Nigerian sensation Naira Marley, who has been hailed by NPR as “one of many best and most celebrated artists performing and producing within the Afrobeat scene at present,” returns with model new single Vawulence. Produced by Vibez Ace and that includes London’s BackRoad Gee, the monitor is the primary in a brand new Marley-created style he dubs ‘Gangpiano’ and marks the primary new launch from Marley since his critically acclaimed debut album God’s Timing’s The Finest launched in Could of this yr.
With Vawulence Naira Marley faucets the more and more fashionable style Amapiano and makes it right into a Gang music therefore ‘Gangpiano’. The Vawulence monitor additionally follows Naira’s function on a model new WizKid monitor Wow alongside Skepta. The brand new Naira Marley single is accompanied by an official video directed by Arthur Keasy, produced by FAM Prod, and set in Paris. The gang-themed video follows Naira Marley on his escapades within the metropolis.
One of many largest artists throughout Africa and a real pioneer of Afroswing, Naira Marley has established himself as an icon of the African vanguard. Vawulence is traditional Marley; chaotic, enjoyable, humorous, witty; a UK rap-infused banger drenched in sunny Amapiano that pays homage to each Naira’s transcontinental upbringing throughout Peckham and Lagos.
After years of solidifying his status as each the pioneer of Afro Hip-Hop and a distinguished voice of the streets, Marley has continued to develop his music, marrying the uncooked, unpolished tones of UK rap, the Yoruba language, and the sounds of the diaspora as heard on God’s Timing’s The Finest for an uncompromising and unpredictable and sonic palette debut in stark distinction to the saccharine commerciality of the Nigerian AfroPop mainstream.
