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“So I ball so hard muhf***z wanna fine me, but first n***s gotta find me. What’s 50 grand to a muhf*** like me?” – Jay-z

“Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” – Jimi Hendix

“Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.” – Herbie Hancock

Think about most of the commercial music you listen to these days. You ever get that bloated feeling when the latest lyrical offshoot of “ballin so hard” gets rolled off a sluggish tongue? And your eyes roll in prayer towards the heavens upon hearing this.

That’s right you know what I’m talking about. It’s your brain. Those lyrics and failed attempts at western compositions are making it bored and obese and you can feel the equivalent of mental constipation setting it.

Don’t you worry though, it’s not your fault, as history shows, Africa has been overdosing on “WWC” Western World Culture. At some point we all swallowed the pill. And now we here, we’ve gone from Papa Wemba, Youssou N’Dour, Lucky Dube and Fela Kuti to the YMCMB in one generation.

And somehow there are two men, raised in this ordeal of musical folly, who managed to make it out alive, with their minds and souls self-possessed, and a fire in their belly to create honest, sincere, creative, original, and provocative Afropop music.

Introducing Aleko & L.I.M, a Cape Town based Congolese Afropop Duo that are introducing a new standard of artistry in Afropop music, one song at a time. And they’re making pretty fast work of it too, having pumped out a couple of new songs almost every week for the past year while working on their debut album.

YETU Music urges Africans to be proud of their music and embrace it in the modern day world. Their music is conceptualized under the meaning of love, “we spread a positive message to the people.”

“You need to be true to who you are.” Those were the words of Aleko when asked why he chose to do AfroPop apart from other genres.

Aleko and L.I.M are both Artists and producers.

The music of Aleko and L.I.M is as exciting, beautiful and authentic as its creators. And the best thing about it? It doesn’t come packaged in layers of shiny self-absorbed bull.

We’re seeing a new generation of African artists that are giving to the world with their music, and giving back to society with the proceeds from it, and Aleko and Lumino are at the forefront of that generation.

The key difference is that they know where they come from. Both of these incredible talents share a strong background and faith. They’re brothers – and they know where they’re going to.

It is most certainly a sunnier day for African music.