“Awamaridi” carries that deep Yoruba spiritual energy that Barry Jhay taps into so naturally, and it’s one of the more meaningful records sitting inside “Barrystar Vol. 2.”
The word itself draws from Yoruba tradition, the kind of language his father Sikiru Ayinde Barrister built an entire Fuji legacy around. So when Barry Jhay reaches for something this rooted, it never feels like he’s borrowing from somewhere foreign. It feels like home.
The song is in the middle section records that reinforce Barry Jhay’s journey while also being a motivational anthem for those chasing their own dreams. But “Awamaridi” is more about gratitude and surrender than hustle.
There’s a sense of someone who has seen enough to know that not everything is within your own control, and that acknowledgment lends the song a humility that makes it feel genuine. Barry Jhay’s vocal performance remains measured and sincere throughout.
He doesn’t oversing or push the emotion past where it naturally sits. That restraint is actually what makes it land properly. Sometimes the most powerful delivery is the one that holds something back.
Within a seventeen-track project that covers faith, ambition, love, and everyday life, “Awamaridi” gives “Barrystar Vol. 2” one of its most spiritually grounded moments. It rewards the kind of listener who actually sits with an album rather than skipping through it. Let it play and feel what it’s actually saying.
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