Popularly known for major
hits in the past including Not The Girl, Ba Ni Kidi,
Sisi Eko, The Way You Are, Escalade as well as his annual music
concert “Love Like A Movie”, Darey has reassured fans that he is not leaving
the music scene anytime soon as he is set to release his fifth album after four
years.
“Pray For Me”
tells a powerful, positive story of victory against all odds with Darey
channelling the spirit of his forefathers as a traditional folk storyteller
against a rich backdrop of impressive harmonies from the world famous Soweto
Gospel Choir. Translated to Gbàdúrà Fuń
Mi in Yorùbá, the song is an inspiring musical experience that contrasts
Darey’s signature voice range with the delightful vocals of the over 20-strong
choral group.
“Àsìkò Laiyé”, the
second single is an up-tempo Afrobeat-Hip-Hop fusion featuring rapper Olamide.
Drawing heavily on the Afrobeat sound of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the light-hearted
yet inspirational number sees Darey incorporate the flow of an R&B song
with the raw earthiness of Olamide’s “Street-Hop” flavour to deliver a
danceable, yet truly conscious piece of music.
Speaking on the singles, Darey comments, “I
thought it would be good to give the fans a sample of the kind of diversity on
this album. The idea was to prove that it is possible to make good music that
is low-tempo, mid-tempo or a dancefloor filler and still have a message.”
He continues, “I
was particularly excited to work with the sensational talents of Soweto Gospel
Choir on “Pray For Me”. “Àsìkò Laiyé” was also a
lot of fun to record and work on. Olamide is a bag of energy and I love the
verve and flow he brought to the song. I’m sure fans will love it too.”
Darey has also revealed
that the album, Naked boasts of other exciting features
and will be released this August!
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