{"id":47382,"date":"2025-09-24T13:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/afrobeats-producer-sarz-has-wizkid-shallipopi-teni-more-on-new-album\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:57:48","slug":"afrobeats-producer-sarz-has-wizkid-shallipopi-teni-more-on-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/afrobeats-producer-sarz-has-wizkid-shallipopi-teni-more-on-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrobeats Producer Sarz Has Wizkid, Shallipopi, Teni, More on New Album"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tSarz<\/a>, the producer behind the Afrobeats<\/a> hit \u201cMonalisa\u201d with Lojay (and eventually Chris Brown) has exclusively revealed the track list for his forthcoming album Protect Sarz at All Costs<\/em> \u2013 and it is packed.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe album, due for release on Sep. 26, will reunite Sarz with Asake<\/a> and Wizkid<\/a> alongside a new collaborator in dancehall star Skillibeng<\/a> on a song called \u201cGetting Paid.\u201d A collective of relative newcomers pack out a track called \u201cMademoiselle\u201d; that one has Rolling Stone<\/em> Future 25 member Odumodublvck<\/a>, \u201cLaho<\/a>\u201d breakout Shallipopi, Francophone singer Theodora (who we shouted out<\/a> in this July\u2019s edition of our monthly Made in Africa<\/em><\/a> <\/em>column) and Lebanese-American-Canadian singer Zenia, with whom Sarz has worked with before on tracks like \u201cTimes Two\u201d and \u201cHesitiate.\u201d Rounding out the album\u2019s vocalists are Wurld, Ndlovu Choir, Fireboy DML<\/a>, Joeboy<\/a>, Teni<\/a>, Libianca<\/a>, and Victony<\/a>.\u00a0See the full track list below.<\/p>\n

\n\tProtect Sarz at All Costs<\/em> will also boast the previously released singles \u201cHappiness\u201d featuring Asake and Gunna (Number 14 on Rolling Stone\u2019s <\/em>list of the 40 Best Afropop Songs of 2024<\/a>) and \u201cBillions\u201d with Lojay from 2024 as well. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhen I started working on this album, I didn\u2019t just want features for the sake of names,\u201d Sarz tells Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cI wanted voices that would elevate the vision. Every artist on Protect Sarz at All Costs<\/em> brings something deeply personal and distinct to the table. It had to feel right sonically and spiritually. Some collaborations came from years of chemistry, others were brand new sparks. What excites me most is seeing fans discover who\u2019s on each track and hearing how seamlessly these worlds collide. It\u2019s not just a lineup. It\u2019s a global conversation through music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBorn Osabuohien Osaretin, Sarz has left an indelible mark on Afrobeats<\/a>, producing modern classics like Niniola\u2019s \u201cMaradona,\u201d Mr Eazi\u2019<\/a>s \u201cAccra to Lagos\u201d and \u201cTrobul\u201d with WurlD. He was at the forefront of the sound\u2019s expansion as a composer on Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cFind Your Way Back\u201d and Drake\u2019s \u201cOne Dance<\/a>\u201d with Wizkid and Kyla (along with producers Nineteen85<\/a> from Dvsn, Drake right-hand 40, and South African staple DJ Maphorisa<\/a>). <\/p>\n

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\n\tIn fact, Sarz\u2019s work with Wizkid in particular spans over a decade, contributing to the StarBoy\u2019s \u201cJaiye Jaiye\u201d with Femi Kuti in 2014, \u201cCome Closer\u201d with Drake in 2017, and \u201cLongtime\u201d from 2020. He\u2019s also paid it forward by mentoring rising producers and other music professionals through his Sarz Academy<\/a> initiative. Kel-P<\/a>, a star Afrobeats producer in his own right, credits Sarz as a mentor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tProtect Sarz At All Costs Track List<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Grateful ft. Wurld, Ndlovu Choir<\/li>\n
  2. Happiness ft. Asake, Gunna<\/li>\n
  3. Getting Paid ft. Asake, Skillibeng, Wizkid<\/li>\n
  4. Mademoiselle ft. Odumodublvck, Shallipopi, Theodora, Zeina<\/li>\n
  5. BMF ft. Fireboy DML, Byron Messia<\/li>\n
  6. Body ft. Joeboy<\/li>\n
  7. In A Mustang ft. Qing Madi<\/li>\n
  8. Nice n Slow ft. Wurld<\/li>\n
  9. Loved Me Then ft. Lojay<\/li>\n
  10. African Barbie ft. Teni, Libianca<\/li>\n
  11. Up ft. Victony<\/li>\n
  12. Billions ft. Lojay<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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