Afua Aduonum singathon: Currently, a tale about Afua Aduonum being disqualified by Guinness World Records for breaking some of the rules governing the sing-a-thon is making circulating on social media, thanks to some fraudulent individuals.
Let's quickly go through the Sing-a-thon rules set forth by Guinness World Records before we dive deeply into this conversation.
1. Applications for this record title require applicants who are 16 years of age or older.
2. The songs sung throughout the attempt must be recognizable and performed to a reasonable standard. This is at the discretion of the Guinness Book of World Records.
3. Singing must be continuous, with only brief pauses of not more than 30 seconds allowed between songs.
4. Each piece of music performed must last for at least two minutes.
5. No piece of music may be repeated in a performance within four hours. Songs can only be repeated after 4 hours.
6. The applicant is permitted to take a five-minute break every hour or 20-minute breaks after four hours.
7. Improvisation or jamming is not allowed.
8. Applicants may be accompanied or not accompanied. If accompanied, no musician may play for more than four hours, after which they must take a break of at least four hours
9. After the attempt, a playlist of all tunes performed must be maintained and submitted with the claim
From a layman's perspective, it is evident from the aforementioned laws that Afua Aduonum complied with all of them; therefore, only Guinness World Records officials are able to determine which specific regulation she broke and why she should be disqualified.
Until then, as we all wait for an official announcement from the Guinness World Record, we should disregard the report that Afua Aduonum Sing-A-Thon has been disqualified.
