JONASKAY returns with a third single “Lagrimas na cara”, on a prod by OGP, french beatmaker (Amiens) and mixed by SMITHWIZ, in Congo Brazzaville.
Fluuering between airy afropop and smooth dancehall in the service of hard-hi>ng words, JONASKAY explores a new color of the afrobeat rainbow.
Evoking his journey of exile, he manages the feat of making his pain luminous and vibrant, and even dancing! His rich, dense vocal harmonies draw on his African roots by flir ng with RnB. Like a ghtrope walker, he oscillates between earth and sky, confidently assuming his half-angel/half-demon side.
The clip, directed by ILYES BENYOUCEF, is also available the JONASKAY Youtube channel. It is filmed in Amiens (France), in emblema c places for JONASKAY. At his side, NIBOR, to whom he has been linked by an unfailing friendship since his arrival in France. Light, chiaroscuro. Merely.
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Born in Congo and having grown up in Angola, France for 5 years, JONASKAY is a hybrid ar st, who mixes languages and styles. Singer or rapper, and some mes both, he has been immersed in music since a very young age. Discovering kuduro in the streets of Luanda as a child, he went from dancing to singing and wri ng. Condensed energy, grain of madness: JONASKAY makes the planet dance!
Currently under the wing of La Lune des Pirates (Labeled current music scene – hhp://www.lalune.net) as part of its “Objec f Lune” support program, JONASKAY is releasing a 3rd single aHer:
