Black Sherif’s latest album ‘Iron Boy’ continues to make rounds on the airwaves, with many songs still leading the charts in Ghana and Beyond.
But one song, released before the full album, has its roots in an iconic TV show that was beloved in many homes.
‘So It Goes,’ featuring Nigerian Afrobeats star Fireboy, was released on January 30, 2025, as a teaser for the Iron Boy album.
The song was interpreted as a message by Black Sherif to a loved one back home and his promises to her.
Black Sherif, however, in an exclusive interview with BET (Black Entertainment Television) stated that its roots trace back to a nostalgic TV show.
“I wanted to do like a ‘Greetings from Abroad’ type of track. Cause when I was growing up, there was this show on the TV in Ghana, ‘Greetings from Abroad’ people in London, Copenhagen, Berlin… They send greetings to the people back home. And I wanted to make it in the music form.
‘It’s a soundtrack for someone that has a lover back home,’ he revealed.
The reference pays homage to ‘Greetings from Abroad’, a groundbreaking Ghanaian TV program that first aired in 1998.
Created and hosted by media pioneer Nana Adwoa Awindor, the show became a cultural lifeline, featuring video messages from diaspora Ghanaians, interviews with prominent expatriates, and coverage of community events abroad.
For decades, it bridged the gap between families separated by distance, making it a nostalgic touchstone for many, including Sherif.
When BET jokingly asked if he had “lovers back home,” the ‘Second Sermon’ hitmaker laughed and replied, “A lot!”
But he turned reflective when describing how music ties him to his past.
“There are people I haven’t spoken to in over 11 years,” he shared. “But certain piano chords take me straight back to them. In junior high, I had friends obsessed with music. I’d follow them to church just to learn instruments, even though I was Muslim and they were Pentecostal. Those sounds still bring me back to those moments.”
Since its release, ‘So It Goes’ has dominated charts in Ghana and Nigeria, with its stylish music video (dropped two months after the single) further cementing its popularity.
Watch the video below:
