I Used To Sell ‘Waakye Leaves’ To Support My Family – Joe Mettle

Award-wining Gospel Musician, Joe Mettle has revealed that he was hawking at a tender age to support his family due to the financial challenges.

According to the “Bo Noo Ni” hitmaker, he started selling at age 16 in order to survive.

The reigning Ghana Music Awards ‘Artiste of the Year’, made this revelation on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm.

Joe Mettle said he was selling ‘waakye leaves’ which was the major business of her mother.

However, the business collapsed due to the influx of plastic bags and take-away packs. ‘’I sell before going to school. When I am in the afternoon shift, I sell in the morning. When I am in the morning shift, I sell after school but due to the nature of the job, I wake up very early in the morning to go and sell.’’ He recounted on the mid-morning show with host Sokoohemaa Kukua.

According to him, he understood the situation at the time and sacrificed for the family.

Background

Joe Mettle, born Joseph Oscar Mettle began his musical journey as a backing vocalist for some great Ghanaian Gospel musicians. Some of them include; Cindy Thompson, late Danny Nettey, and Reverend Tom Bright Davies.

He was the lead singer for the indigenous multicultural music group, Soul Winners.

He has won several awards at Africa Gospel Music Awards, Gospel industry Awards, African Gospel Awards (UK), CCML Ghana Gospel Awards, Bass Awards and RIGA Awards (South Africa). Joe Mettle is a graduate from the Pentecost University where he studied marketing.

He is the first Gospel musician in Ghana to win the most enviable VGMAs Artiste of The Year Awards in 2017.

Joe is currently competing again for the ‘Artiste Of The Year’  at the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.