{"id":1226882,"date":"2022-10-17T16:57:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T16:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/17\/i-saw-people-in-south-africa-waiting-for-black-sherifs-song-sarkodie\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T16:57:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T16:57:10","slug":"i-saw-people-in-south-africa-waiting-for-black-sherifs-song-sarkodie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/17\/i-saw-people-in-south-africa-waiting-for-black-sherifs-song-sarkodie\/","title":{"rendered":"I saw people in South Africa waiting for Black Sherif\u2019s song &#8211; Sarkodie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Award-winning musician, Sarkodie has touted that insatiable craving overseas for content from fast-rising superstar, Black Sherif.<\/p>\n<p>The VGMA artiste of the decade recalls a brief stay in South Africa where he was scheduled to shoot a music video.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, there was an occasion when partygoers at a club were eager to hear a joint for the Konongo-based musician.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd25Sarkodie recalls how partygoers in a South African\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6club were looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blacksherif_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@blacksherif_<\/a>\u2019s record as the biggest of the night. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarkodie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Sarkodie<\/a> also showers praise on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheVillainINeverWas?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TheVillainINeverWas<\/a> album. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ksjpWlSfTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/ksjpWlSfTg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kenneth Awotwe Darko (@TheKennethDarko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKennethDarko\/status\/1582041362387435521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking at Black Sherif\u2019s private cocktail to celebrate his debut album, Sarkodie explained that a club he visited in South Africa had Blacko\u2019s music as one of the Number 1 records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just part of the playlist. We\u2019re talking about the biggest song of the night that people are looking forward to at the highest peak,\u201d he told the gathering.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>The \u2018No Pressure\u2019 crooner expressed his pride in what the 20-year-old has achieved adding that Blacko should brace himself for more successes in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is about to see more than he has done already. So he should strap on for the better things that are about to happen,\u201d Sarkodie added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Every time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blacksherif_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@blacksherif_<\/a> links up with the Landlord <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarkodie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@sarkodie<\/a>\ud83d\udcab. <\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TVINW?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TVINW<\/a> cocktail \ud83c\udf79 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M4fuM4Xyql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/M4fuM4Xyql<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kenneth Awotwe Darko (@TheKennethDarko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKennethDarko\/status\/1581747653242912768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Also present at the cocktail party on Sunday, were businessmen Ibrahim Mahama, Sir Sam Jonah, Danquah Institute founder Gabby Otchere-Darko, and musicians D Black, Kwabena Kwabena among others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"470\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-17-at-9.27.01-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"I saw people in South Africa waiting for Black Sherif\u2019s song - Sarkodie\" class=\"wp-image-10032189655 lazy\"  data- title=\"I saw people in South Africa waiting for Black Sherif\u2019s song - Sarkodie\"\/><figcaption>Black Sherif interacting with Sir Sam Jonah, Gabby Otchere-Darko and Ibrahim Mahama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The album has already garnered 100 million plays on the music streaming service, Boomplay and made impressive waves on charts locally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong, as he is known outside music circles, released his debut album on October 6, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He has been lauded for the 14-track project which had no features except for his already released Second Sermon Remix which had mentor and collaborator, Burna Boy on it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/i-saw-people-in-south-africa-waiting-for-black-sherifs-song-sarkodie\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning musician, Sarkodie has touted that insatiable craving overseas for content from fast-rising superstar, Black Sherif. The VGMA artiste of the decade recalls a brief stay in South Africa where he was scheduled to shoot a music video. 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