Sarkodie, a highly decorated Ghanaian rapper, lets loose with a breezy selection of sounds spanning R&B, Afrobeats, amapiano, and tropical pop on his 2022 release JAMZ.
“It’s influenced by the new wave of Afrobeats and African sounds,” Sarkodie tells Apple Music. “When I started recording the album, I realized these are back-to-back, commercially good, playlist-type records, so this project combines all kinds of jams in one.”
To layer these tracks with balmy hooks and infectious melodies, the Tema-native calls on Black Sherif, Lojay, King Promise, Kranium, Cina Soul, Oxlade, BNXN, Inkboy, and Joeboy to celebrate the good things in life through his trademark flows.
“I’m in a place where I’m enjoying life, family, and spending time with people I care about,” he explains, “so the tone of the music reflects that.” “It’s like listening to the radio; you have to be happy.” He takes us through the album track by track in the video below:
