SHALU CHISENGA
Press Release 02/2024
Notice! Hip-hop meets indie and African vibes: Groove, genre mix and poetic lyrics by Shalu Chisenga
The new single “Notice” by the Zambian singer-songwriter Shalu Chisenga will be released on March 8th, 2024
Authenticity, originality, and creativity - these are buzzwords that describe both Shalu's sound and his lyrics. His new single “Notice”, which will be released on March 8th 2024, is the symbol of these themes: Shalu merges different genres such as hip-hop and indie with African vibes - and the lyrics of Notice are a motivation to create your own way, to celebrate differences and to be open to new things. But the song also has autobiographical elements and has a lot of attitude. Shalu wants to show his skills - but doesn't want to adapt to the mainstream; he wants to reach an audience - but not sell himself to the industry; he wants to move people – and stay true to himself. Because he doesn't want to be put into a box musically, it was difficult to find a music producer who understood his sound, as he sings in Notice:
“They said I had to be a certain type to be played on stereo - but my sound is not the stereotypical”.
When Shalu came to Germany in 2020 and Corona brought live music to a standstill, it was quickly decided: he would learn to produce and mix music himself. 3 years, many learning experiences, and long working days later, he is releasing his fifth song, Notice, on Spotify & Co. - and has numerous other projects planned. “I always saw myself as more of a live musician - but now I've become a real geek. I can grasp music in completely new dimensions and understand it in a new way. This also helps me a lot to improve my live performances and to re-explore my musical creativity.” There is no lack of material for upcoming songs. Shalu: "I still have more than 30 finished songs waiting to be recorded and produced - and at least twice as many song ideas." And one thing is clear - the next song will be something completely different and new again.
Shalu is a promising newcomer to the European music scene and has shows planned in Germany and neighboring countries as well as further releases for 2024 - in line with Notice:
“I need a clear path, I’m coming through, you better notice, know this - you better watch this!”