Yemi Alade, the sensationally talented Nigerian singer and songwriter comes through with this fascinating bop named Owa
Percussion stacks thick from the start, drums that sound almost live rather than programmed. Whatever this word’s carrying, weight or celebration, the arrangement commits to it loudly.
Her voice stretches across the beat with real power, reaching for notes that demand attention rather than asking for it. Nothing held back in how she approaches it either.
The track doesn’t ease off by the end. It just keeps building, layer after layer, until the whole thing feels like a peak that never quite comes down.
Play “Owa” if you want a voice that fills every inch of the space it’s given.
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