Renowned Ghanaian gospel artist, Joe Mettle, has offered his opinion on the copyright dispute involving Team Eternity Ghana and Hallelujah Voices’ song ‘Defe Defe’.
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The song ‘Defe Defe’ performed by Hallelujah Voices was written by Osuani Afrifa and executively produced by Kwame Mickey for Kaakyire Music Productions. It was released in 2004.
Kwame Mickey, the executive producer for Hallelujah Voices’ ‘Defe Defe’, accused Team Eternity Ghana of copyright infringement for using the ‘Defe Defe’ line in their latest song.
This accusation has ignited discussions on social media. Some argue that ‘Defe Defe’ is not a phrase exclusively created by Hallelujah Voices and therefore cannot be claimed by them, while others highlight the similarities in the lyrics as a point of contention.
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Sharing his perspective on the contentious issue in an interview on Citi 97.3 FM, Joe Mettle remarked, “This is part of the reasons that we are losing a lot of old songs ..because some songs should not die must be recorded… I also understand that permission needs to be done before sampling the songs but you will search and search and won’t find the composer,
“So we are losing a lot of songs.. so with this team Eternity issue they could‘ve solved it amicably because it wasn’t the whole song it was just some part…We are Christians we shouldn’t have let it get to this stage.”
He continued by saying; “My prayer is later when things are settled spits have to be given…and later when it is given I hope the hallelujah voice has a way to get the split.”
Joe Mettle is set to host his 2024 Praise Reloaded Concert at the Accra Sports Stadium on June 30.
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