STONEBWOY - GO HIGHER ( OFFICIAL VIDEO)

What this video is

Released December 27, 2015 — the closing weeks of Stonebwoy's career-defining year in which he won VGMA Artist of the Year. 'Go Higher' arrived months after the death of his mother, Catherine Satekla (July 2015), lending the video's rags-to-riches narrative profound personal weight. The song and video reflect the broader ambitions of Ghanaian Afrodancehall: a genre fusing Caribbean dancehall rhythms with West…

Why it matters

Stonebwoy's 'Go Higher' is a landmark document of Ghanaian Afrodancehall at its mid-2010s peak. Produced by Beatz Dakay, it exemplifies the period's sonic template: melodic dancehall patois-inflected delivery over Afrobeats-adjacent percussion. The video reinforces the genre's visual identity —…

The director

Lex MacCarthy is a Ghana-based music video director recognized as one of the country's leading visual directors in the mid-2010s. He became known for his clean, high-energy visual storytelling and was described by GhanaWeb as 'gradually making a name for…