From courtroom corridors to recording studios, Antoinette Boamah, also known as Blue Tafari, is quietly reshaping Ghana’s music business from the inside out. A graduate of the University of Ghana and a barrister called to the Bar in 2019, she has earned her stripes in both criminal and entertainment law—then carved out a new lane entirely.
As Managing Counsel at Eden Law & Associates, she advises artists, labels, and cultural institutions across Ghana, while also teaching Alternative Dispute Resolution at the University of Ghana’s Law School. Through her work, she’s helping to build the legal infrastructure creatives have lacked for decades: clear contracts, fair publishing practices, and structures that honour intellectual property.
During her time in the Music Business for Africa program, she served as Legal & Publishing Lead at Soundwave Records, guiding real-life music projects and ensuring legal clarity even amid civic unrest. She worked closely with emerging artists and was instrumental in establishing frameworks around rights, splits, and long-term ownership.
Antoinette is vocal about Ghana’s structural weaknesses: from a lack of skilled executives to a disregard for legal guidance in music deals. “Everyone thinks it’s just English,” she says. “So why not just read and sign?” But the result, she warns, is generations of artists unknowingly giving up ownership of their work.
In every brief she files and every panel she joins, she brings the same message: professionalism is not optional—it’s essential if African creative industries are going to be sustainable, scalable, and self-respecting.
Antoinette Boamah isn’t just defending songs. She’s defending legacies. And her quiet insistence on legal clarity is shaping the future of music ownership in Ghana and beyond.
