Benie Macaulay And Dreshie Maine Embrace The Amapiano Wave In Their New Afropiano Single ‘Kanayo’

Written by africancrest on October 15, 2023

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Kanayo O. Kanayo is a Nigerian actor who is infamously known to play roles of a ritualist in nollywood movies. In the recent weeks, social media had gone ablaze from the #Kanayo trend highlighting his roles in the various movies, as well as sparking conspirary as to whether he’s a ritualist in real life too! Coincidentally, before the takeoff of this trend, Benie Macaulay and Dreshie Maine had geniusely collaborated crafting an afropiano banger that speaks to the trend!

Could this be the theme song for the #Kanayo trend and meme’s all over the internet space?

Take a listen and be the judge! Listen here.

Kanayo is a very personal record in which, the lyrics reflect the singer’s actual feelings about one gorgeous African Woman.

“All the contributions made towards the lyrics of the record were based on personal experiences and metaphors that I believe described my thoughts.” – Dreshie Maine

“At some point in our lives, we all have gone through a period where, we are totally willing to sacrifice our Love Oh!”

he added as he chuckled.

Kanayo serves as the first lead single off Benie Macaulay’s recently released EP, Project Atmos.

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About Project Atmos

With the Amapiano wave taking the globe by storm, other african countries have embraced the South African born sound, birthing Afropiano. Project Atmos is a five-track Afropiano EP centered around the concept of love. The body of work is mixed and mastered in Dolby Atmos, an integral part of the project made in an enabling environment for the perfect immersive audio experience for the audience, taking them on a very intimate journey whilst giving them a mental float; tapping into their emotions.

For the best experience, listen to Project Atmos in Dolby Atmos mode on Apple Music here.

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Who Is Benie Macaulay?

Benie Macaulay is a music producer, an experienced DJ and youtuber. He also is a recognized Dolby Atmos engineer and owns a Dolby studio named THE ATMOS ROOM, in Lagos, Nigeria. He has been active in the music industry since 2012 building a reputable name for himself. Under his belt, he boasts having worked with a heavyweight creative list of artiste, to mention a few; Nasty C, Spinall, Azanti, Summer Walker, TSB, Niniola, Kojo Funds, Fireboy etc. Throught the span of his career ’til present, he has mixed and mastered over 400 records.