Mzbel back with Ekua

When Mzbel hosted her Red Carpet show in February this year to celebrate a decade in the music industry, she said the concert was to welcome her back to the industry after a short break and it seems the 16 Years hit maker is back for real.

And since then, she has released a number of songs; Legelege, Take It Slow, Help Stop Dumsor, One More Time and Onye Ogbemi.  And just last Monday, she released a new one which she calls Ekua.

Mzbel is not usually known for highlife but this time around, the controversial artiste proved her versatility on Ekua, which features Paa Kwesi of Dobble fame.

For both artistes who have come to be identified more with hiplife, Ekua, a love song, is a test for them and every listener would appreciate their efforts on it.

Paa Kwesi is no stranger to the highlife terrain though. In 2013, Dobble released their first highlife song, Good Mood, which projected the duo as a good contender on the highlife scene and so his good delivery on Ekua where he sang the chorus was not much of a big surprise for those who have followed his works.

While Paa Kwesi sings about how dependable Ekua, his lover, can be in times of difficulties, Mzbel also comes to rap about how she is lucky to have a man like Paa Kwesi who loves to sing her praises.

Paa Kwesi goes on to advise men to appreciate and honour their women when they play their roles well. He brags about how he is lucky to have found a woman of Ekua’s calibre.

Perhaps, one flaw about the song was Mzbel’s rap delivery which was just ordinary and not with much style considering that rap has become a competitive aspect of the Ghanaian music scene today.

When Showbiz spoke with Mzbel on Tuesday, she dismissed the perception that Ekua was her first highlife song.

“Highlife was one of the first genres that I did when I came on the music scene. African Boy,  a song on my first album was highlife so I don’t think that I am new to highlife. Sometimes, it is good to go back to your roots,” she stated.

Apart from Awoso Me, Mzbel has 16 Years, Edey Be and Kiss Me, as albums to her credit.