Reigning Artiste of the year, Black Sherif has reflected on the humble beginnings of his career, recalling how his first-ever stage performance in 2019 and how much he was paid.
He said: “My first performance was somewhere, was it 2019? Yeah, December 2019. I moved to Tema in November 2019. I went back home in December because at that time we had two official songs ‘Cry For Me’ and ‘Mariana’. We were ‘blown’ artistes in our city.”
He added: “I was paid GH¢50 for my first-ever performance in Ejisu in December 2019. I had two songs at the time. The next day, my friends and I went to a hotel to relax in the swimming pool.”
At the time, Black Sherif and his team were still building a local following, with their early songs circulating within Konongo and surrounding communities. He noted that they even embarked on a small promotional tour around Ejisu and nearby towns to gain more exposure.
The breakthrough moment, however, came when he was paid just GH¢50 for his first professional performance in Ejisu, an experience he now describes as the foundation of his career.
From those early days of small-stage performances, Black Sherif has gone on to become one of Ghana’s most successful contemporary artistes.
His rise was further cemented at the recently concluded Telecel Ghana Music Awards, held on 9 May 2026, where he made history by becoming one of the most decorated artistes in the scheme’s history.
