加纳的音乐引擎可不是靠一家厂牌驱动的。在当地电台和舞池里，整个国家靠的是 Afrobeats、Highlife、Hiplife 和 dancehall 的碰撞。在这个生态里，谁说了算得在阿克拉的地面上真刀真枪拼出来，一首一首打榜，靠的是那些花了十多年稳住轮播位置的艺人。
这个声音的中心就是 Shatta Wale 和 Stonebwoy。在 MUSIGA 榜单上，Stonebwoy 以四首在榜歌曲排在艺人第六位，紧随其后的是 Shatta Wale，三首歌排第七。两位艺人一边在不同流派之间切换，一边牢牢锁住本地榜单。
Shatta Wale，本名 Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr.，出生在阿克拉，依然是加纳 dancehall 圈最具存在感的名字之一。他在当地被称为“非洲 Dancehall 之王”，大部分作品都是自己独立制作和操刀，很多热单都是他亲自录制和混音的。Graphic Online 指出，2025 年属于 Shatta Wale，还有 Wendy Shay 和 Black Sherif，部分原因是他那首单曲《Street Crown》，它成了年度标志性唱片之一，并在 Soundcharts 的加纳 Audiomack 榜单上持续高频活动。他的作品横跨《Ayoo》《ON GOD》《Pancake》这些本地常青曲，往回追溯还有更早的《Fool Is The Last To Know》和 2018 年的《Bullet Proof》。正如一位 YouTube 网友在《Bullet Proof》底下留言：“我来自尼日利亚，但我爱 Shatta Wale 的音乐，请给 Shatta Wale 点赞。”随后 Shatta Wale 通过他的 Shatta Movement Empire 发行了 African King，把《God of the Universe》等歌送进了 Apple Music 加纳 Top 200，之后又发布了单曲《One More Year》，并与尼日利亚艺人 Tekno 和 Bankuli 合作了他的 Afrobeats 专辑 Konekt。
Stonebwoy（本名 Livingstone Etse Satekla）在大阿克拉地区的 Ashaiman 同样拥有一批死忠粉。他最早是在 Adom FM 的 Kasahare Level 说唱节目里打比赛冒头，之后又靠 2012 年的《Climax》和《Ghetto Love》等早期热单站稳脚跟，随后创立了 Burniton Music Group，一路做出 Grade 1、Necessary Evil 以及 2017 年的 Epistles of Mama 等作品。那个时期诞生了 Damaris 助阵的《One Thing》和大热单曲《Bawasaaba》这样的招牌曲目。在《Bawasaaba》MV 下面，有位听众留言：“还有谁跟我一样觉得 Stonebwoy 就是有天赋？#EOM #Bawasaaba #BHIM🔥🔥。”Stonebwoy 2023 年的专辑 5th Dimension 把他的声音推向 Afropop 和 amapiano，也为他的单曲《Jejerje》铺好了路——这首歌直接冲上加纳 YouTube 和 Apple Music 榜单第一。他 2024 年的专辑 UP & RUNNIN6 通过 Warner Music Group 旗下的 ADA Worldwide 发行，请来了 ODUMODUBLVCK、Duncan Mighty 和 Spice 助阵，而他的单曲《Many Times》至今还在本地 Audiomack 的循环播放列表里稳稳占位。
这边的俱乐部歌单也经常把海外侨民和周边地区的声音拉进来。英籍加纳裔艺人 Eugy Official 出生在加纳，后来搬到伦敦，靠 2016 年与 Mr Eazi 合作的《Dance for Me》、2017 年由 Team Salut 制作的《Tick Tock》，以及 Flavourz EP 里南非歌手 Siza 助阵的《Captain》，成了夜店常客。在《Tick Tock》MV 下面，有观众留言：“我觉得 Eugy 被严重低估了，真的被严重低估了。”Siza 在《Captain》之后推出了自己的首支 MV《Say What You Want》，由 Eugy 助阵，后来又在 2019 年发了 Pull Up EP。Eugy 则在五首歌的 Home Run EP 里直接回头对接阿克拉本地声音，和 Kumasi 的 Jhay Bhad 合作了 drill 曲目《Show Me The Light》，又和 DanceGod Lloyd 合作了《BumBumBum》，之后又接连放出 2024 年的《He Called Me》和 2025 年的《God Is Good》等近期单曲。
尼日利亚艺人Falz和D’Banj也依然活跃在加纳的演出圈里。Falz从法律转行做音乐后，2018年在阿克拉的AFRIMA拿下最佳非洲Rapper，同年和Medikal、Maleek Berry合作了《Next》，还跟Kwabena Kwabena一起出现在《Ghana Jollof》里。之后他发行了2025年专辑The Feast和2026年EPBreak Time。D’Banj的早期根基可以追溯到2004年在Kas’录音室跟Don Jazzy一起录歌，2018年发布了《Action》的MV，之后一直保持着club演出，2024年专辑The Entertainer: D’Sequel和2025年与DJ Maphorisa、DJ OBI合作的《Tobari》也没断过。
这种轮换背后有很深的历史。Highlife起源于19世纪末20世纪初的黄金海岸，是现代化和抵抗的一种表达，1990年代Reggie Rockstone把rap、当地方言和街头用语跟Highlife、Dancehall混在一起，hiplife就此诞生。在如今MUSIGA的曲目统计上，Sarkodie、KiDi和Kuami Eugene稳稳站在第一梯队，2025年Telecel Ghana Music Awards之类的活动也围绕他们展开。外国crosssover的时刻也有——Black Sherif的《Kwaku the Traveller》成为第一首登上Apple Music Nigeria榜首的加纳唱片，Shatta Wale则通过跟Beyoncé的合作触达了国际听众。但本地场景现在的脉搏属于那些霸占国内轮换的曲目，领头的是Black Sherif 2025年发布的《Sacrifice》以及D Global和Lasmid的《Darkest Style》。
来源
- 2025 Recap: The Rhythms, stories and artistes that defined GH music – Graphic Online
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Bawasaaba is still moving💃💥who's here with me 2019 on 3rd of June 🖐️ up. 🔥 ❤️ 💃 💃
♥ 264I'm in 2020 30th April
♥ 26 june 2026
I am African American. I hope that African Americans do not become upset when I say this:
♥ 292Outside of the United States, African musicians have made an amazing concerted effort to re-Africanize music that has been mislabeled as "Salsa", "Merengue" and other names that give credit to those who "appropriated" the musical genres associated with African music and made it appear as though non-Africans are the original inventors.
African heavy metal
African hip hop
Afro-soul
Afrobeat
Apala
Azonto
Batuque
Benga
Bongo Flava
Bikutsi
Cape Jazz
Coladeira
Coupé-Décalé
Hipco
Highlife
Hiplife
Isicathamiya
Chimurenga
Fuji music
Jit
Jùjú
Kapuka a.k.a. Boomba
Kizomba
Kuduro
Kwaito
Kwela
Makossa
Maloya
Marrabenta
Mbalax
Museve
Mbaqanga a.k.a. Sungura
Funaná
Genge
Mbube
Morna
Ndombolo
Palm-wine a.k.a. Maringa
Pandza
Raï
Sakara
Salegy
Sega
Semba
Shangaan electro
Soukous aka Congo, Lingala or African rumba
Taarab
Zouglou
The Caribbean is now another happy recipient of the progeny of Africans whose musical talents were plundered without ever receiving payment, let alone recognition. This reinvigoration of Africentric music by real Africans is now what African Americans need to pull ourselves out of the entertainment trap set by the sex-starved, Molech-worshipping, Ashkenazi leaders, who have a disgusting knack of capturing our talent when we are at our best and brightest, sexualizing not just what we sing, but sexualizing us too.
The ancestors have now sent some of her children to wake us up. Those of us who are intelligent enough to listen will heed the words of these musical griots and adjust our music to fit the spiritual needs of continental Africans and Africans in the Diaspora by relearning the languages, words, stories -- and above all, the music that has kept us alive, even when we did not know it.
Please . . . let us open our hearts and arms to African performers so that our talents are no longer sexualized by Hollywood. We owe that to ourselves and our children.
Well explained brother respect for your knowledge
♥ 1Can u repeat that
♥ 1Who else is in support that Stonebwoy is just talented? #EOM #Bawasaaba #BHIM🔥🔥
♥ 1,301Korkor Djaba I am in 1000%
♥ 8U aa hear too haha we will meet at dis thing wae
♥ 5Hmm I found out this the song Ebony was singing in her vedio on Snapchat 😢😧RIP Nana hemaa
♥ 369Hmmmm she was suppose to be part of it kraaa so the part she was singing was her part
♥ 7Very true.... her last snap
♥ 6I use to be a fan..am now an air conditioner 😆😆😆 BHIM to the world
♥ 499Hahahaaaaa this has just made my morning!!!!
♥ 6Amina Ibrahim gh
♥ 2Stonebwoy and Mugeez from Ghana don't mess with those two guys they're very talented! I'm from Congo, I live in Congo I never went to Ghana but I'm very interested in visiting Ghana one day and when I do I will make sure I meet those two exceptional guys.
♥ 286We welcome u
♥ 3U gonna feel good here in Ghana
One people one love
Look sharppp
♥ 2Am a Nigeria ,the reason why I came here was because of shatta words about stone boy....but I think stone boy is better....
♥ 285Don't mind that shatta guy, he's always hating on Stonebwoy for no reason. It's just pure envy. Stonebwoy is really good & humble and that makes him stand out.
♥ 26Stonebwoy is good but Shatta Wale is also good still I know that Shatta was been picking on Stone but please give Wale some COMPANY!😤
♥ 13in church my bishop in *Nigeria* heard this song and repented .. *Ghana* to the world at large . *9JA* loves you *stonebwoy* #BHIM to all the nations .
♥ 273trust me guys i play this every 2 days at least [ 30-40 times minimum ] on repeat . An overflow of internet [ work in a *Youtube Company* ] so u can can pikcha that. song is every kinda emotions man . *#BHIM** !!!*
♥ 10Pray some more 🤩
♥ 5My friend passed away just recently and in one of the videos I have of him he requested for this song to be played. So I'm leaving this comment here, anytime someone likes it, I'll come and listen to it again in memory of him
♥ 258My condolences 💐
♥ 6May he Rest In Peace 🙏🌹
♥ 3Who else liked b4 watching the video..... 2nd best reggae album fi de whole world. 💥💥💥💥💥 album of de year If u believe hit de like button
♥ 485Awal Yusif me
♥ 1Awal Yusif B.B.
Who else is here to read comments 🙌
♥ 300Daniel Wiaki หวยรัฐบาล
Am here
Ghanaians got every talents like seriously. high life, dance hall, hip hop, this boys no dey play ooo.
♥ 189@henryemele3147 we are talking about ghana and yur stupid self wants to put nigerian into it
♥ 5@henryemele3147 no.
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