Nigerian music icon, Wande Coal releases the music video for his single AGAIN remix featuring Nigerian-American artist Wale.
This track is off his recently released EP – REALMS, which is his first project in five years.
Directed by Adasa Cookey, the short-film for the song explores love, friendship and betrayal. The narrative for the visuals focus on the influence of friends on the outcome of relationships, in this case jealousy and desperation.
Watch AGAIN remix on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ycFeVcJOM
As one of the most revered, influential and multifaceted African recording artists of the modern era, Wande Coal released the REALMS EP under his newly allied US-based independent music titans EMPIRE through partnerships with his management Starstruck Management.
STREAM “Realms” here: https://music.empi.re/realms
AGAIN music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67J_MwJIQOs
NAUGHTY GIRL lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSob2sOSLz8
While speaking about his journey as a musician, Wande Coal who has in the past been to Kenya said, “Kenya will always have a place in my heart. I really enjoyed performing there years back and can't wait to reconnect with my Kenyan fans.”
He is also ecstatic about jumping into the studio with Kenyan artists: “I'm game. I'd love to work with Sauti Sol, Khaligraph Jones, Chris Kaiga and Femi One sometime."
The 7-track EP has an impeccable set of tracks befitting his wide-ranging talents as a vocalist and songwriter.
The Sarz produced hit “Vex” is a scintillating dance-floor anthem that addresses the singer’s critics. With its emotive guitar plucks and tender, romantic lyrics, “Again” (produced by Melvitto and Screwface) is already on its way to becoming an Afro Pop classic, having reached over 30 million streams and topping key African music charts.
The album’s brassy second single “Ode Lo Like,” which premiered with Rolling Stone, takes aim at those who take entertainers for simple fools.
“Check,” produced by London’s Lekaa Beats, is a defiant, reggae-tinged anthem sure to inspire sing-alongs in the car and club. The breezy “Naughty Girl” and the high-energy banger “Ever Blazin” round out the EP, along with a new remix of “Again” featuring Nigerian-American rap star Wale.
Wande recently released two music videos for “Again” and “Naughty Girl”. Both singles have had impressive success with “Again” crossing millions of views in a matter of weeks. “Naughty Girl” sparked a viral dance challenge that showed the diversity in Wande Coal’s music as participants were from different countries & continents.
The singer-songwriter and producer with over 200 million global streams to his credit is celebrated Known for his impeccable catalog of Afro pop classics including “Iskaba” (2017), “So Mi So” (2018) and “My Woman, My Everything” (2015).
OkayAfrica declared that Wande Coal has “the best voice in Nigerian pop” and DJ Tunez, described him to The Fader as “Africa's number one vocalist... talent-wise, he's that guy.”
