Ghanaian rising star, Black Sherif, has hit 100M streams on Africa\u2019s most expansive music streaming and download platform, Boomplay. The \u201cKwaku the Traveller\u201d hitmaker becomes the first Ghanaian artist to reach the 100M streams milestone on Boomplay after having had a phenomenal run since last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With this feat, Black Sherif joins Boomplay\u2019s Golden Club, a list of artists who have clocked and surpassed the 100M streams milestone, including Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Diamond Platinumz, Fireboy DML, Joeboy, Omah Lay and Rayvanny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReaching 100 million streams on Boomplay in such a short time and being the first Ghanaian artist to achieve this feat is a big deal to me. As a young kid from Konongo, who only had a dream and a voice, this brings me to the realisation that I can achieve any and everything so long as I believe and dare myself to take action. Big love to the Boomplay team for putting me on from day one till now,\u201d Black Sherif shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born Mohammed Ismail Shariff, the 20-year-old talented artist released \u201cMoney\u201d, \u201cCry For Me\u201d, and \u201cDestiny\u201d in 2020, which gained him some traction online. Later, he dropped \u201cMoney (remix)\u201d, \u201cAdea Kye\u201d, and \u201cAnkonam\u201d and garnered huge buzz on Boomplay across several countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Black Sherif\u2019s \u201cFirst Sermon\u201d and \u201cSecond Sermon\u201d were released in 2021, they went viral and brought him to the mainstream limelight. A remix of his \u201cSecond Sermon\u201d featuring Burna Boy gave him further reach across Africa and beyond. Consequently, during Boomplay\u2019s Recap 2021, which highlights stats and insights of music consumption and engagement on the Boomplay platform, Blacko emerged as Ghana\u2019s 2nd Most Streamed Artist of 2021 and his \u201cFirst Sermon\u201d and \u201cSecond Sermon\u201d were the 1st and 2nd Most Streamed Songs of 2021 in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His story written in bright stars, Black Sherif, went on to win the four awards at the 2022 3Music Awards, held in March 2022, including the Boomplay Breakthrough Act of the Year. At the same event, he debuted a spectacular performance of his latest single, \u201cKwaku the Traveller\u201d. The song skyrocketed him to African stardom and peaked at NO.1 on both Boomplay Ghana and Nigeria charts. It currently has over 40 million streams on Boomplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blacko is truly a superstar in the making, and the journey continues for Kweku the Traveller! Congratulations to the son of Konongo Zongo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n