Ugandan singer-songwriter Joshua Baraka links up with Kenyan collective Watendawili on a new record called “Call On Me / Jowo.” The song pulls voices and ideas from both sides of the border, and the singing carries most of the weight here.
Baraka handles the lead with that soulful tone his fans already know. Watendawili answer him in their own way, so the record moves between two moods instead of one. Afrobeats sits underneath it all, but melody leads the conversation.
The Kenyan group brings a different texture to what Baraka usually does alone. Their presence keeps the record from sounding like a straight solo cut. It feels like two camps trading lines, and the singing never gets crowded.
Baraka has spent recent times becoming one of the more interesting voices out of Uganda. His songwriting travels well beyond the continent, and this link fits that pattern of reaching outward.
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