ID Cabasa & Milanto – How Long

ID Cabasa brings veteran production wisdom to bear alongside Milanto on How Long, a soulful and emotionally searching record that asks the kind of question most people have been carrying quietly for far longer than they would like to admit.

How Long moves on a warm, mid-tempo production with melodic depth and a groove that sits somewhere between Afrobeats and contemporary soul, giving Milanto’s vocal performance the kind of musical foundation that makes every emotional nuance in the delivery land with maximum effect. The lyrical direction taps into the universal experience of waiting for change, for relief or for something that has been prayed for and worked toward but has not yet arrived, which gives the record a relatable weight that makes it easy to connect with regardless of the specific circumstances each listener brings to it.

ID Cabasa is one of the most experienced and respected producers in the Nigerian music industry, with a career spanning decades of hit-making that has shaped the sound of the industry across multiple eras and consistently demonstrated an ability to evolve without losing the craft and instinct that made him essential in the first place. Milanto brings a vocal presence and emotional intelligence to the collaboration that confirms why ID Cabasa chose him for a record this emotionally demanding, delivering a performance that justifies every production decision made around it.

This record has the specific ache of a question that deserves an answer and the quiet dignity of someone who has decided to keep going anyway while they wait for it, which makes it one of the more genuinely moving things either artist has attached their name to in recent memory.

Listen and Enjoy!

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