Anto Neosoul and Aziza on “ugali na maji ya chumvi”… awesome!

I love African music. When I say African music, I mean cultural/Afro music away from Hip Hop and all that (which is also good). When artistes decide to go back to their roots and do a song that reflects to our culture and lifestyle, it just defines music.

Aziza and Anto Neosoul did just that when they collaborated to bless us with this song ‘Engineer Penja’. First of all, this song is entirely in the Luo language. The fact that Anto Neosoul (a Kikuyu) sings so well in Luo with awesome ad-libs shows mad talent and skill. Clearly they were both born for this.

This Luo classic opens our eyes on the injustices that we face in our country and the world in general. Talking about how the politician puts himself before the people’s troubles as we are now used to. “Get off the road mama, the man with the Prado is coming,” an African child tells his mother in the village as Aziza and Anto illustrate.

I am crazy for this song and I don’t understand the Luo language. Lucky for me and other fans that love this beautiful song, there is a lyrics video that has both Luo and English translated lyrics. How considerate. I can’t stop hitting the replay tab and that’s probably why I’m not even trying. This is so far the best Afro Fusion song I’ve heard in my time. It goes straight to the top of my playlist.

Thank you Anto Neosoul and Aziza for this wonderful song. #Bliss