Ghanaian artiste, Black Sherif
Ghanaian artiste, Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong, popularly known as Black Sherif, has shared that he intends to expand his career into new creative fields such as fashion and film, in addition to music.
In an interview with UK-based Clash Magazine, the ‘Kwaku the Traveller’ hitmaker shared with fans a rare glimpse into the future he envisions for himself, not just as a musician, but also as a multifaceted artiste.
The award-winning artiste explained that his goal is to fuse music with other forms of artistic expressions.
According to him, his drive to creativity goes beyond performances and recordings, but that he also wants to see his works exist within various cultural spaces such as in making soundtracks for movies and designing fashion collections.
“I want to explore fashion; I’m trying to take the music to a different space. There’s so much I want to do. I want to do music for movies, music for runways; I want to do a lot of things. I want to make my own clothes, paint even – there’s so much. I’m not putting any limit to what I want to do, just keep dreaming and doing,” he said.
Black Sherif, who is currently on European tour promoting his new album, ‘Iron Boy,’ took the opportunity to shed light on the deeper meaning behind the project’s title and inspiration.
According to him, the name ‘Iron Boy’ is symbolic, and also layered with personal and cultural significance.
He explained that the first meaning pays tribute to Ghanaian highlife legend, Amakye Dede, who originally released a project titled ‘Iron Boy’ back in the day.
He further explained that beyond the tribute, the title of the album also captures the emotional and thematic core of the album.
“The meanings are layered and it made sense that it had to be that way. Firstly, it’s paying homage to Amakye Dede. He is the first Iron Boy and a highlife pioneer. I just recently found out he was best friends with my grandfather when I went to visit him. The next layer is describing the soul of the album: resilience, strength and being tough,” Black Sherif added.
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