Sarkodie
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian rapper and songwriter, Michael Owusu Addo, popularly known as Sarkodie, has announced plans to embark on a world tour to promote his brand and projects.
The Sarkcess Music boss, who made this known in his recent social media post, will also use the tour to promote Ghanaian music.
The tour is also aimed at connecting more with the fan base of Sarkodie and to thrill them with various hit songs.
According to the rapper, the official dates and cities for his ‘Jamz World Tour’ would be made public soon.
Sarkodie’s announcement comes after the release of his version of ‘Stir It Up’ by Bob Marley & The Wailers.
Released in November 2022, ‘Jamz’ is Sarkodie’s eighth studio album which consists of 10-tracks with nine featured artistes namely; Oxlade, King Promise, Cina Soul, Joeboy, BNXN, Kranium, Lojay, Ink Boy, and Black Sherif.
Sarkodie’s contributions to the Ghanaian music industry have earned him numerous accolades, including the Vodafone Ghana Music Award (VGMA) for ‘Artiste of the Decade’.
He was announced the first winner of BET’s ‘Best International Flow Act’ at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards.
In 2015, AfricaRanking.com ranked Sarkodie third on its list of the ‘Top 10 African Rappers of 2015.’
In the same year, The Guardian listed him as one of its top five hip hop acts on the African continent.
He was ranked 8th on Forbes and Channel O’s 2013 and 2015 list of the ‘Top 10 Richest/Bankable African Artistes.’
In 2020, he won the ‘Artiste of the Year’ during the Ghana Music Awards USA (GMA USA).
By George Clifford Owusu