On New Year’s eve 2014, Sarkodie announced to the world his 2015 solo project titled ‘Mary’. 'Mary' will be Sarkodie’s fourth solo effort, following Makye (2009) , Rapperholic (2012), and Sarkology (2014).
Here are 7 things you need to know as you get ready to nod your head to Sarkodie in 2015
1. Mary is dedicated to his grandma ‘Mary’ who passed on, the same day Sarkodie was nominated for the 2012 Best African International Act at the BET award, which he ended up winning.
2. That is the real picture of his Grandma ‘Mary’ on the cover of the album.
3. He named the album after his grandma Mary because she always wanted him to record live music.
4. It took him 2 years to record the album, and In those 2 years, he purposefully did not comment on the album in the media, so he can zone in and master his craft.So do not expect to hear any computer generated sounds, all instruments on Mary were recorded live.
5. Majority of the production was done by Akwaboah, who wrote Efya’s ‘Best In Me’.
6. Efya, Obrafour, Akwaboah, Chase, and Mugeez are a few known acts featured on ‘Mary’.
7. Lastly, he documented the entire ‘Mary’ studio sessions and has promised to release the behind the scenes videos.
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