Kunmie, a Nigerian singer-songwriter, meets up with the ever-versatile Wizard Chan on “Unfiltered,” a standout collaboration on the latter’s debut album “22.”
The pairing is more intelligible than it sounds. Wizard Chan has created a career on a foundation of Ijaw cultural identity, spiritual reflection and raw emotional honesty, albums like ‘Earth Song’ and the ‘Healers Chapel’ album showcased an artist who always speaks what he means. “Coming on a tune called ‘Unfiltered’ with Kunmie just feels right, you know? So for someone who built their whole persona around being truthful…
Kunmie’s emotional vocal style and sincere poetry are on show throughout. But it’s Wizard Chan’s unique delivery that makes the duet most memorable: his presence changes the emotional temperature of the record to something more ambient and deep. The production is smooth and leisurely, giving both performers room to breath and explore the ideas of authenticity, vulnerability and self-expression the writing is reaching for.
“Unfiltered.” It’s a whole debut project that deserves a position in “22.” The album already starts strong with “5AM” featuring Phyno and “Gorgeous” with Lojay hitting over one million streams on Spotify. So you have an audience prepped for this record, not beginning from scratch. But “Unfiltered” also offers something the other collaborations on “22” don’t have – a rawness and spiritual weight that only Wizard Chan’s contribution could convey.
This track is a fitting reward for the patience shown by fans who discovered Kunmie trough “Arike” and have been anticipating the entire album experience.
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