Kasule Abdulrashid grew up in Kampala, learned to dance before he learned to sing, and now goes by Pawaboy AB.
That background actually shapes “Ntaawa” more than a typical bio blurb suggests. He came up through Daddy Andre’s Daddy Records as a choreographer first, and his catalog since going independent – from “Ntwala” to “Yandalula” – carries that same physical, rhythm-first instinct even when the songs lean romantic.
“Ntaawa” dropped August 16, pairing him with Ava Peace, a Ugandan singer who’s already built her own name through features like “No One” alongside Jowy Landa. Rather than the usual love-song formula where one voice leads and the other decorates, the two trade the emotional weight back and forth here, keeping neither performance passive.
The Afrobeats foundation stays smooth throughout, giving both artists room to sit inside the melody rather than fight for space over it. That patience suits a former dancer well — Pawaboy AB has always understood pacing as a physical thing, not just a musical one.
What makes “Ntaawa” worth a second listen isn’t the pairing itself but how unforced it sounds. Two artists from overlapping Kampala circles, finally on the same track, sounding like they’ve done this before even if they haven’t.
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