Derobie was one of two artists, along with Joeboy, to advance to the final stage of the emPawa Africa program, receiving an additional investment of US$50,000 which he’s used to record additional music and launch his own record label, J.Derobie Music. Dancehall is hugely popular in Ghana, with artists like Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale attaining icon status at home and abroad with their distinctly Ghanaian take on the sound. J.DEROBIE is the latest artist in that lineage, with a style that combines the predominant flavors of Ghana, Nigeria and Jamaican into one. “Jamaican culture is so embraced in Ghana,” J.DEROBIE says of his flair for dancehall. “We feel we are one, we are connected. We don’t see any difference between us.”
Nungua Diaries, J.DEROBIE’s debut EP, takes its name from the Ghana community where he was raised.