{"id":98494,"date":"2022-02-04T16:20:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T15:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=98494"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T15:20:43","slug":"mwanje-wildon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/mwanje-wildon\/","title":{"rendered":"Mwanj\u00e9 introduces herself with \u201cWildones\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cRolling with\u201d her sister Sampa The Great, the Zambian-born artist drops a new Afrofuturist inspired video.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Following \u201cThe Divine\u201d released in 2019, Mwanj\u00e9\u2019s \u201cWildones\u201d is only her second single and video. Joined by the notorious <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/sampa-the-great\/\">Sampa The Great<\/a> on this dreamy soul-fused track, the artist sings about \u201c<em>freedom, innocence and the recklessness of blind youth<\/em>\u201d, as she proclaims to be only rolling with the \u201c<em>wild ones<\/em>\u201d. With roots in Botswana, Australia and Zambia, the 23-year old singer-songwriter has also tried to showcase an Afrofuturist imagery infused in traditions via the hypnotic visuals that she directed, representing the \u201c<em>duality of youth and wisdom<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>\u2018Wildones\u2019 expresses the notion of seeking personal freedom<\/em>\u201d, she says. \u201c<em>In a more abstract light, it expresses the fact that we are all branches of the same tree. The visuals were inspired by the duality of youth in action guided by a deep sense of wisdom and knowledge that\u2019s almost otherworldly. I vividly remember the first meeting between Micheal (co-director), Calvin (producer) and I, in which one of my main requests was that they found a way to make me levitate, and that\u2019s exactly what they did.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The single serves as a prelude to Mwanj\u00e9\u2019s forthcoming debut EP, which will express musically her \u201cjourney of self-love, self-discovery and the transition into adulthood\u201d all through alternative R&amp;B, neo-soul, jazz and spoken word poetry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to &#8220;Wildones&#8221; in our Songs of the Week playlist on <a href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2Pz0eyg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/30zVbUA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deezer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-sampa-the-great-1010x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-sampa-the-great-1010x568.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-sampa-the-great-759x427.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-sampa-the-great-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-sampa-the-great-661x372.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-sampa-the-great-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-sampa-the-great-375x211.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-sampa-the-great.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-1010x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork-73x73.jpg 73w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mwanje-wildones-artwork.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRolling with\u201d her sister Sampa The Great, the Zambian-born artist drops a new Afrofuturist inspired video.&nbsp; Following \u201cThe Divine\u201d released in 2019, Mwanj\u00e9\u2019s \u201cWildones\u201d is only her second single and video. 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