New Music Friday opened with a bang as Mavo and emerging Nigerian act, Sssoundgawd come together on an amapiano inspired two-pack EP titled “Breaking“, which contains the highly anticipated “Aura Salad” and “Hey Mama”. With the snippet of Aura Salad being teased months prior, it was always going to be a banger on release, and it did nothing short of that.
“Aura Salad” enters the Apple Music Nigeria Top Songs chart at number 10 just 18 hours after release. Undeniable chemistry is seen on full display between Mavo with his catchy adlibs and Ssoundgawd’s signature fusion of EDM and log drums with afrobeats. Alongside the release of Aura Salad came Hey Mama, where they enlisted the help of fellow bright young African Star, Joshua Baraka.
The immediate chart presence of “Aura Salad”, fresh after Mavo’s recent drop “Use Me”, indicates how in-demand the artist still is and there’s no telling what could come next after this. “Breaking” might just be that breath of fresh air that everyone needs, and with such a strong debut, attention now turns to whether the records can climb even higher in the coming days as numbers continue to build.