Marcia has yet to appease the local music gatekeepers and make her indelible mark in the industry, but this is not to say she hasn’t captured our attention. To clarify, she has Functionally and musically, ‘Taking Over’ is Marcia’s official debut and her leap from obscure projects that may or may not be found on the internet. The song is a cool decluttered calming Afrobeats ballad with a production that…
“Racks on Racks” are mainly a simulation in the Zimbabwean rap context, otherwise only referenced when the subject involves hopes and dreams. That is the reality. Isai Kupenya is music for the people, supposedly by one of the people, and ethically, has to be considered passable before it is even rated. However, the song is not entirely wanting when considered objectively. The trap snare is well concealed under layers of…
Sha Sha’s ‘Themba Lami’ is a FEMME HOUR staple that’s best heard on the edge of a seat, gasping. And by being a far cry from the regular contradiction of soulful vocals and a house production served and eaten up at any groove ever, the song paves the way to the promise of a new sound. Equally yoked, Sha Sha and Ami Faku deliver in a depot fashion, vibes trickling in, ever so slowly, as if to say “Hush, we’ve got nowhere else to be”. The energy is as ethereal as it is tangible – perceptible by touch and all the other senses. The song’s reserved R&B production reinforces Sha Sha’s sonic reinvention, and in all honesty, the industry was wrong to dub her the ‘Queen of Amapiano’ in the…
