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Red bandanas. Gold chains. Gang signs.

A new generation of Ghanaian drill artists has taken the music charts by storm.

Inspired by US drill and UK grime, they created 鈥淎sakaa鈥� - Ghana鈥檚 fresh take on drill music.

Their critics say they鈥檙e making a cheap replica of American gang culture.

But on streaming platforms their songs have been played millions of times.

So what鈥檚 behind the rise of this new movement?

And how did Kumasi, Ghana鈥檚 second largest city, came to be at the heart of it all?

Hosted by Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja on Twitter)

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