Joeboy’s “Taxi Driver” finds the Nigerian Afrobeats star in a moment of uncertainty and reflection—bruised by relationship drama and looking for comfort, but feeling like he might be better off alone. However vulnerable he seems on the track though, you sense he’ll make it through unscathed. The song’s taken from his upcoming album Viva Lavida, and that title—from the Spanish for “live life” or “live free”—refers to his commitment to face the challenges of life and love head-on and without fear. “At the end of the day, these things are inevitable but the one thing you are in control of is how you react and live,” he tells Apple Music. “I choose to live free. No matter how many times I get my heart broken, no matter whether I succeed or fail in life and love, viva la vida!” Hear “Taxi Driver” on Africa Now, the playlist that brings together the sounds of the continent, from hip-hop, highlife, Afrobeats and alté to house, Afrobongo and kuduro—and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.