UK Afrobeats star Great Adamz collaborates with the famous Romanian DJ and producer Manuel Riva on Umada, a song that effortlessly balances the underground Afro House deepness with the cinematic production of the European dance. Beginning with its original minimum, aching heartbeat, Umada takes a trance inducing enticing tune, engulfing the audience into a comfortable groove filled voyage back in time and forward to the present simultaneously.
The song is based on the ritualistic drumming, dark textual vocals, and sweeping melodic climaxes. The rich and expressive voice of Great Adamz swims rhythmically through the mix and at times loops or fades in order to enhance the groove instead of overpowering it. In this way, the beat can be put into focus to produce a song that is dancefloor ready and at the same time has a soulful touch.
The festival-ready production by Manuel Riva also introduces cinematic flavors and a well-filed European sense of dancing. The low frequencies are struck with force producing the track with an impact of club readiness without losing the organic and African-influenced sounds. Hypnotic rhythm, melodic builds, and an attentive production of Umada makes it seem more of a transcendent experience than a club banger.
The difference between Umada and others lies in its unwillingness to follow trends. The music becomes slower and accumulates the tension and the emotional respectability. It does not burst as it opens, but climbs instead, a slow, almost ritual process that pays off by rewarding the careful listener. It is a song that is intrinsically dynamic, and at the same time, reminds of memories and mood simultaneously, ideal at summer evenings, on a dancefloor, or as a listening experience.
In the case of Umada, Great Adamz and Manuel Riva, collaboration is not just a way of doing business but it is an instinctive bond, a connection that makes the Afro House and dance music extraordinarily captivating.
