Hear GRAMMY-nominated Afrobeats star Lojay’s latest collaboration with Sarz, ‘Somebody Like You’
You may have noticed a decline in the coverage of African music on this platform, and it’s for several reasons. I haven’t felt excited or strongly about the music since 2023. Seemingly, whatever was powering or driving those records has significantly declined. I have my theories…
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All things considered, last week, I received an email with the news about Nigerian Afrobeats singer-songwriter Lojay called ‘Somebody Like You’ (reminiscent of English superstar singer-songwriter Adele’s title of her classic released in 2011). The Lagos-bred artist’s latest collaboration with his frequent collaborator, Sarz, recalls a love that started during the summertime in Abuja (the capital city of Nigeria, situated in the Northern part of the country) where he wasn’t afraid to be authentic and vulnerable in front of his lover (maximum pain and maximum healing). The warmly delivered lyrics expose why he yearns to find and be with somebody like her (a spiritual woman).
You’re probably wondering why he and the woman he sings about can’t get back together. Well, we don’t know the specifics but during the second verse, he reveals she was afraid of commitment.
Sarz, also Nigerian, is responsible for crafting some of the most profound and timeless earworms from the continent of Africa. Yes, this single doesn’t hit the way their previous efforts did or Lojay’s solo contributions, but there’s a season for everything and it tells a real-life story that I can understand and that’s what I’m most interested in.
Listen to the first single from his debut album below. The drum-laced intro is stunning and we love that ‘Monalisa’ crooner isn’t ever to strike with vigour when he writes these lyrics because we feel them deeply!
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