Sarah Jemirifo Blends British, Nigerian Roots on New Single Panpagolo
British-Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer Sarah Jemirifo has released her latest single, “Panpagolo,” continuing to carve out her place in the global music scene with a sound that draws on both sides of her dual heritage.
Born in Middlesex, England, to a Nigerian Yoruba father from Osun State and an English mother, Jemirifo has increasingly built her music around the cross-cultural identity that has shaped her life. Her sound fuses vibrant West African rhythms with contemporary global pop influences, a blend that has helped her carve out a distinctive space within the broader afrobeat and afropop landscape and steadily grow her audience across the UK and beyond.
“Panpagolo” marks the latest addition to a growing catalogue of releases in which Jemirifo has leaned into themes of cultural pride and dual identity. The single follows her earlier tracks “14 Hours Lunch” and “9ja Babe,” the latter of which became a viral moment on TikTok, spawning an ongoing challenge trend and helping introduce her music to new audiences. That single, released as a celebration of Nigerian pride and self-love, combined classic Nigerian Afrobeat percussion with contemporary pop production and subtle Amapiano-style log drums, a fusion approach that has become something of a signature for the artist.
Beyond her music career, Jemirifo is also known for her entrepreneurial work in the fashion industry, where her multifaceted background as a creative spans performing, songwriting, and production. She has described her journey into music as a natural extension of a lifelong passion for storytelling, one shaped by growing up navigating two distinct cultural worlds between England and Nigeria.
With “Panpagolo,” Jemirifo continues to position herself as an emerging voice within the global afrobeats movement, using her music to bridge British and Nigerian influences into a sound she hopes will resonate with audiences across both cultures. The track is available now on major streaming platforms, adding to a body of work that has steadily expanded her profile within Nigeria’s contemporary music scene and its diaspora audience abroad.
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