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Sarnilo’s single soars in charts

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MBABANE – Hardly a fortnight since its debut into the charts, Sarnilo’s new and widely embraced single ‘Okondana’ has rocketed into the top half of the Eswatini Top 20 charts.

7he song debuted at number two weeNs ago, and has been propelled to the 7op b\ its wide acclaim on both social and mainstream media

³,t’s a standout song done impecca bl\,´ opined %ongani µ'- 7i]alami’ 'ube and %ongani µ%obo’ 'lamini, chart show presenters ,n µ2Nondana’, 6arnilo taps into her 0alawian roots, used &hichewa as she narrates the comple[ities of \outhful love Mu[taposed between infatua tion and realit\

Production

:ith 6ibu 0an]ini on production, 6arnilo glides on an $fro infused beat as she maNes her grand entr\ with her debut single

7he (swatini based singer, songwriter, rapper and poet, 6arnilo is best Nnown for her capti vating l\rics, versatilit\ and eclec tic mu sic +er smooth and soul filled raps, soothingl\ toned voice as well as her new school $f ricanised st\le are a few of the energies she e[udes in studio and on stage 6he describes her music as soul capturing, fun, e[perimental and emotive 6arni lo, being a bi cultural artist, uses her diverse bacNground to influence her song writing and singing st\le

Incorporat­es

%orn of a 0alawian mother and 6wati father, she uniTuel\ incorporat­es both si6wati and &hichewa in her music 6arnilo has worNed with internatio­nal producer $ramboa 0oonchild 6anell\ , $ustrian 3eruvian singer and songwriter *$95,(/$ and a host of stellar ema6 wati artists such as 0]waa, 9elemseni, 4ibho and 7endaness where she is featured on his album with the leading single titled µ7oo late ’ 6he has graced man\ stag es in (swatini and 6outh $frica

0eanwhile, Nasi rap per e[traordinai­re .ena, maintained the top spot for three consecutiv­e weeNs with ‘Tinsimbi Tebelungu,’ a /\ri Nal %usta assisted song blocNing %urna %o\ from claiming his first solo number one in (swatini radio charts 7he chart show airs on 7hurs da\s at pm and )ri da\s at pm on (%,6

ESWATINI TOP 20 CHARTS FOR WEEK ENDING 17, MARCH, 2023

This Week 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Last Week 1

2 3 8 5 6 7 4 11 10 14 12 13 9 15 16 20 18

New

New

Song

Tinsimbi Tebelungu

Common Person

The Prayer

Umona

Es’tradini

Amahloni

Company

So hard

Stimela

Okondana

Legendary

Ngimoja

Cry me a river

People

Isoka

Ngamfumana

It is well

Fatela

Vuka

Rush

Artist

Kena ft. Lyrikal Busta

Burna Boy

Deejay Cup ft. Thandi Lin

Eimsofly ft. Diba Diba

Lyrikal Busta ft. Liz Harris & Siyashezi

Haem O

AKA ft. KDDO

Slotta 2Point1

Sarnilo ft. Sibu Manzini

MP The General

Tyler ICU ft. Khanyisa, Tumelo ZA & Tyrondee !Sooks

Libianca

S’java ft. Qwabe Twins & Mzukulu

Major League DJz & Nomfundo Mo ft. LuuDadeeja­y, Mellow & Sleazy, & Murumba Pitch

Senior Oat

Aymos ft. Ami Faku

Lution ft. Tella, Chaboy & B-Sim

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 ?? (Courtesy pic) ?? Local songstress Sarnilo.
(Courtesy pic) Local songstress Sarnilo.
 ?? (File pics) ?? Lyrikal Busta and Kena’s song ‘Tinsimbi Tebelungu’ topped charts this week.
(File pics) Lyrikal Busta and Kena’s song ‘Tinsimbi Tebelungu’ topped charts this week.
 ?? (Courtesy pic) ?? Local Gqom musician M Nation.
(Courtesy pic) Local Gqom musician M Nation.
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