London-Lagos fusion project bees & honey brings together Nigerian star Ruger, Zimbabwean-born singer Daecolm, and Portuguese producer 10.93 on “Barry Wonder,” a genre-crossing collaboration released through Bamboo Artists.
The pairing itself tells a story. So “Bees & Honey Barry Wonder” reads less like a typical Afrobeats feature record and more like an intentional cross-continental experiment, bringing electronic production sensibilities into direct contact with Nigerian vocal style. Ruger, who also runs his own Blown Boy Entertainment imprint, adds his recognizable charm to the track, while Daecolm’s smooth vocal delivery gives the record a different melodic texture than a straight Afrobeats collaboration would typically carry.
10.93’s involvement as both featured artist and co-producer alongside bees & honey shapes the record’s electronic backbone, blending dance and house-adjacent production choices with more familiar Afro-pop vocal patterns. That kind of layered production approach takes real coordination between artists working across different genres and continents, and it shows in how naturally the different vocal styles sit against the beat.
Described by its creators as “born between London and Lagos,” the record captures exactly that duality in both sound and collaborator lineup.
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