Davido’s new album, 5ive, opens with a stirring minute-long poem and unfolds across 17 tracks of introspection, romance and high-energy Amapiano rhythms. The record refines his signature optimism yet falters in its sequencing, and raises the question of whether a leaner tracklist might have strengthened its impact.
Davido’s just-released album, 5ive, opens with powerful spoken-word poetry by Alhanisam (Maryam Bukar).
“5ive is freedom unbound by borders. Rising by lifting others. The artist, the father, the man walking two…
