Efya sets sight on breaking world longest song record

Ghanaian musician Efya has set her sights on breaking the world record for the longest song, inspired by Hilda Baci’s recent Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon.

Baci, a Nigerian chef, broke chef Lata Tondon’s 2019 marathon cooking record of 87 hours and 45 minutes after she cooked for 100 hours.

Efya is inspired by Hilda’s feat and resolves to sing for several days or hold a note for an extended amount of time.

Efya believes that through her singing, she can contribute to Ghana’s record-breaking efforts.

She hopes to record the longest song ever, noting that it won’t require her to sing continually on her feet.

Speaking to Abeiku Santana, Efya said:

“If I can break a record, it will be for the longest song. Sometimes you can do the longest song recorded. I don’t have to be on my feet singing continuously. I could sing for a couple of days; I could hold a note for long.

“These dirges we have in Ghana are an example, we have 15 minutes of such songs. I could sing for 30 hours if I want to break the record. Hilda recorded 100 hours because she was cooking.

“The challenge is that you might have to be the only one to sing. Maybe we might not be allowed to tag other people in it because it will seem easy and another country can beat us easily over it.”