By Emmanuel Esomnofu
The song ‘Melakusi (DJ Edit)’ by Queen Halima that came out on 15 Jan 2025 is well crafted, and you can sense the intentionality immediately from when you hit play. It begins with some emotional strings that sets the mood right away. Then it gets into a beat that makes you want to move. From the beginning, you can tell what this song is all about. It is music that you do not just listen to. You feel it. It is the kind of music that makes you want to get up and dance.
Queen Halima’s music is a mix of Amapiano and Afrobeat, with a strong house music influence. The song does not fit into one genre. It is a mix of rhythms and electronic beats.
There’s a consistent vocal chant that is heard in intervals throughout the song. It brings souls and keeps the listener hooked.
What is really great about this song is how all the different parts work together. The person who made the song did not try to put many things in at once. Each part of the music has its space to grow and develop. The synthesizer is really important in keeping the energy of the song going. It is bright and moving forward. It is not too much. The synthesizer goes up and down gently, which helps keep the song exciting and interesting.
Queen Halima is really good at finding a balance in her music. She produced the song, but she does not try to overpower the other parts of the music with her voice. Instead, she uses her voice as one part of the whole song. This is similar to music in the Afro-house and electronic genres, where the goal is to create a certain atmosphere and make people want to dance together.
Oduweku Wuraola Francisca (gholldy), brought the whole idea of the song to life. She was involved in conceptualising and directing the visual and creative rollout of the song. She directed the recording phase and gave the artist a unique visual identity to match the mood of the project.
The song was well mixed and blended. The vocals sit in the mix and fit perfectly with the instruments. You can tell that Queen Halima knows about DJ culture and what kind of music people like to dance to. The song ‘Melakusi (DJ Edit)’ is made for people to dance to together not to listen to on the radio. It shows that Queen Halima is an artist who wants her music to be enjoyed by people, around the world. She makes music that can be played anywhere and that people will love
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