The New Sounds of NAPALMA

What makes a 16 years music project continue exciting and fresh after starting in Brazil, travel extensively performing in more than twenty five countries, living in South Africa and Mozambique for over one decade, and being based in Berlin?

Passion for creativity, music production, performances, travel, people and cultures.

NAPALMA proudly presents 'Yobalema', the first material with the new singer Abass Ndiaye, from Senegal, who brought influences and melodies from West Africa, which together with music producer Marcel Dadalto, gave a whole new shape to the Duo, but maintaining the multicultural identity and the energy for the dance floors with powerful and captivating electronic arrangements, varied percussions by Brazilian Cid Travaglia on djembe, alfaia, shakers, talking drum, recycled instruments. featuring Daniel Zabon from Germany/ Kenya on saxophone and Mogo Naaba from Togo/ South Africa on synths.

'Yobalema' is sung in Wolof from Senegal and it means ‘Take me With You’, it is about two soul mates complementing each other in a relation that No One can separate between friends, couples and partners.

 

Chapter 1

 

NAPALMA launches the Single 'Yobalema' on Friday, 31/07, by LONA MUSIK, a new record company in Berlin, with the distribution network from Believe Digital, reaching the major music platforms in the world.

 

Chapter 2

 

NAPALMA releases 'Yobalema EP' on Friday, 14/08, including ‘Yobalema OriginalMix + Six Remixes’, produced by Marc Brauner from Germany, Mista Monk from Australia, Mogo Naaba representing Togo / South Africa, Sandman from France, Gutto Serta from Brazil / Berlin and The Phat Ones from South Africa.
 

What to expect? A melting pot of influences, new sounds and interpretations,
 

The artwork is a creation from Brazilian Designer and Tattoo Artist Rodrigo Tas.

To have a better idea of what is coming up just watch the Music Video of NAPALMA  performing 'Yobalema' in a Raft crossing the Spree River in Berlin.

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Enjoy the Pre Listening: