Today we're doing Sauti Sol's latest music release, "Sura Yako" (your face). For the record, this is the group's fourth single in their upcoming album LIVE AND DIE IN AFRIKA, after hits likes Nishike and Still the one it is bad as that.
The song is great, good, strong vocals from the boys. It starts with savara(Delvin Mudigi) with "nimekuchagua wewe, nikupende, mama staki mwingine" Delvin is a creative genius I have to say, you see the lyrics you wonder how they would come out, but he sings and alas! You can't believe it, like when he says "umenikalia chapati" On a normal day who would tell that to a lady, sounds stupid but Delvin does the magic and it comes out very well. Did you know that it is Delvin who produced Elani's jana usiku?
Bien does not disappoint either his lyrics are on point. With lines like "nitakulinda kama polisi" he just out does himself and it's also a win for him too. Only that there is too much repetition but doesn't that make the song even better? When he says umenikalia chapati.
The bridge is my favourite part of this whole song. Bien wins again here. When you hear "piga densi kidogo, mama densi kidogo" you just feel like doing all the lipala you have and even do more. Lipala is the ish. Lipala dance comes out all of it at this point, you just don't force it
The song ends with Chimano doing what he does best with his deep voice. Making weird, good sounds that only makes you want to stand up and break a leg.
The song is awesome, Sauti Sol did something that no other modern afro fusion band would do. Now the video...
The setting is in a rural setting where the lead singer Bien is going to "buy" his wife. Not literally buying, but he's going to pay the bride price at the inlaws'.
The video starts when a large crowd,probably the entourage is already heading there with a lot of dancing, that's where the lipala dance is done. They make a grand entry into the girl's parents house, and Bien is supposed to hand pick his girl from a group of girls which he does.
This whole process is called 'ruracio' in Kikuyu which is what basically what the video is. The choreography is perfect. Except from where the boys are singing off the crowd, the dancing is too monotonous because that's what we know is what sauti sol does, something new would have worked well though, but it's their signature thing why not, it still came out well, especially Bien's.
If you haven't watched the video yet I don't know what you are waiting for. The video is almost at 95000 hits a week after release. You can watch the official video, and the lyric video. I give the song a 7 for the originality and creativity used.
Meanwhile, vote for sauti sol for Best African Act MTV Europe Awards. Let's bring it home.
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