Lagos-based singer Solana reunites with longtime collaborator Killertunes on a new single called “Okunkun.” These two have worked together before on records like “Most High,” so the chemistry isn’t new.
Solana uses the Yoruba word for “darkness,” “okunkun,” to examine faith and emotional resilience in times of uncertainty. The song begins in a place of pressure, before slowly moving towards reflection and trust.
So instead of staying stuck in fear, it moves somewhere calmer, almost like working through a hard moment in real time. She described writing it from an honest place, more like a private conversation with herself and with God.
Killertunes keeps the instrumental atmospheric and understated, mixing soulful Afro-fusion textures with a slow, meditative pace. That choice gives Solana’s words room to breathe instead of competing with the beat. Nothing rushes here.
It feels more like a quiet moment caught on record than a typical radio single. If you’re going through something heavy right now, “Okunkun” might land differently than you expect.
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