Timaya Teams Up with Tiwa Savage, Olamide Phyno & More on New Album “Gladiator”
Timaya has returned with his 8th studio album, “Gladiator,” a 13-observe mission with collaborations with one of the most most switch’s most bright names, along with Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Phyno, and Grenadian soca star Mr. Killa. The album follows his 2020 liberate, “Gratitude.”
Earlier this year, Timaya teased the album by releasing two singles—“Dey Your Dey” in February and “In My Head” that comprises Tiwa Savage in April.
With “Gladiator,” Timaya solidifies his legacy as a main settle in Afropop, mixing fresh tactics with his signature dancehall-infused style. All around the album, his versatility is on full point out, reaffirming his goal as an switch OG who continues to shape the soundscape whereas staying right to his roots.
The Tiwa Savage collaboration, “In My Head,” stands out as a dance-ready observe the set Timaya takes on the goal of the unattached lover, backed by pulsating claves, solar-soaked piano chords, and an electric guitar that hums with vitality.
Hylander-produced “Compozure” brings collectively system of South African condominium and Nigerian highlife, with Timaya’s sportive lyrics—delivered in pidgin, Yoruba, and melodic advert-libs—flowing effortlessly over the beat as he serenades a cherish pastime.
The anthemic observe “Sweet Us” taps into Nigerian road culture, its call-and-response hook, “As e dey sweet us, e dey effort dem/As e dey effort dem, omo e dey sweet us,” reflecting a favored political taunt in Nigeria, set of residing in opposition to a galala beat impressed by Jamaican dancehall.
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