Tope Alabi brings in Aremmic for “Taloto,” and there’s real gravity sitting under a title that carries deep Yoruba worship weight.
Taloto roughly translates to “who is like” or similar comparative worship language, questioning who could compare to the divine. Tope Alabi’s built decades of catalogue on exactly this kind of reverence. Aremmic joining in adds a different vocal texture to her established sound.
Instrumental stays rich and traditional, talking drums woven under warm keys and a steady choir-style backing. Nothing about the arrangement holds back here. Feels built for that call-and-response energy her music’s known for.
Tope Alabi sings with commanding conviction throughout, her voice carrying the weight of everything she’s built across her career. Doesn’t strain for effect, delivers with assurance that’s become second nature. That steadiness gives the song its real pull.
Their part reads more like affirmation than counterpoint. Two voices, same reverent question posed together.
“Taloto” doesn’t reach for anything beyond that central comparative question, incomparability restated with conviction. Tope Alabi and Aremmic both commit fully to that reverence. Direct worship language, delivered by someone who’s clearly lived it.
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