Wizkid is back with another banger! And this banger is so potent that you can’t help but move your feet and get to dancing.Hot on the heels of his latest single: Piece Of My Heart featuring Brent Faiyaz, Big Wiz goes back home on this one making the song feel as easy, but still well put together as only he can.
Wizkid’s Kese: Rich In Local Yoruba Tunes
Pulling on the classic, Yoruba “Alujo” vibes, this song subtly forces your body to move to the beat. The song draws on deep Yoruba folk music with instruments like the gán gan (talking drum) and bàtá (double-headed hourglass drum) tuning up the ears. One cannot help but notice an omele sounding somewhere in the background if there is any.
For DJs mixing, this song pairs nicely with Adewale Ayuba’s Koloba Koloba and has a very similar beat structure, richly doused with the Alujo vibes.
The song is so well put together that it cuts across age, suitable for the young and relatable with the enjoyment seeking old.
This is also a song that will rock the airwaves from weddings to burial ceremonies. It’s great enough to be played anywhere at any event.
Wizkid’s Kese: A Mix Of Global And Pan African Tunes Too
Wizkid’s Kese also goes beyond just being a Nigerian banger. It also infused the best of African/Continental tunes, pulling on the Amapiano vibes from South Africa; Konga drums from just about anywhere; and the electric guitar. You also can feel the maracas-like sounds too.
We all know that Wizkid is very dexterous in almost any music genre, from Yoruba Fuji, to dance hall. Rap and RnB.This Kese Kese musical wonder has Wizkid blend all those genres into Afrobeat at its finest.
The Songs Lyrical Prowess
The song, a part of Wizkid’s Morayo Album, is fast paced, giving credit to its title: “Kese Kese”. The words mean “quickly quickly” in Yoruba language. The title is also befitting for the fast paced Lagos lifestyle where people party as hard and fast as the hustle in Nigeria’s commercial and cultural capital.
The lyrics are very easy to learn and sing along to. Wizkid does a great job in playing on words. The pre-chorus is the highlight of the song reading as:
Kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ (quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly)
Gbẹsẹ, gbẹsẹ, baby, lẹsẹkẹsẹ (lift your leg, lift your leg, lift your leg, lift your leg)
How many times dem go tell person?
Dem no dey pay to dey learn lesson
Sha manya, gbẹ́mi de’bè (drink up and take me there)
And it’s a vibe anytime we dey there
I no get time, I no get patience
Spray the money plenty
Final Words
We can’t wait to have the video drop. We would love to see all the goodies Wizkid will bring to it. At Trickle Media, we hope the “gbese” dance is resurrected to be used in the video. We wish Big Wiz the best in the weeks to come.
