Shatta Wale: Why Ghana's 'dancehall king' is trying Afrobeats – Yahoo Canada Finance

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A man in Ghana's shirt and shorts is holding a microphone.

Shatta Wale (right) tells DJ Edu what fans can expect from his new album

It has to be a testament to the power of Afrobeats that even Shatta Wale is embracing the wonder genre.

Ghana’s self-styled king of dancehall has built a highly successful career on the Jamaican sound. He has numerous awards under his belt, a huge number of releases and legions of adoring fans. His fans are so ardent, in fact, that in Ghana he moves with a team of security guards and tells me he can only drive around the capital city, Accra, at night.

Shatta Wale is…