Zimbabwean artist MuGaratia trades melodies with Sane Wav on “NEW YORK,” the mellow ninth track on “BOY FROM SANTA MARIA.”
The album is MuGaratia’s sophomore project, and it runs 15 songs under the Purazi banner. He calls it a reflection on his past, present, and future, and it retraces his steps to the place he calls home. That makes a song named after a faraway city interesting. “NEW YORK” sits in the middle of an album about roots, so the title feels like a daydream about leaving and arriving. Greedy South describes it as mellow, with the two artists swapping melodies instead of rapping hard.
Sane Wav fits that mood. The Zimbabwean artist has built his name with songs like “HOWFAR?,” “Bhimu,” and “LENA,” and he and MuGaratia also appear together on “4MABABE” with Tocky Vibes this year. So the pairing has a clear history. Both blend rap roots with pop melody, and that shared shift keeps the record smooth.
The song also shows how far MuGaratia has travelled. He began as a hip-hop act, moved through the gritty “Galatian” EP, and then turned to the melodic “Pemurai Dzose,” “Saladic Gangsta,” and “Love Freakquency.” Now he stands as an unmistakable pop star. His tagline, “Ndine purazi, ndine farm,” is a boast that he has a farm of records, and he keeps backing it up.
For listeners who like soft, melodic Zimbabwean pop with a hip-hop backbone, this track makes a calm stop on a long album.
Land in “NEW YORK” with MuGaratia and Sane Wav and tell us – where would you go if you could leave tonight?
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