Too Much Music is a feature-length documentary in development that focuses on Kiki Gyan, a keyboardist from Ghana who achieved international prominence as a teenager performing with Afro-rock group Osibisa. The film traces Gyan’s career trajectory across multiple continents, including work in London, Lagos, and New York, where he contributed to the development of African disco and funk music. According to the project’s synopsis, Gyan’s musical achievements were often accompanied by disputes over proper credit and creative ownership, leading him to eventually depart from Osibisa to pursue an independent recording and performance career.
The documentary aims to examine broader questions about artistic legacy and public memory. Using archival footage and interviews with family members and professional collaborators, the project investigates how public perception of Gyan became increasingly centered on narratives of personal struggle rather than musical accomplishment. The film explores the systems and circumstances that shaped Gyan’s life and career, asking fundamental questions about how historical figures are remembered, who controls the telling of their stories, and what cultural knowledge may be lost when artistic contributions are overshadowed by personal difficulties.
The project comes from director and producer Aseye Fiagbe, working through her production company based in Ghana. The documentary was selected as a work-in-progress at Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s co-production initiative designed to support filmmakers from underrepresented communities and regions with restricted artistic freedom. Fiagbe’s project was among recipients of Open Doors Grants during the second edition of the program, which focused on African cinema. Following the festival selection, Fiagbe indicated that the production team plans to continue research and development activities, pursue additional archival documentation, and establish international co-production partnerships to support the film’s completion.
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