Fresh off her Grammy-nominated contribution to Beyonce’s The Lion King: The Gift album and co-signs from Timbaland and Drake, Nigeria’s Queen of Afro House NINIOLA teams with music icon FEMI KUTI for her latest single, “Fantasy.”
The track, which premiered today on Beats1 Radio with Ebro Darden , pairs NINIOLA’s seductive vocal notes with the inimitable saxophone playing of Femi Kuti, four-time Grammy nominee and the son of the late Fela Kuti, and rich musical textures courtesy of producer KEL-P.
| NINIOLA describes the collaboration with Kuti as a dream come true. “Femi is a legend in every sense of the word,” she says. “We got into the studio, and he gave us more than we could have wanted.” The forthcoming video for “Fantasy” was shot at The New Afrika Shrine, the present-day iteration of Fela Kuti’s iconic ‘70s-era Lagos nightclub, The Shrine. “Fantasy” offers an early taste of NINIOLA’s upcoming sophomore album, set to drop later this year via her own Drumroll Records, Naija Review and AWAL, Kobalt’s unique alternative to the traditional music label. |