Sierra Leonean Star Bajah Drops A Dancehall Riddim For Broken Hearts
In his new single “Breaking My Heart,” Bajah laments the role that technology’s playing in modern love.
Bajah. Photo by Vanessa Wruble.
<p>Sierra Leonean star <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/tag/bajah/" target="_blank"><strong>Bajah</strong> </a>(of Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew) is an old school romantic. In his new single “Breaking My Heart,” the singer & rapper laments the role that technology’s playing in modern love.</p><p>The song, produced by the Brooklyn's <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/tag/teleseen" target="_blank">Teleseen</a></strong>, pairs a 90s dancehall riddim and ‘afrobeats’ influences with Bajah’s West African delivery.</p><p>“Breaking My Heart is a song about missed connections in the digital age of romance,” Bajah tells <em>Okayafrica</em>. “Things can be misunderstood and we can just miss each other because of the way we are communicating… when you are traditional and romantic.”</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>“Sometimes that is not what is winning in the end and the nice guys and girls are having their hearts broken. The idea came in the studio when I was with Gabriel and Brooklyn Shanti, they had the same experience and it was the inspiration for the song,” the singer adds.</p><p>Stream and purchase “Breaking My Heart” below, out via <a href="http://www.someplacecalledbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Someplace Called Brooklyn</a>. Vinyl 7”s are <a href="http://bit.ly/1piuz4n" target="_blank">available here.</a></p><p><iframe height="150" seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=151723151/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=7137dc/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" width="300"><a href="http://someplacecalledbrooklyn.bandcamp.com/album/breaking-my-heart">Breaking My Heart by Bajah</a></iframe></p>
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