Listen: Reekado Banks’ Highly Anticipated Single “Rora” Is Finally Here
06 September 2019 |
2:52 pm
Nigerian pop star Reekado Banks has released the highly anticipated single titled Rora (translated from Yoruba as Take It Easy). “I go fit to change your catwalk, and change your life gan, everyday na to enjoy,” he sang convincingly in the pre-chorus whose lyrics embodies ancient African highlife rhythms and an endearing proclamation to a love…
Nigerian pop star Reekado Banks has released the highly anticipated single titled Rora (translated from Yoruba as Take It Easy).
“I go fit to change your catwalk, and change your life gan, everyday na to enjoy,” he sang convincingly in the pre-chorus whose lyrics embodies ancient African highlife rhythms and an endearing proclamation to a love interest.
The Tuzi and Altims produced track comes just after Reekado Banks’ month-long solo tour in the United States and is the first single from his upcoming album which is planned for a late 2019 release. Banks also had the input of talented guitarist Femi Leye on this one.
Reekado Banks is armed with one full-length project, his 2016 Spotlight album which debuted on the 10th spot of Billboard’s World Album Charts and an array of impressive singles and features with some of Africa’s music heavyweights including Wizkid, Tiwa Savage and Sarkodie.
Stream Rora below:
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