What made Falz and Simi tick is love. Simi expresses a simplistic and innocent version of it, combining that with her good-girl pretty image. Falz is the eager, enthused man, searching for a bond which eludes him at every turn.
Does lightening ever strike twice? Does the heavens ever drop on our lap the same gift, from the same source, at the same time?
Simi and Falz
are the perfect example of what music dovetailing ought to be. The duo,
originally from different labels, and chasing the bright lights of
stardom and music progression stumbled upon their chemistry with video of ‘Jamb Question’.
This
was a Simi who was still searching for her spot in the industry, after
the success of ‘Tiff’, and a Falz, whose comic brilliance on social
media just began to get accepted as a thing. Two forces on the rise came
together for different roles.
Simi supplied the singing,
Falz, the acting, and like a grand orchestra, they clicked with such
accuracy that people saw the future.
‘You guys should release more music’, a comment rang on Youtube. Another skipped professionalism and progressed into the realm of romance. “You guys need to date and make this video come through”.
What
people saw in that video, the two musicians felt, although it was and
still is limited to the studio. They would later make a remix of ‘Jamb Question’, where Falz did contribute to the melody with a rap verse.
Simmering the chemistry did,
and many called for a bigger project to come from the union. Fans craved
for something to mark time and serve as a tangible, collection which
engraves this musical bond into the stones of pop culture. Such was its
potency and relativity.
What made Falz and Simi
tick is love. Simi expresses a simplistic and innocent version of it,
combining that with her good-girl pretty image. Falz is the eager,
enthused man, searching for a bond which eludes him at every turn.
Their hide-and-seek made many a
person lovesick, as it struck a fundamental nerve within Nigerians.
Love is a beautiful feeling, and the search for it, in its truest and
pristine form, reverberates all through humanity. Relativity,
personalization, correlation and causation, all came into play, and
Nigerians clamored for more that screen-drug. They were hooked from the
start.
Falz’s sophomore album, “Stories That Touch” came rolling through last year, and although tracks like ‘Karashika’ got a head-start, listeners of the project new that the most complete meal on the tracklist was ‘Soldier’ by Simi.
The
two performers reprised their earlier roles, although Falz switched
from clumsy Cabbie to authoritative military officer, who combines
wooing, with tactical bullying. Simi was a sharp-tongued wench with a
curse on her lips. The video sealed the deal.
The duo have recently had to
deal with rumours from the press, which claim that the music birds have
taken their collaboration a step further and become lovers, with
screen-love translating into real-love. On every corner they have been
hounded with questions from reporters, sniffing for the scoop of their
love life.
“Falz is my friend and that is it.
In another world, you can interview me, and I will give you an answer.
But in this world, cut”, Simi told HipTV. In his recent interview with NdaniTV’s Dorcas Shola Fapson on The Juice, Falz revealed that Simi has a boyfriend but he isn’t the one.
While many are openly
disappointed that romance isn’t on the cards, Falz and Simi’s
combination still has a lot more in store. The duo have been recording
together, and have released a joint EP. The project is titled “Chemistry”, and features seven new songs.
Their match on screen was made in heaven…music heaven, and we are enjoying it.
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