{"id":1052,"date":"2022-12-08T05:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2022-12-08T05:10:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T05:10:00","slug":"black-sherif-is-the-voice-of-african-youth-akon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=1052","title":{"rendered":"Black Sherif is the voice of African youth \u2013 Akon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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More global legends are spotting the talent in the Ghanaian superstar Black Sherif.<\/p>\n

American musician, Akon is the latest to join the tall list of celebrities finding life in the Konongo-born artiste\u2019s craft.<\/p>\n

The business mogul said he was sold from the first time he was put on Blacko\u2019s sound by his Malian friend.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Lonely\u2019 crooner was speaking on BBC Radio 1Xtra.<\/p>\n

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The jump, the pain, hunger and struggle he felt in Black Sherif\u2019s voice left him with no doubt that Black Sherif is on to something epic.<\/p>\n

The Senegalese-American singer and songwriter says he has been a fan ever since and may end up signing the 20-year-old singer if need be.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a huge fan of Black Sherif, he reminded me of the energy of myself when I first came out, you could literally hear the pain, the struggle and the challenges in his voice whenever he sings.\u201d<\/p>\n