Emerging Nigerian act Tonye Garrick is back with a brand new single titled, “Mr. Jegede.” On the Afro-RnB song, she joins forces with Rwanda veteran Neza in this iconic duet that exhibits the best of their sonic identities.
“Neza and I started our journey when I reached out to her in 2020 to collaborate. Since then we have become best friends and a team. I’ve worked with other people but she and I just have an amazing synergy,” she says.
Neza, whose emotive voice adds a layer of vulnerability to the track, adds, “‘Mr. Jegede’ is a song that will resonate with anyone who has ever been in a situation where they questioned someone’s intentions. It’s about the power of self-love and knowing your worth.”
The duo also announced that they are working on their first collaborative album, as Tonye highlighted that, “Neza and I are currently working on our EP as well as our individual projects. Our focus right now is Us as a DUO and it’s been so amazing sharing this journey with her.”
This brilliant chemistry highlights the significance of intra-African collaborations in the music industry. Tonye is a Nigerian singer whose 2010 acapella “What About Us” catapulted her into the spotlight. In 2013, she crossed over from the corporate world into music, shortly after her debut single, ‘Insane (Wèrè Niyen),” dropped the year before. Her marriage-themed bop, “Ari Belema” also got a nomination at the 2015 Entertainment Awards. Neza is a Rwandan-Canadian singer who signed to MC Galaxy’s MCG Empire, in 2017, the same year she won the award for the Most promising African artist at the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA.)
