Just over a decade of making music as a solo artist – Donald has released five albums, garnered a global hit and a string of platinum singles including Denial, Over The Moon and I Deserve. He has now also dabbled into the Amapiano sounds.
This May, the musician surprised his fans when he shared the sample of the first of his Amapiano inspired singles, Colours. In the build up to releasing his sixth studio album, Donald also teased the imminent release of his current lead single, Nkanyezi, featuring Lady Du.
The soulful single does not only mark the first collaboration between the Donald and the Queen of Amapiano but the marks his 2021 delivery of another wedding anthem. The moody uptempo single despite its signature amapiano which breaks into an afro-pop spin as Donald begins to harmonize with the beat. Carvers what do you think of the track? are you stepping to it?
Lyrically the two artists tag team on the song as they highlight how falling in love frees one of their inhibitions and readies you to take the plunge and commit. Marking the second single from his upcoming album, Dreams. Donald released the 11-track album with the official drop of Nkanyezi, featuring Lady DU.
“Dreams is a ten-track album influenced by Amapiano. But the music is signature Donald. The running motifs of the album’s production are the signifiers of amapiano with the use of percussion, the exploration of manipulating the long drum, the use of the pack and of course, love. On Dreams, Donald lyrically explores finding love, reminiscing about past loves and affirming himself and his success.”
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