The EP directly paved the way for his 2020 masterpiece, Made in Lagos (which featured the record-breaking hit “Essence”). Without the bridge-building of Sounds from the Other Side , the global embrace of “Essence” would not have happened as smoothly.
To understand Sounds from the Other Side , one must look at 2016. Wizkid was featured on Drake’s global smash hit “One Dance.” That song spent ten weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, exposing Wizkid’s signature cadence to millions of listeners who had never heard Afrobeats before. sounds from the other side wizkid
"Sounds from the Other Side" represents a significant cultural moment, as Wizkid's music bridges the gap between African and global sounds. The project: The EP directly paved the way for his