Sarpong has confirmed that his artiste is indeed battling with a stroke. Speaking exclusively to GhanaWeb, Nana Poku Ashis disclosed that the &#8216;Oko yi&#8221; hitmaker has been ill for over a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He has been bedridden for over a year now. It started around this time last year. It was really bad when it happened a year ago, but we are hoping that he will regain his strength in the coming months,&#8221; he established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Touching on the plight of veteran musicians and how the Ghanaian music royalty system has woefully failed them, Ashis stated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-2724ac21933f16596fb1170ba582fbe2 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iComYGJDhIE?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&#8220;If we have musicians coming out to beg for healthcare, then it&#8217;s serious. It&#8217;s time for the government to implement policies. Nobody talks about royalties, and now musicians die suffering.&#8221; &#8220;The pension for entertainers is their royalties. Musicians in foreign countries don&#8217;t beg for help; they rely on royalties. Here, you pay these musicians 50 cedis after so many years of hard work. It&#8217;s really bad,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He further stated that his artiste is open to any form of support. &#8220;Everyone needs help. We would need prayers, and those who have and are willing to help can offer him a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The few people he has impacted with his music should also help,&#8221; he added. Background Gospel singers Diana Asamoah and Maame Tiwa earlier spoke about the condition of Yaw Sarpong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diana Asamoah, during her show on Angel FM on Monday, February 26, 2024, revealed that Yaw Sarpong was battling a mild stroke. This follows Maame Tiwa&#8217;s viral video where she was weeping and pleading with God to grant Yaw Sarpong &#8216;healing&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manager for gospel musician Yaw Sarpong has confirmed that his artiste is indeed battling with a stroke. Speaking exclusively to GhanaWeb, Nana Poku Ashis disclosed that the &#8216;Oko yi&#8221; hitmaker has been ill for over a year. &#8220;He has been bedridden for over a year now. It started around this time last year. 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