Sometime in January Sauti Sol through a Facebook post sought their fans’ input on whether they should work on a collabo with gospel singer Willy Paul Msafi or not.
By show of comments, their simple question seemed to have erupted mixed-reactions from fans, with many saying no, as some suggested replacement to Willy Paul.
Willy Paul later posted a video of himself in studio singing alongside Savara, a member of Sauti Sol with the caption, “God is for all”.
A lot of skepticism surrounded this collabo with some fans disagreeing due to difference in their genres of music. Others even urged Sauti Sol to stay away from Willy Paul owing to his controversies.
But despite this, it appeared there was no stopping Willy Paul who had made up his mind to do a collabo with the most sort after secular group.
The gospel star whose song Vigelegele, which attracted controversy last year; does not see anything wrong working with the group. He becomes the second gospel artist to do so following Jualiani’s and Jua Cali’s collabo sometime back.
“It is just bad how people judge others. What is wrong with me working with Sauti Sol? Are they not God’s (people) too,” he challenged.
“We have recorded a very nice inspirational song. Sauti Sol and I have been friends for quite some time now. We actually recorded another song before this but we never released it. However, I feel that this is a good time to work with them. In fact, expect more surprises,” he says.
Meanwhile, the singer now says he wants nothing to do with his prolonged rivalry with fellow gospel singer Bahati.
“I have heard so many shocking implications from Bahati and his friends; things like I want to finish him! I just don’t want to be pulled into that. No. My team and fans have advised me to keep off all that and after a deep thought, I have decided to do just that,” he said during an earlier interview.
A few days after receiving a thorough online bashing over their wayward dressing which fans likened to mosquito nets, Sauti Sol sparked more online controversy after posting a picture of themselves together with Willy Paul and asking their fans whether they should do a collabo or not.
As usual the fans came out guns blazing with opinions with most of them vehemently opposing the collaboration idea under claims that gospel and secular were two separate genres.
On their part Sauti Sol see no big deal in working with Willy Paul whom they describe as a friend besides being talented.
“Its no secret that people will always have something to say about you as long as you are in the limelight and doing well. You cannever stop people from talking about you – dead aor alive,” said Savara.
Meanwhile the multiple award-winning group Sauti Sol have embarked on the Live and Die in Afrika Tour - Kenya’s biggest traveling music tour, that kicked off in Nairobi this February in the launch of their third album: Live and Die in Afrika.
On April 16th, the tour will pitch tent in a massive Nakuru concert that will be held at the Nakuru Sports Ground. This is set to be the biggest concert Nakuru music fans have experienced in the recent past.
“We are super excited to be in Nakuru for our Live and Die in Afrika tour. We haven’t had a proper concert in Nakuru mainly because our catalogue wasn’t big but right now we have the ammunition to rock Nakuru.
We promise that this will be as thrilling as it could get. Grab all your friends and fans of Sauti Sol and come watch us deliver a world-class performance in your hometown,” says Sauti Sol's official statement.
