Dipmatik and Terry Linen collaborate on gospel track

After recording the single ‘Rooted and Grounded’ in 2014, recording artistes Dipmatik and Terry Linen suffered an unfortunate event that prevented them from releasing it.

But fast-forward seven years later and the two artistes decided to reunite and have successfully released the single. Rooted and Grounded is a co-production between Paul Patmore Production and Dipmatik’s label, Yardaz Recordz.

“We recorded the track and returned to the studio to get news from the engineer that the files were missing. We canned the entire idea after that until Paul Patmore sent me a beat that brought back the song to life in my spirit. I contacted Terry

Linen once again and he was ready. After we recorded we knew we had a hit on our hands,” said Dipmatik. The reformed version of the track was released on September 10 and since then it has managed to garner thousands of streams and gain airplay on several major radio stations.

“The single is slightly different from the initial recording because this time around I infused Afrobeat with reggae to give listeners an upbeat gospel song. I combined Dian Barnett’s original Rooted and Grounded chorus with David G’s Yahweh and Mercy Chinwo’s Excess Love choruses,” said Dipmatik. The visuals for Rooted and Grounded is expected in the coming weeks. Patmore shares that he has since recorded Jodian Pantry and Little Hero on the rhythm and will have future co-productions with Dipmatik, including an album.