Zimbabwean Zimdancehall heavyweight Nutty O links up with Kinnah on “Ma1,” the latest collaborative single from his “Different Root” album.
The pairing makes instant sense. Kinnah has built a reputation as one of Zimbabwe’s most consistent featured voices – his melodic contributions elevate records without pulling the spotlight away from the lead artist. So on “Ma1,” Nutty O stays at the centre while Kinnah adds the warm vocal dimension that gives the collaboration its full body. Both artists share the record naturally rather than competing for it.
The rollout of the “Different Root” album has been one of the most calculated in Zimbabwe’s 2026 music space. From “Tiribho” to “Wakabaka,” “Pane Acha Chema,” and “Mercy,” each single has built anticipation without exhausting it. So “Ma1” arrives with a primed audience rather than one suffering from overexposure. That pacing shows real strategic thinking from Nutty O and the 925 Talent Agency team behind the project.
The official music video also arrived alongside the audio on September 1 – giving “Ma1” a complete visual package from day one. Because a dancehall-influenced record lands better when the visual gives the performance somewhere to live beyond the speakers. And the video commitment confirms this is one of the “Different Root” singles Nutty O believes in most.
His 59,300 Audiomack followers also show a loyal streaming audience already positioned to receive everything he drops. But “Ma1” with Kinnah is the kind of collaborative record that pulls in listeners who follow neither artist exclusively – it finds new people through the chemistry rather than the individual names alone.
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