“COVID Messed Me Up” – Guru Recounts

The 2020 COVID-19 epidemic was difficult for Ghanaian artist Maradona Yeboah Adjei, better known by his stage names Guru and Guru NKZ. He talked about these and other difficult situations.

At the height of the pandemic, Guru described how travel restrictions caused what was intended to be a quick two-week vacation in the US to become a five-month agony.

He experienced a depressive episode after his return to Ghana as a result of the prolonged stay's negative effects on his mental state.


Guru discovered during this period that a lot of things had changed in his life, such as the loss of his team and a slump in his profession. He said, looking back on his trip, “I went for two weeks, and COVID extended my stay.” It took some time for me to rebuild my energies after returning because everything had gone wrong in the nation.

Guru used music as a therapeutic avenue to vent his feelings and as a coping mechanism for his dejection.

He worked with fellow musician Fameye on a song that depicted his journey through hardship and personal challenges.

“In my sad moments, I use music to relieve myself,” Guru shared. “I was trying to express something and make it more comical, but it's music; I just have to balance it.”

Source: Dklassgh.com