Samuel Makanda is a neo-soul and R&B artist who wields the soul music and genre spectrum with passion and creativity. His tracks are layered with instrumentals, vocals, harmonies; underlined with an explorative ethos and strong artistic purpose. Each time you listen to Samuel Makanda’s work, you’re refreshed by his novelty, inspired by imagination, and just soothed by the sophistication. His latest release is the album titled, ‘Character Assassination’. It’s contemporary and glamorous. The dynamism, luminosity, and charm is encompassed by a lo-fi and mellow production atmosphere, striking a beautiful balance. 

Taken from this collection is ‘Darling…’. The track is instrumental intensive. It is driven with an uplifting and jazzy sax line before opening up into an R&B/pop/afrobeat/dancehall/ frame. The artist sings about being in love, celebrating it with feel-good flows and bright instrumentals. The rhythm is groovy and catchy; plugging into the listener and taking them along for the journey. There are so many variations within the soundscape, all reconciled in an elegant and straightforward design; pointing towards the virtuoso of the artist. Listen Now! 

The track is available for streaming on popular sites like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music! 

You can listen to ‘Darling…’ by Samuel Makanda here –