Skales – Joanna Ft. Elams

Skales links up with Elams for Joanna, a smooth and melodic Afrobeats love record that sees the Nigerian veteran returning to the romantic space he has always navigated with effortless charm and genuine musical polish.

Joanna rides on a warm, guitar-laced Afrobeats production with a mid-tempo groove that gives both artists room to deliver their affectionate lyricism without the arrangement ever crowding out the feeling at the centre of the song. Elams brings a complementary vocal energy that adds a fresh dimension to the record, and together the two artists create a chemistry that makes Joanna feel like a real person both of them genuinely cannot stop thinking about, which is exactly the kind of specificity that turns a good love song into a great one.

Skales has been a consistent and respected presence in Nigerian music since his early years as one of the genre’s most melodic voices, building a catalogue that spans multiple eras of Afrobeats while maintaining a sound and approach that remains distinctly his own across every phase of his career. His ability to bring out strong performances from his featured artists while still commanding the centre of his own records is a skill that has only sharpened with time and experience.

This record has the warm, unhurried quality of a feeling you have stopped trying to explain and simply decided to enjoy, the kind of Afrobeats love song that earns its replay value through genuine emotion rather than production tricks.

Listen and Enjoy!