“If Idris says a song is hot, it’s hot!” says Drizilik. “Collaborating with Idris on this song is a major creative validation.” The Luther star and artist is also Drizilik’s label boss, with “Ashobi”, the pair’s collaboration, released on Elba’s 7Wallace label. Similar co-signs from other international industry bigwigs, you would imagine, will soon become a regular occurrence for Drizilik however, as the multi-award winning hip-hop and afrobeats artist continues to spearhead musical innovation in his native country and its venture to global audiences.

The staccato accordians, incisive drums, and commanding delivery of the pair’s team-up exemplifies this ingenuity, signalling the unstoppable surge of Drizilik himself, but also as he highlights, that “Freetown’s musical revival is legit.” One of Sierra Leone’s leading modern acts teaming up with one of the most notable figures from the country’s diaspora, the joint effort is a magical melding of their cultural roots with a global-facing attitude.

Head below to see it come to life, in visual form, on the brand new video for “Ashobi”, released today…