30/08/2020
SOUTHERN AFRICA HAS A HELL LOT OF SOUTH ASIAN TALENT
Slept on but not forgotten is arguably the best way to describe this upbeat dancehall club banger in which the Muslim-Zambian songbird Naimah Fadlallah — one of the hidden gems of Southern African hip-hop — uses music to depict her feelings about a romantic relationship. 🔥
What we have got for you right here is her debut single from December 2017 entitled "Long Time". 🔥🔥
With top-class visuals are top class and the song itself on another level, it is not far-fetched to describe it as your ultimate, trademark futuristic African dancehall banger which would certainly get the Asian chicks bouncing and make the club go up and down like a seasaw.
NOW WHO IS NAIMAH?
Naimah is a top Zambian singer, songwriter, recording and performing artist, mental health advocate, and philanthropist currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
She first appeared on the Zambian music scene in 2006 with her first collaboration with Australian based rappers Floss & JTimba when she was just 16 years old. After relocating to South Africa to pursue studies in psychology Naimah chased her passion in music, attending vocal coaching and releasing her first single as a solo artist titled “Long Time” with acclaimed producer, Kimosabe.
Born in Lusaka and raised in Kitwe in Zambia's Copperbelt Procince, and going off to grow into a successful young woman and music artist in South Africa, the vernacular-bilingual, superstar Muslim singer of Asian descent embodies the values and multicultural appeal to young and older people both for Zambians in Zambia and Zambians in the southern and international diaspora.
SHOWS & PERFORMANCES
While Naimah’s single Long Time topped radio charts in SA and Zambia, Naimah earned features in print and online media publications. It was her follow up dance hall club banger titled “Mash it” that put Naimah on the club scene as a top performer, performing in some of the biggest clubs in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Naimah was also recently featured on the KZN Music ‘Imbizo’ lineup as a showcasing act in Durban, South Africa. In 2018 Naimah headlined on one of the biggest concerts to be held in Zambia “Cassper Nyovest and Zambia’s most wanted” where she was a headline act and brand ambassador to cigarette brand, ‘Caesar.’
COLLABORATIONS & ACCOLADES
Naimah has also collaborated with a number of prominent artists on the continent over the duration of her career: In 2017, she collaborated with DJ Ganyani and earned her first album feature on the SAMA Nominated album, Ganyani House Grooves 10.
She has worked with various independent labels as a commissioned song writer and vocal coach for other artists. Her most recent release titled ‘Mario’ earned her the spotlight in Zambia when it topped at #2 for three consecutive weeks on the Lusaka Top 10 countdown since its release in 2018.
Zambia's 30-year-old songbird has also collaborated on a song titled “Boombastic” with Beenie Man, Da Les, Buffalo Souljah and Taygrin. Not only does she have pedigree in music; she has also acted and starred in music videos for the hit song QLuv by Dj Ganyanyi featuring Wonder Boy and Reload Magazine by Jahrimba from the Seychelles.
Artist: Naimah Produced by: Siviwe (Kimosabe) Nkanyuza
