Music genres are evidently getting more fluid by the day. Testament to that is Diamond’s September release, Iyo, on which he not only borrows the southside Amapiano energy but also collaborates with Focalistic, Mapara A Jazz, and hypeman Ntosh Gazi.
14 million views later, the sound is only getting more infectious and the B2C soldiers felt it only right to fuse the sound with the Ugandan dialect and vibes.
The audio
The B2C source for the consistent efforts of Nessim who lays down a classic Amapiano instrumental for the soldiers.
The southside vibe is further re-affirmed by MC Africa who replicates the famous signature adlibs of Ntosh Gazi that are part of every song on which he features.
Africa does the adlibs justice with his hoarse voice giving them a little bit of added oomph. He not only gives the song color but sets the tone for the vibrations on the track as well.
Mr. Lee lays the first verse of the song but it does not last long, he lays the ground for Africa to go on a 30-second ad-lib rampage which Bobby Lash fuses with the chorus words, it’s okay. This sets the tone for the rest of the song.
The video
Just like the audio itself. The video heavily borrows from the South African aesthetic.
Zyga delivers on the assignment employing color, art, and street vibe hype to bring the four and a half visuals to a full Amapiano life.
The video is a kaleidoscope of activities and scenes.
Dancers from Wembly Mo’s dance academy are presented in numerous shades, from the girls in school uniform doing a routine, to the shirtless boys stepping up the party a notch higher to the gown-clad vixens biting toothbrushes to add some sexy to the visual.
Art which is a staple for Amapiano is evident with a model scene in which the models are clad in Squid Game costumes.
Afro beats are no longer a reserve for the West, neither are Amapiano beats a reserve for the South only, a great futuristic effort from the B2C.