As part of her visit to Ghana, the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris met some people from the creative industry in Ghana on Monday, March 27, 2023.
The meeting which took place at the Vibrate Space studios in East Legon had in attendance artistes like Black Sherif, Amaarae, M3nsah, Joey B, Ria Boss, Baaba J and Poetra Asantewa.
Award-winning American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and British actor Idris Elba were also present.
In her address, Kamala Harris spoke about the great connection between Ghana and America and appreciated the works produced by Ghanaian creatives.
She added that the culture and creative industries are influencing the world beyond measure.
“The creative work that is happening on this continent as represented by the work that is happening right here, is extraordinary in terms of the international global impact. And this is not a new phenomenon. But it is something we’ve done with all the current excitement about the evolution of culture and music,” she said.
Later, Kamala Harris announced in a tweet she had created a playlist that features Ghanaian artistes Black Sherif, Amaarae and others on music streaming platform Spotify.
“I am releasing a playlist featuring the artists from my travels across Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia, including many of the Ghanaian and Ghanaian-American artists I met today like @blacksherif_ and @amaarae.”
Other Ghanaian artistes whose songs got featured on her playlist are Herman Suede, Kuami Eugene, Baaba J, M3nsah, Ria Boss, and Sarkodie. 
