Nigerian Afropop veteran Skales gives one of his fan-favourite records new life with “Joanna,” now featuring Elams.
For a lot of people, “Joanna” already holds a special place. The song helped put Skales on the map years ago, and it has stayed in rotation at parties and gatherings ever since. So bringing Elams into the picture feels less like a reinvention and more like a fresh coat of paint on something people already love.
Classic Afrobeats records keep finding new life through streaming and social media these days. That makes the timing for this one feel right – old fans get to revisit the nostalgia, while newer listeners discover it for the first time.
Elams adds something different here without disrupting what made “Joanna” work in the first place. Skales, meanwhile, just keeps proving why his catalog has stood the test of time.
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