Stonebwoy - Understand ft. Alicai Harley

What this video is

Released in April 2020 as a pre-album single from 'Anloga Junction', Stonebwoy's fourth studio album (Burniton Music Group / Universal Music), 'Understand' represents the Ghanaian afro-dancehall movement at its most internationally oriented. Stonebwoy — born Livingstone Etse Satekla in Ashaiman, Ghana — had by 2020 established himself as one of Ghana's most decorated artists, having won the BET Best International…

Why it matters

'Understand' is a key text in the late 2010s–early 2020s Afro-Dancehall crossover, demonstrating how Ghanaian artists fused Jamaican riddim structures with Afrobeats cadences and West African tonal sensibilities. The collaboration with a UK-based Jamaican artist illustrates the genre's triangular…