For many musicians in Ghana, it is always a dream to have their songs cross the nation’s borders and get international recognition.
One of the surest ways for a song to garner much-coveted international attention is to be featured as a soundtrack in a globally recognized. Such features bring not only worldwide recognition but also financial rewards.
Over the years, some Ghanaian artistes have had the privilege of getting their songs featured in international movies in Hollywood and other platforms like Netflix.
1. Black Sherif – Creed III
Black Sherif is the latest Ghanaian musician to achieve this feat. He featured on a soundtrack for Michael B Jordan’s Creed III movie, which premieres on March 3, 2023.
The song titled Blood, Sweat and Tears, produced by American rapper J Cole’s Dreamville record label has Bas and Kel-P on it alongside Black Sherif.
Shatta Wale – Black Beach
The dancehall music star scored a double when two of his songs got featured in an international movie, Black Beach.
The movie, released on Netflix on January 20, 2021, had Shatta’s My Level and Ayoo songs as part of the soundtracks.
See the video below:
Another video of Shatt’s song in the Netflix movie.
Rocky Dawuni – Fist Fight
Grammy-nominated Reggae artiste Rocky Dawuni’s song Shine A Light featured in Fist Fight, a movie by Richie Keen.
The movie, a comedy film, was released in 2017. It starred Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan, among others.
See the video below
Bisa K Dei – Jingle Jangle
Bisa Kdei’s 2018 song, Asew, was featured in a Hollywood movie, Jingle Jangle, released in 2020.
It was an American Christmas feel-good family film that featured a Black cast, written and directed by David E Talbert.
See the video below
Bryte Music – The Sun Is Also A Star
Singer Bryte also put Ghana on the map with his song, Sentah, featured in the adaptation movie The Sun Is Also A Star.
Bryte’s song was a collaboration between him and UK singer Mina.
See the video below: