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Timaya has returned together with his eighth studio album, “Gladiator,” a 13-track undertaking with collaborations with a number of the trade’s greatest names, together with Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Phyno, and Grenadian soca star Mr. Killa. The album follows his 2020 launch, “Gratitude.”
Earlier this 12 months, Timaya teased the album by releasing two singles—“Dey Your Dey” in February and “In My Head” that includes Tiwa Savage in April.
With “Gladiator,” Timaya solidifies his legacy as a number one determine in Afropop, mixing trendy strategies together with his signature dancehall-infused fashion. Throughout the album, his versatility is on full show, reaffirming his function as an trade OG who continues to form the soundscape whereas staying true to his roots.
The Tiwa Savage collaboration, “In My Head,” stands out as a dance-ready monitor the place Timaya takes on the function of the unattached lover, backed by pulsating claves, sun-soaked piano chords, and an electrical guitar that hums with power.
Hylander-produced “Compozure” brings collectively components of South African home and Nigerian highlife, with Timaya’s playful lyrics—delivered in pidgin, Yoruba, and melodic ad-libs—flowing effortlessly over the beat as he serenades a love curiosity.
The anthemic monitor “Candy Us” faucets into Nigerian avenue tradition, its call-and-response hook, “As e dey candy us, e dey ache dem/As e dey ache dem, omo e dey candy us,” reflecting a preferred political taunt in Nigeria, set in opposition to a galala beat impressed by Jamaican dancehall.
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