Before his participation at the 2023 Afro Nation concert in Miami, Ghanaian rising talent Black Sherif captured the attention of the global media.
The young musician granted CNN an exclusive interview in which he discussed his musical journey and the road that led him to pursue a professional music career.
Black Sherif discussed his musical path and how he decided to pursue music professionally after high school.
Ghana was effectively defined by the Ghanaian performer, who talked highly of highlife and identified some of his Ghanaian influences.
CNN interviewed Black Sherif following his presence at the 2023 Afro Nation festival in Miami.
Black Sherif discussed his decision to pursue music after graduating from high school. He explained how his love of music began at a young age and how he developed his skills over time.
The performer stated that he made the daring decision to pursue music as a full-time job after finishing high school.
Black Sherif shed insight on the cultural relevance of highlife music in his culture.
He discussed how Highlife affected his own musical approach and how he strives to combine traditional Ghanaian sounds with modern components to produce distinctive music.
Watch the video below;
🚨ICYMI🇬🇭🎶: “I am highlife, whatever I do; my sound is modern highlife with reggae influences” – Blacko
— Ölele | Deep Throat Sauce👨🏾🍳🇬🇭 (@OleleSalvador) August 30, 2023
VGMA 2023 AOTY & globally acclaimed Ghanaian highlife artiste, @blacksherif_, is the latest to speak to @LarryMadowo on @CNNAfrica African Voices: Changemakers.
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