He made this known at British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Radio 1Xtra’s Afrobeats Concerto in collaboration with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.<\/p>\n
The historic event was organised to mark 20 years of Radio 1Xtra’s dedication to showcasing Black music and culture and was hosted by Eddie Kadi, Remi Burgz and DJ Edu.<\/p>\n
Kadi engaged Ghanaian rapper and businessman Sarkodie on his impressions about the next generation of “young talented African artistes coming out of the continent, particularly Ghana, your homeland.<\/p>\n
The SarkCess Music Chief Executive Officer (CEO) answered: “It’s beautiful, I love it<\/p>\n
“It puts me on my toes,” he revealed, adding “and at the same time I have hope that what we built is going to be protected and it’s going to be there for a minute. So I am super proud to see all these superstars, I know that even when I retire, Afrobeats is going to be alive. So big shouts to [all], especially the superstars coming out from my hometown GH [alias] Ghana.” He drew robust applause from the cosmopolitan audience.<\/p>\n
Sarkodie, who represented Ghana, put up a solid performance with his classical renditions of Rollies and Cigars and Lucky and ‘Labadi’ hits.<\/p>\n
Before the ‘Rollies and Cigars’ performance with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the two-time BET award-winner had declared: “I love Afrobeats. Afrobeats is the biggest genre out there right now.”<\/p>\n
Legendary British DJ Tim Westwood has called him a pioneer of the Afrobeats fever sweeping across the world.<\/p>\n
At the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs), he was honoured as the ‘Artiste of the Decade’.<\/p>\n
That same year, he became the pioneer winner of the Black Entertainment Television’s (BET) brand new Best International Flow award.<\/p>\n
Other artists chosen for the event included CKay, Maleek Berry, Nikita Kering, and Pheelz.<\/p>\n
The concert featured exclusive live performances by Nigerian singer-songwriter CKay, London-born and double Mobo nominee Maleek Berry, Kenyan singer-songwriter Nikita Kering, one of the biggest hip-hop acts on the African continent, Sarkodie, and Finesse singer-songwriter Pheelz.<\/p>\n
This is the first time a full orchestra in the UK has staged a dedicated concert to Afrobeats, which has seen a sharp rise in popularity, crossing over into music charts across the globe and enjoying worldwide commercial success.<\/p>\n
Filmed at the BBC Philharmonic\u2019s recording home in Salford, and also featuring The Compozers, this first-of-its-kind concert marks 20 years of 1Xtra, the BBC\u2019s radio network dedicated to amplifying Black music and culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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