Hailing from Columbus Ohio, the 20 year old duo have released their new single ‘Mango’ which has a distinctive island vibe tune with sultry vocals and I can easily envision this being played on any afrobeats night out with a coke and rum in hand.
Starting off with a simple, yet captivating dance hall beat, Za comes in with some strong vocals reminiscent of French Montana and squeaky clean production to match. The beat remains the same throughout the song without becoming mundane, and Kwa and Za’s tones compliment each other beautifully in this feel good track.
I got what you want
I got the whole world
I’ve got your gold
Za sings in the chorus which both opens the song and surfaces later on through the track, complimented by soft backing vocals by Kwa.
the lyrics are simple yet to the point, as any great dance hall track should be. The purpose of this genre is to get people up and dancing, not sitting down and ruminating over the deep purpose of the lyrics.
Been had energy
When I pull up they go crazy
look too hard you would think I’m HD
I own everything across the sea
I got the juice
Martini
Again, not Tupac level lyricism here but the words flow well along with the catchy tune, will I remember I got the juice, Martini after one time of listening? Chances are that I will, which means they’ve done a good job of catchy one liners that people will sing along to while dancing.
As these two have been making music together for around a year now and being so young I am looking forward to see what they come out with next. The island- vibe-dance-hall beat compliments their vocals, but it would be interesting to see what other genres they can experiment with to diversify their sound.
A great chorus that has been stuck in my head all day, a beat that makes you want to drop whatever you’re doing and dance, smooth production and strong vocals from both artists makes for an unforgettable track that sounds like the distant cousin of French Montana’s Unforgettable which to my mind was the best summer track of 2018.
Overall rating: 8/10
You can stream Mango on Apple Music now.
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