PHOTO: Singer OKEN. Photo credit: Provided to THJ for promotional use.
On our music radar is an artist signed under Kwi’For Media called OKEN whose video for his songSamba was released back in mid-March. Samba which means ‘Hero‘ in the Nkambe dialect, is his second official single, the first being ‘Dis Moi’ since he got signed to Kwi’For Media in November. Prior to that he released a series of covers to Mr. Leo’s ‘On se connait pa’ and Kiss Daniel featuring Davido’s ‘One ticket‘ songs.
Samba is a fusion of Dancehall overtone, spiced with Hip-Hop’s 808 baseline, trailed on a Bakweri ‘Lingombi’ cadence. In his versatile nature, OKEN interchanges his style from pidgin to Jamaican patois with harmonizing inspiration from his Wimbum background. Samba was produced by OKEN and Bakala.
The street-party-themed video which was shot and Directed by UnlimBK and Wung Kumited, follows a narrative surrounding the rescue of a “damsel in distress” from the hands of a ‘quartier grand frère’. This street rescue transitions into a colorful club scene that coronates the musical character of the song. Watch and enjoy the music and the video.
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