Top Five (5) Most Viewed Northern Based Ghanaian Artistes On YouTube

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Musicians from every part of the world have used YouTube as a method for music distribution and been able to support themselves. Based on the volume of their channel's viewers, YouTube rewards artists. This incentivizes artists to create high-quality content and engage with their audience. As a result, many musicians have been able to build a loyal fan base and generate a steady income through YouTube. Additionally, YouTube's recommendation algorithm plays a crucial role in promoting artists to a wider audience. This exposure can lead to opportunities such as collaborations with other musicians and even record deals. Moreover, YouTube provides a platform for musicians to showcase their talent and creativity, allowing them to experiment with different genres and styles without any limitations.

The following is a list of the five most popular Ghanaian artists from northern Ghana, based on their viewership on YouTube in the year 2024.

1. Fancy Gadam

Ahmed Mujahid Bello, known by his stage name Fancy Gadam, is Ghanaian afropop, dancehall, and reggae artist. One Don is his other name. It has been more than a decade since Fancy Gadam started in music. Fancy Gadam is a successful and decorated artist in the Northern part of Ghana. In 2017, Fancy Gadam won the New Artist Of Year award over some famous artists, including AMG Medikal, at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), and a year later he won the Most Popular Song Of The Year award with his song, which featured Sarkodie, titled Total Cheat over Patapa’s One Corner, which was a worldwide hit. Fancy Gadam has 13,796,904 total views on YouTube with 146 videos and 108K subscribers on his channel

2. Maccasio

Sherif Abdul Majeed, better known as Maccasio, is the second most viewed Northern-based Ghanaian artist on YouTube. He is a Ghanaian hip-hop, hip-life, and Afropop recording artist. He's from the Kingdom of Dagbon in Ghana's Northern Region. Maccasio, as a musician, is one of the most famous and decorated artists in the history of Northern Ghana. In 2017, Maccasio won the Social Media personality award at a prestigious awards scheme called the People’s Celebrity Awards over some big celebrities, including Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Fancy Gadam, Amg Medikal, Nana AMA McBrown, Hajia 4Real, Moesha, and Lydia Forson. In 2019, he won Raggea Dancehall song of the year with his song Dagomba Girl featuring Mugeez Of R2Bees at the Ghana Music Awards in the UK. Maccasio has 4,773,815 total views on YouTube, with 159 videos and 57K subscribers.

3. De Donzy

Striker De Donzy is the next name on the list. One of the most popular musicians in the North East is Striker De Donzy. He sings in Mamprusi, which is his native tongue. One of the very few performers who performed well in the 5,000-seat Bokum Boxing Arena was Striker De Donzy. No artist below him has been able to exceed him, despite the fact that he remained quiet for three months after releasing his most recent song , Lag'fu. De Donzy has over 20.7K subscribers and 2,368,776 views on YouTube across 96 videos.

4. Fad Lan

Fad Lan comes next on the list. The fourth most popular Northern based Ghanaian artist on YouTube is Fad Lan, Rapper Fad Lan is from Ghana and is based in Tamale, the northern's capital. He sings and raps in his Dagbanli native tongue, Fad Lan raps and sings. Right present in the northern region of Ghana, Fad Lan music genre is different from the other musicians. Fad Lan is responsible for many young people falling in love with music. He is one of the select few performers at the 20,000-seat Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium who have a successful performance. On YouTube, Fad Lan has received 1,702,730 total views for 34 different videos and 26.6K subscribers.

5. IsRahim

Israhim is listed after that, fifth most watched Northern based Ghanaian musician on YouTube is Abdallah Abdul Rahim, better known by his stage name IsRahim. One of the most gifted and popular musicians in the northern region of Ghana is IsRahim. IsRahim is one of the very few performers who have enjoyed success in the 20,000-seat Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium. IsRahim has 20.6K subscribers and 1,632,082 total views across 67 videos.