NaLingi is an Afro-Pop song by South African-born Congolese hip-hop artist Manu WorldStar. The song is dedicated to the beauty of African women. “What I am talking about is actually what I am going through right now. She is the one. If I could pour my heart out to a chick, this is what it would sound like” he explains. “The reason why this song is so beautiful is because I think she is beautiful,” he says. Having never told the love of his life how he really feels about her, the best way he found to express himself was through the song.
NaLingi means I love you in Lingala – a language from the north-western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The song features on 2019 EP titled ‘Young African Story’. “The music on the EP is very sincere. It tells a clear story and it’s really who I am. I am a young African kid trying to make his way through life and who loves music and falls in love while juggling all those emotions and I feel like I caught that perfectly in this five-track body of work.”
One of Manu's biggest strength as an artist, he said, is the fact that he is versatile and can bring a touch of magic to any sound. “What I want to do is to have a playlist of, if you want to hear rap, I’ve got that for you. And if you want to hear singing, I’ve got that too. Although my main persona is hip hop and I resonate in that space, through the way I dress and talk, but my musical ear is more than that,” he said.
“I’m all about the African influence on records” – Manu Worldstar
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Sakhile nicknamed ‘SK’ is a music collector from Springs, South Africa. An avid lover of music with a music collection that he began in his first year of varsity. An Industrial Engineer by profession, Sakhile has always had a love for music and is dedicated to looking for fresh new music to add to his collection. Coming from a family of music lovers alike Sakhile grew up listening to a large variety of music ranging from House, Hip-Hop, R&B, Choir, Traditional Music, Soul and Jazz. Sakhile is currently working on creating an event where music collectors can come and play music they have found for music lovers. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram.
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