Venerated Ghanaian musician and entrepreneur Rex Owusu Marfo popularly known as Rex Omar, has been appointed as the Presidential Staffer for Blackstar Experience.
KOD confirmed the appointment on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
‘The Black Star Experience’ is the NDC’s flagship Culture, Arts, and Tourism brand to redefine and affirm our Ghanaian identity, attract investments, create new jobs, and increase tourism. It will undertake a year-round celebration in all the major entertainment, artistic, and educational disciplines.
Rex is a Ghanaian highlife musician who he has also trained as a management professional specialising in intellectual property rights being one of the leading authorities on the subject in Ghana.
He was elected as Chairman of GHAMRO (Ghana Music Rights Organization) in March 2017 to serve a four year-term and has been re- elected to serve a second term.
His talent and knowledge of the music industry has gained him several positions in the industry as a former Vice President of the Copyright Society of Ghana and a member of the 2013 Committee for National Intellectual Property and Policy Strategy.
He is the former head of Business and Finance of the Musician Union of Ghana. Rex Omar is a Member of “SUISSA” Copyright Society of Switzerland and is on publishing contract with EMI (Germany).
On the political scene, Rex has been the advisor to President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress on the importance and development of the creative arts in the cultural and entertainment industry in Ghana.
He has also been the Party’s public spokesperson on matters relating to this industry.