Produced by P Priime, Joshua Baraka’s new tune titled “Lonely” attracts on the sonic innovation of iconic 90s Timbaland R&B beats, fusing this affect with Baraka’s craving Afrosoul fashion to create an all-new sound.
This 12 months, few Ugandan artists have waved the Ugandan flag as excessive as Afro-R&B sensation Joshua Baraka has.
Championed by Spotify as certainly one of their RADAR artists this 12 months, the younger singer-songwriter additionally units off on tour with King Promise subsequent month, on prime of different worldwide levels that he has carried out at.
In just some years, Joshua Baraka has been successful followers all around the globe together with his accessible and soulful R&B-leaning Afropop sound.
After a summer season run of top-tier options with the likes of Fave, DJ Neptune, Mr. Tea, and Tenorboy (on chart-topping East African radio hit, ‘Digii IV’ [830K streams]), he has launched “Lonely”.
Lonely is the lead lower of his forthcoming mixtape. Drenched in trademark candy and soulful melodies, it attracts on the nostalgic sonics and feelings of old-school R&B, paying homage to the music that has had such an affect on his sound, while additionally showcasing one other facet to his artistry.
The Ugandan Singer, Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist explains, “In a day and age the place Afrobeats is a default for lots of African artists, I wished to indicate an African method to R&B and provides the world a glimpse at how numerous African artists could be.”
Rising via the ranks as an artist to observe, this 12 months, Joshua Baraka has been named as certainly one of Spotify’s Radar artists in Africa and has collaborated with famend Nigerian artists; Simi, Joeboy, and Magixx on his latest mixtape ‘Rising Pains’.
He’s about to set off on tour throughout Europe with Ghana’s best, the favored highlife and afrobeats artist King Promise.
The brand new challenge solidifies Joshua’s place as certainly one of Africa’s most fun, progressive, and sought-after younger abilities.
About Joshua Baraka
At simply 22, singer-songwriter Baraka has quickly change into certainly one of Uganda’s greatest stars, with 460K month-to-month listeners on Spotify and over 7 million streams. Born Joshua Baraka and raised in Bwaise, a poverty-stricken space in Kampala, he grew up surrounded by hardship but in addition the group.
“It was powerful however type of cool,” he displays. “Homes had been joined collectively, no gates, simply united suffering however lots of life.”
Regardless of the challenges, his dad and mom shielded him from the harshest realities, and music grew to become his escape.
Now, with sold-out reveals and chart-topping hits, Baraka has change into the face of main playlists, equivalent to African Warmth, thrice, cementing his place as a fast-rising expertise. Although his journey started in a ‘ghetto’ outlined by poverty, he remodeled that wrestle into success, resonating deeply with followers each at residence and overseas.