Ghanaian DJ, producer and cultural curator DJ Shagy has achieved a major international milestone as his song “Bounce” has been selected for the official soundtrack of FIFA Heroes, making it the only African song featured on the game’s soundtrack.

The selection places Ghana at the center of one of the year’s most notable intersections between music and gaming, with FIFA Heroes introducing players worldwide to an entirely Ghanaian creative collaboration.

“Bounce” was created by an all-Ghanaian team, with DJ Shagy joined by Afro EDM artist Kvpel, with production by C-tea, and vocal engineering and finishing by Redemption Beatz. Together, the team delivered a record whose energy, rhythm and atmosphere resonated with the FIFA Heroes selection panel.The song now sits alongside international selections, carrying the distinction of being the sole African representative on the project.

For Ghana’s music industry, the achievement represents more than a soundtrack placement. It is a moment of recognition for the country’s growing influence in electronic and dance music, and proof that African sounds continue to find new audiences across global entertainment platforms.

The achievement caps a remarkable period for DJ Shagy, who was recently crowned House Music DJ of the Year at the Ghana DJ Awards. He was also named Top 10 of the Pete Tong DJ Academy Future Talent Awards and has continued to build a reputation for championing African electronic music through performances, cultural programming and his dance music platform, Baptism.

As gaming increasingly becomes a driver of global music discovery, soundtrack placements have emerged as powerful launchpads for artists seeking international audiences. For Ghana, the inclusion of “Bounce” on FIFA Heroes signals another important step in the global rise of homegrown creative talent.

While the spotlight is on DJ Shagy, the milestone belongs equally to Kvpel and C-tea whose collective work now forms part of a FIFA-backed gaming experience reaching audiences around the world.

With “Bounce” now officially part of FIFA Heroes, Ghana has secured its place on one of gaming’s newest global stages.

ABOUT FIFA HEROES

FIFA Heroes is the newest title in the FIFA gaming franchise. Built as a fast-paced, arcade-style football experience, FIFA Heroes is designed for a global audience and launched June 25th with iShowspeed. The game features a curated international soundtrack assembled to reflect diverse global music culture, with artist selections drawn from across the world. Music placement on FIFA titles has historically served as a significant launchpad for artists, reaching audiences in over 200 countries and territories. For FIFA Heroes, Ghana through the creative collaboration of DJ Shagy, KVPEL and C-tea, holds the continent’s singular position on that soundtrack.

THE TRACK: “BOUNCE”

“Bounce” is a product of Accra’s dance music ecosystem in full creative form. Brought together by DJ Shagy, the record pairs the producer’s deep house and Afrohouse sensibility with KVPEL’s Afro-EDM energy and C-tea’s world-class production craftsmanship. The result is a track whose rhythm and atmosphere earned it a place among the FIFA Heroes selection panel’s final choices.

The track will be exclusively available within the FIFA Heroes game at launch and will be officially released as a single on all streaming platforms in August 2026 via Discovr Radio. For the period between launch and the commercial release, FIFA Heroes represents the only place in the world where the track can be heard.

THE ARTISTS

DJ Shagy (@OBAGOUNLTD) is a Ghanaian DJ, producer, and cultural curator widely recognised as one of the country’s leading voices in electronic and dance music. He is a recipient of the Pete Tong DJ Academy Future Talent award — one of the most credentialled international recognitions available to emerging DJs — and was named 2025 House Music DJ of the Year at the Ghana DJ Awards. Beyond performance and production, Shagy is the creator of BAPTISM, Ghana’s immersive dance music platform rooted in the country’s indigenous dance cultures (Azonto, Asorkpor) and the broader African electronic music landscape.

KVPEL (@IMAGINEKVPEL) is a young Ghanaian artist carving out a distinct space in Afro-house and Afro-EDM. Known for a sound that fuses the rhythmic density of African electronic music with the anthemic energy of EDM, KVPEL represents a generation of Ghanaian artists building global-calibre careers from an Accra base. His contribution to “Bounce” is central to the track’s movement and identity.

C-tea (@CTEABEAT) is a GRAMMY Award-winning Ghanaian producer with collaborations with Black Coffee, one of the most celebrated DJ-producers on the planet and a global ambassador for African electronic music. C-tea’s production credit on “Bounce” brings a level of world-class craft to the record that reflects the upper tier at which Ghana’s music production community is now operating.

CONTEXT: GHANA’S ELECTRONIC MUSIC MOMENT

Ghana’s dance music scene has evolved significantly over the past decade, with a new generation of DJs, producers, and live acts developing sounds that are rooted in indigenous Ghanaian rhythms while remaining fully fluent in global electronic music idioms. For the three core contributors on “Bounce,” this milestone is not a departure from their trajectories,it is a natural extension of years of consistent work in the scene. DJ Shagy has spent years building community infrastructure around dance music in Ghana. KVPEL has been developing a sound that is distinctly his own within the Afro-electronic space. C-tea has accumulated the kind of international production record that speaks for itself.

RELEASE INFORMATION

“Bounce” by DJ Shagy, KVPEL & C-tea is available exclusively within FIFA Heroes from June 24th, 2026. Official single release: August 2026 via Discovr Radio

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