Olakira Drops “4Play” EP: A Musical Tourism Of African Sounds

Olakira Drops "4Play" EP: A Musical Tourism Of African Sounds. Olakira unveils an incredible journey of sound in his next musical chapter chronicled in his EP titled ''4Play".

Olakira unveils an incredible journey of sound in his next musical chapter chronicled in his EP titled ''4Play".

Strong, sensual and powerful are the words used to describe the musical genius in this EP. With Producers ranging from SterryO, Drumatik, Simba Tagz, Mr Kamera, Qasebeatz, TBoy Daflame and Olakira himself and features from Tanzanian songstress, Zuchu, South African musicians, Sho Madjozi and Moonchild Sanelly, ''4Play'' is auditory gold!

Olakira's EP which opens with the fan favourite 'Sere' featuring Tanzania's Zuchu, offers four beautifully crafted songs and two bonus tracks. "Gotchu'' is the second track of the EP; produced by Drumatik, a love song through and through dipped in a splash of highlife, about reassurance and dedication to one's love; This is a simple melody that boasts of a truly beautiful song, strongly tipped to be another fan favourite.

With ''Hot Night'', the internationally recognized "Shinning Star" changes gear and switches things up while in ''Call On Me'' which features Sho Madjozi, Olakira shows his production skills alongside Tboy DaFlame in rhythms from the south of the continent akin to Master KG's 'Jerusalema' and Yvonne ChakaChaka's 'Umqombothi'. The bonus tracks of this brilliant body of work are 'For life' and 'Summer Time'

With ''Hot Night'', the internationally recognized "Shinning Star" changes gear and switches things up while in ''Call On Me'' which features Sho Madjozi, Olakira shows his production skills alongside Tboy DaFlame in rhythms from the south of the continent akin to Master KG's 'Jerusalema' and Yvonne ChakaChaka's 'Umqombothi'. The bonus tracks of this brilliant body of work are 'For life' and 'Summer Time'

''4play'' is indeed a confluence of African sounds and the multi-instrumentalist is the genuine article. Sung in Yoruba, lbo, Pidgin and English, Olakira brings African sounds together in rich melodies that echo the heartbeat of the Motherland.

''4play'' is indeed a confluence of African sounds and the multi-instrumentalist is the genuine article. Sung in Yoruba, lbo, Pidgin and English, Olakira brings African sounds together in rich melodies that echo the heartbeat of the Motherland.

Olakira released his first debut project named Wakanda Jollof EP back in 2019 which makes 4Play EP the second studio project to be released by the talented singer. "Wakanda Jollof EP" gained massive reviews from music fans in Nigeria and across Africa despite not having guest artiste on the playlist.

The EP was filled seven tracks including Ma Cherie Coco, Summer Time, Till Dawn, Refix for Flirty Signal, Money Groove, Aya Mi (My Love) and Wakanda Jollof song. All songs on the project performed well as fans really liked the creativity in Olakira's style of composing songs. "Aya Mi (My Love)" seems to be peoples' favorites as it continued to stay on the music chart for a very long time.

One might have thought when would he feature top artist but in 2020, he released a new single "In My Maserati" to complement Wakanda Jollof EP and also to make himself relevant in the music industry. Not too surprised "In My Maserati" became a viral single and in a very short time, the song circulated across Africa and garnered a massive number of streams on digital stores and also took top spots across on radio channels, clubs and events across Africa.

Olakira's taste in music reminds one of a smooth blend of Afro-pop and dancehall rhythms and with velvety smooth blends of dancehall drum patterns, pop chord progressions, and afrobeat shakers, Olakira upped the ante with a fresh feel of an otherwise regular pop song.

Olakira's 'In my Maserati' has achieved over 1.9million Audiomack Streams, over 2.5million Apple Music streams, over 700k Spotify Streams and YouTube has had over 3 million streams.

Having peaked at Number 1 on the Gambian, Kenyan, Ugandan official Top 100, it went ahead to peak at Number 1 on Triller and on Soundcity's Naija Top 20. MTV Base Official Naija top 10 also saw 'In my Maserati' on a steady number 1.

Inspired as he was in the track 'In my Maserati', his playful delivery of vocals with the soothing melodies was exactly what gave the song a groovy feel-good vibe. In my Maserati has always been destined to be a favourite of the listening public, it seems.

According to the producer, composer, and songwriter: ''children playing in the garden behind the studio heard the recording of “In My Maserati” and would always knock on my window every day and request that I play the song, this went on for almost two weeks, this would be the first time they would be making such requests so my management decided it was time to let the public in on the ''In my Maserati'' sound'.

The U&I Music Artist released the summer smash “In My Maserati“ video whose theme was to woo his lover with his dream car which is a Maserati, in June 2020 and it's as clear as day to see why the entire continent of African vibes to it.

With over 50 million impressions on social media, Olakira has cemented his foray into music with traction that is most impressive. There is no stopping the Afropop and dancehall crooner, Olakira as he has a remix to the massive hit track 'In My Maserati' featuring DMW's record label founder, Davido, set to be released soon.

Olakira's 4Play EP is out today, May 14, 2021, on all digital platforms. Listen and Stream HERE

1. Olakira – Sere ft. Zuchu

2. Olakira – Gotchu

3. Olakira – Hot Night

4. Olakira – Call On Me ft. Sho Madjozi

5. Olakira – For Life

6. Olakira – Summer Time ft. Moonchild Sanelly