South African sensation Tyla joins forces with Babalwa M on an exhilarating new album cut “I Don’t Care,” off her newest project A*POP.
This one brings in South African house royalty, continuing the trend started with Liquideep’s participation on “Fairytale.” Babalwa M carries major weight in Amapiano and Afro House circles, therefore her presence holds the track down on home territory. One of the more obvious strands of A*POP has been that local talent showcase.
The production focuses heavily on Afro House, constructed around infectious, danceable tunes created for the floor. Here nothing is nuanced. Everything is blunt. The groove never lets up and the record sets the party agenda from bar one.
This attitude meshes well with the bigger persona she has crafted throughout this record era.
Babalwa M complements it nicely, delivering a lush texture that pushes the track’s house roots without distracting from the lead. Their vocals merge seamlessly, the way veteran genre guys normally sound. So the record plays out as a real crossover, not a guest verse slapped on.
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