Tiwa Savage’s “Water & Garri” EP is her most systematic piece of work [Review]

Tiwa Savage’s  “Water & Garri” EP is her calmest and most systematic piece of work that unifies current conformity

Tiwa Savage‘s EP is her calmest and most meticulous piece of music is which combines current conformity with traditional African rhythms.

Tiwa Savage announced the release of her second-ever EP earlier this week, just a year after her last album, ‘Celia.’

Despite being a large body of work, ‘Celia’ received far less attention than it deserved, as a patriarchal prejudice in favor of the big three seemed to drive Nigeria’s leading lady out of the spotlight.

Tiwa Savage is back and better than ever, releasing the front side of what is said to be a double EP, ‘Water & Garri,’ today.

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Despite being only five tracks long, ‘Water & Garri’ blows ‘Celia‘ out of the water in terms of feature buzz, featuring Sam Smith and Stefflon Don from the UK and Hamzaa, Dice Ailes, Naira Marley, and Davido from the continent.

‘Water & Garri,‘ which was released on Tuesday, features Nas (who also appeared on ‘A Better Time‘ last year), Tay Iwar, Amaarae, and Brandy, with the latter two being the most anticipated credits.

Tiwa Savage, through her features alone, ensures that this project spans every corner of the globe, clearly displaying her international record label contact list as she taps singers from alternative music circles.

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This effort is reflected in the musical substance as well. ‘Water & Garri,’ a dynamic combination of tastes and genres stitched together by Tiwa Savage‘s intentional talent, is an album full of surprises.

But, before I get ahead of myself and reveal the game, here are my initial impressions of the project after only one listen.

“Work Fada” featuring NAS & Rich King

This show is on fire. The jazz notes are fantastic, the bass guitar is incredible, and the chorus chants are incredible.

This spoken-word delivery from Tiwa Savage is a nice surprise, isn’t Rich King Yoruba? This is a truly lovely tune, as well as a shocking and enthralling album opener.

Very effective! The use of traditional African American music as a source of inspiration is not just symbolic of her crossover, but also of her own American background.

I was just thinking about how long this song is when Nas starts his verse, which is obviously highly thoughtful in both lyrical and delivery tone.

The “run” (or whatever they call it) yell that keeps the song moving is probably my favorite part of it. Very astute. That’s fantastic.

Ratings:

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Mid = 0.00

Average = 0.01

Good = 2.5

Excellent = 2.5

Conclusion:

Mp3bullet gives the project an 75% (Excellent) general rating