Sherifa Gunu is a Ghanaian soul musician.

Early life Sherifa Gunu hails from the Kingdom of Dagbon, in the Northern Region of Ghana, She was born to a royal family, she started her music and dance career at a tender age. Sherifa Gunu left school at an early stage and later competed in both regional and national dance competitions.

Musical career

Sherifa Gunu became the Northern Regional dance champion and the first runner-up in the 1998 Embassy Pleasure, a popular national dance championship in the 1990s. She later participated in the 2003 Hiplife dance championship with the likes of King Ayisoba and Terry Bonchaka. Sherifa Gunu became the first runner up to Terry Bonchaka in the finals of the championship.

In 2017, Sherifa Gunu released a new single titled Salamatu, which is also her album. She revealed that the reason for the title of the new single is recognized the uniqueness of some African names.

Performances

Ghanaian Africana superstar, Sherifa Gunu, was the toast of fans who gathered at the National Theatre for the maiden edition of Zongofest, a show to honor distinguished Zongo personalities and also discover young talents.

Sherifa Gunu performed a live band music show at the Golden Tulip hotel in Accra during the launch of Ghana's premium networking event known as the ‘Corporate Wednesday’, a show that seeks to bring all business stakeholders together for networking among themselves.

She has done backings for Kojo Antwi, Amakye Dede, Daddy Lumba, Nana Acheampong and Sarkodie and in all she has made three albums.

1st runner up, 1998 National Dance Championship (The Embassy Pleasure). 1st runner up, 2003 Hiplife Dance Championship.

Sherifa is a Muslim and a mother of two.

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