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This week's video is Put It Down by Adanna Duru and Mannywellz. Adanna is Nigerian American and Mannywellz (real name Emmanuel Ajomale) is originally from Nigeria and moved to America with his mum and siblings when he was 9. 

Mannywellz comes from a musical family, since his dad is the Nigerian gospel singer Kunle Ajomale and his siblings and cousin are also into music. He released his debut EP WellZ in 2014, followed by SoulFro in 2018. In 2020 he brought out the album Mirage.

Mannywellz's music is a mix of R'n'B, hip hop and West African. His singles include Love & Loyalty with American rapper Wale, (who also has Nigerian heritage) Floating with Nigerian-American sister duo VanJess (now disbanded) and Di Do/No Closure. To date he has released 3 more EPs- META (2019), Don't Tell and Mr Oúlala (both 2023).

Adanna just released her 2nd EP NAPPY HOUR II on 9th February. For more on her visit this post: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/03/new-music-releases.html

Put It Down is the 2nd single from NAPPY HOUR II, coming after last October's if i was a boy ;) (written in lower case). It was released in December. This is the official lyric video.

 


Listen to/buy NAPPY HOUR II here: https://lnk.to/NappyHour_II

Or watch/listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jdoctqwiq8&list=OLAK5uy_lH3SOGrQ28Vph-QwgSHKopfHPB0PmcrZI

 

And for more on Mannywellz, visit these links:   

Grammy article (2020): https://www.grammy.com/news/oulala-its-mannywellz-nigerian-born-artist-talks-new-music-jesus-and-daca

Official FB page: https://www.facebook.com/Mannywellzz

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannywellz  

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MannywellzTV







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