Santi Essentials

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Santi Essentials

Breaking through into the Nigerian music mainstream in the early ‘00s thanks to his elegant and elastic Afrobeat vocals, and a charismatic turn in Nokia’s 2012 “Don’t Break the Beat” campaign, Santi has proven an artistry in dense rap, silky R&B and summery dancehall. “Gangsta Fear”, featuring Odunsi, exemplifies the latter, with sparse rhythms accommodating Santi’s graceful, hushed flow. The sultry R&B of “Freaky” pairs with shuffling percussion and mellow Auto-Tuned vocals, and “Alte Cruise” is a musky rap banger with brittle 808s and sensual delivery from Zamir.

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