Times of Eswatini

A fresh wave of Afrobeat sensations

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IMPECCABLE talent keeps showing up in this country, as upcoming Afrobeat artist by the name of Prince Carington just dropped a new song dubbed ‘Ibiza!’

This new hit that dropped yesterday is exactly what listeners needed, a fresh taste of Afrobeat, not your normal Hip Hop, House or Amapiano track.

When reached for comment, this is what the ‘Prince’ had to say about his genre; “It’s a lovely fusion of Afrobeat and Afro Pop, giving it a bounce like no other and I am sure the people will be hopping in a two step motion on this single,’’ he said. The artist clearly exudes a confident stance on his song.

VISUALS

Of course! The song will soon be accompanie­d by fire visuals as well, as if the song was not enough, he decided to announce that he would be releasing a music video too!

This works well as a way of promoting the song and keeping the hype going.

He mentioned that the music video had been already filmed and produced and was going to drop soon.

“The team and I were aiming for quality visuals and strong emotional storyline as humans were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.’’

INSPIRATIO­NAL

Inspiratio­n is hard to come by lately, especially for a generation that is spoiled for choice when it comes to music. Being authentic and original is a very rare thing to do, some artists tend to copy someone else, but not in Prince’s case, he stuck to his roots and did what he wanted to. We asked where he got his inspiratio­n from and this is what he had to say; “This was inspired by an accident that happened to a friend of mine, Amahle, during lockdown period, which shook me beyond and

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