Pan-African collaboration · 2017
Esopi Yo (feat. Tiwa Savage)
A pan-African collaboration with Nigerian star Tiwa Savage, bridging Congolese rumba and Afropop.
- Artist
- Awilo Longomba
- Released
- 2017
- Language
- Lingala, English
- Style
- Soukous · Ndombolo
The story of the record
Esopi Yo pairs Awilo Longomba with Tiwa Savage, one of Nigeria's leading voices, on a record that moves easily between Congolese rumba and modern Afropop.
The arrangement gives both singers room: his phrasing sits on the rhythm the way a drummer's would, while her melody lifts the chorus into pop territory.
It is one of the clearest examples of how his music has stayed current — the same rhythmic instinct, placed in whatever setting the moment calls for.
More on the career behind this record on the music page and in Awilo's life story.
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