{"id":773514,"date":"2019-12-30T08:19:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T08:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/30\/sarkodie-is-the-only-ghanaian-artiste-to-reach-the-top-akon\/"},"modified":"2019-12-30T08:19:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T08:19:49","slug":"sarkodie-is-the-only-ghanaian-artiste-to-reach-the-top-akon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/30\/sarkodie-is-the-only-ghanaian-artiste-to-reach-the-top-akon\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarkodie is the only Ghanaian artiste to reach the top \u2013 Akon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>RnB singer, Akon has named Sarkodie as the only Ghanaian singer \u2018at the top.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The US singer was asked at a press conference Sunday to name three Ghanaian artistes who are putting the West African country on the map.<\/p>\n<p>But in response, Akon noted that the same question has been asked wherever he goes in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>He said there are over 50 countries in Africa and \u201cI cannot know them all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dNzQeOWYxAw\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI only know them when the songs get to the top, and in Ghana the one that has reached the top is Sarkodie,\u201d he told journalists.<\/p>\n<p>The African-American artiste is in Ghana for the \u201cYear of Return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The initiative was launched by President Nana Akufo-Addo to get blacks in the diaspora to visit Ghana to appreciate the roots and the African culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RnB singer, Akon has named Sarkodie as the only Ghanaian singer \u2018at the top.\u2019 The US singer was asked at a press conference Sunday to name three Ghanaian artistes who are putting the West African country on the map. 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