Streaming era hit · 2017
Rihanna (feat. Yemi Alade)
A dancefloor smash with Yemi Alade that took Awilo's sound to a new streaming generation.
- Artist
- Awilo Longomba
- Released
- 2017
- Language
- Lingala, English
- Style
- Soukous · Ndombolo
The story of the record
Recorded with Nigerian star Yemi Alade, Rihanna became one of Awilo Longomba's most-played songs of the streaming era.
It is unapologetically a dance record: a bright, fast groove, a chorus that repeats until a room joins in, and two performers pushing each other's energy.
For many younger listeners it was their first Awilo song, and it sent them back through the catalogue to Coupé Bibamba and beyond.
More on the career behind this record on the music page and in Awilo's life story.
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