“It’s the Same Man”: Black Sherif Explains How His Music Has Changed

Ghanaian musician Black Sherif has opened up about the evolution of his music, insisting that although his sound has changed considerably over the years, the person behind the music remains the same.

The award-winning artiste made the revelation during an interview on TV3 on September 22, 2026, as he reflected on his musical journey, his early recordings and the different sides of his artistry that he continues to explore.

Black Sherif rose to widespread recognition with songs such as First Sermon, Second Sermon and Kwaku the Traveller.

The records, particularly  First Sermon and Second Sermon, helped establish him as an artiste with a distinctive raw, grungy and emotionally intense sound, while Kwaku the Traveller further expanded his audience both locally and internationally.

However, Black Sherif acknowledged that his music today sounds considerably different from the work he was producing around the time of his breakthrough.

According to him, listeners who compare the music he made in 2021 with his output in 2025 and 2026 will notice a clear transformation in his sound.

Despite the changes, he stressed that his evolution as an artiste should not be mistaken for a change in his identity.

“Me as the man, the doer, nothing has changed about me. Because First Sermon, Second Sermon, Kwaku the Traveller- how raw, how grungy they are- I was making music before that. I’m still the man who got that recognition,” he said.

Black Sherif explained that the difference becomes particularly obvious when his older and newer songs are placed side by side.

He said the music he was creating in 2021 carries a noticeably different sound from what he is producing in 2025 and 2026, but he sees the two periods as connected parts of the same journey.

“The music sounds different. Like when you put them side by side, the 2021 music I was making and the 2025–2026 music I’m making, they sound different when I hear them. It’s the same man,” he explained.

The musician’s comments point to his belief that an artiste can evolve sonically without abandoning the identity that shaped their earlier work.

For Black Sherif, the changes in his music represent growth and exploration rather than a complete departure from the artiste who first captured the attention of music lovers.

Black Sherif also traced elements of his present-day musical identity to a period long before he became a household name.

Reflecting on his teenage years, he recalled the music he was making while in high school in 2019, as well as the period after he completed high school in June 2019.

According to him, some of the music he was creating during that period already contained elements of the sound and artistic personality that listeners would later associate with him.

“The music I was making in high school in 2019 and getting out of high school in June 2019, during the pandemic, sounds like Sun Sherif,” he stated.

His recollection suggests that his current artistic direction did not suddenly emerge after his breakthrough but had been developing through different stages of his musical life.

The period also predates the songs that eventually brought him mainstream recognition, giving insight into how long he has been experimenting with his sound and artistic identity.

The musician described his current phase as a reintroduction of himself to his audience.

He explained that his newer music is giving listeners an opportunity to discover different sides of his personality and artistry that may not have been fully visible during his breakthrough period.

“It’s just like a reintroduction of the entertainer or the type of artist I really want to be to the people and how many layers there are to me,” he shared.

The statement reflects Black Sherif’s desire to demonstrate that there are several dimensions to his artistry beyond the raw and grungy style that initially became closely associated with his name.

Rather than being confined to one musical identity, he appears to be using his recent work to explore other sounds, emotions and creative expressions.

Black Sherif also admitted that his artistic journey is closely connected to an ongoing process of self-discovery.

The Kwaku the Traveller hitmaker said parts of his personality remain unknown even to him, so his music continues to help him understand himself.

“A lot of who I am is very unknown to me as well, so I’m still discovering myself,” he added.

His remarks help explain the changes listeners have observed in his music over the years.

For Black Sherif, musical evolution is not necessarily about abandoning an old identity and adopting a new one. Instead, it is about allowing different parts of the same person to emerge at different stages of his career.

From the raw energy of  First Sermon and  Second Sermon to the global appeal of Kwaku the Traveller and the direction of his music in 2025 and 2026, Black Sherif says the journey remains connected to the same individual.