Ghanaian up to date Afrobeats singer and songwriter, Paul Nii Amu Andrew Darko, often known as, Darkovibes, is out with one more infectious single titled, “Yao”.
Following the artiste’s latest disclosure of an upcoming EP, “BUTiFLY”, scheduled for launch early subsequent 12 months, “Yao” turns into the second prelude single from the mission after the sultry and jazz-inflected “Pleased Day”.
In response to Darkovibes, “Yao” merely means “might it come move as we stand agency. It’s an affirmative response to declarations and due to this fact speaks to the intent with which the tune was written. I’m inviting listeners to my world of enjoyable and escapades as a songwriter and affirming the celebration of life.”
“Yao” is a mid-tempo deep minimize rap impressed tune led by swirls of Afrobeats vocals. DarkoVibes wittingly switches from streets-laden phrases in pidgin and refined patois to his native Ga language in an easy show of lyricism, as he sings about remaining sanguine within the face of life’s vicissitudes.
Produced by music wiz and tremendous producer, Killbeatz, the dance-able Afro-Pop inflections to the instrumentation on the latter part of the tune brings “Yao” residence as a tune with an infectious vibe and replay worth. Consequently DarkoVibes provides, “…that is pure African religious vibes”.
DarkoVibes launched his breakout hit single “Tomorrow” , in 2017, which set the then budding Ghanaian artist on a trailblazing path from the Alte circuit that will ultimately result in collaborations with revered artists reminiscent of Davido, Mr Eazi, R2beesand many extra.
One such collaboration with King Promise, “Inna Music” spent 30 weeks atop Apple Music’s High 100 Ghana charts amongst different charts, and have become the one in all most performed songs on the streaming service and radio for 2020 – a very seismic feat. The “Keep Woke” hitmaker would later drop genre-bending initiatives, “Kpanlogo” and “Cornerstone EP” to make a mark as an artist par excellence.
Final 12 months, DarkoVibessolidified his innate knack for makinghits via “Je M’appelle”, a collaboration with the legendary Davido that could be a social gathering starter, racking up over 1,000,000 YouTube views in simply two weeks after launch.
A multifaceted artist with a penchant for 80’s trend (he was featured by Vogue UK), DarkoVibesaligns his sights for an additional showstopping finish of 12 months by championing and melding a number of the most enjoyable sounds from West Africa and throughout the diaspora as he appears set to take 2023 by storm with a trendsetting EP – “BUTiFLY”.
Earlier than then, “Yao” is out to set the tone and accessible on all streaming platforms – an finish of 12 months anthem to affirm the celebration of life. It’s DarkoVibes with an infectious vibe and he doesn’t miss!
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