Sarkodie’s Mary for September release

According to tweets from the rapper’s twitter handle, ‘Mary Album drops on Granny’s birthday people. 12th September.’

Expected to contain live instrumentals only, Mary is a 14-track compilation. The single ‘New Guy’ featuring US rapper Ace Hood appears to have been dropped from the forthcoming album going by a track list available online. However, the single ‘Mewu’ with singer-songwriter Akwaboah makes the cut.

As promotion for Mary, a different single will be released before the release date. According to a tweet from the Tema, Ghana rapper: ‘But till then another single will drop. #Mewu trending now and wanna thank all TV and radio stations. Catch me doing some media soon.’

Guests on the album include Efya, Mugeez of R2Bees and Obrafour, all well-known voices on Ghana’s contemporary scene. Mary will also feature a perhaps unexpected collaboration with highlife great Pat Thomas, who himself has only just released an album with live orchestration after a hiatus.

Sarkodie’s debut Makye was released in 2009; Rapperholic, his sophomore, came out in 2012. The 30-track heavy Sarkology came out in 2013.