Rema drops high-energy single ‘Kelebu’ with a $10,000 dance challenge

After teasing fans online, Afrobeats star Rema has finally dropped his much-anticipated single, ‘Kelebu’. This high-energy track is the Nigerian artist’s third single of the year, following 'Baby (Is It a Crime)' and 'Bout U'. 'Kelebu' blends influence from Bouyon, a high-octane dance music from Dominica, as well as Makossa from Cameroon and Coupé-décalé from Côte d’Ivoire, all French-speaking countries across the Caribbean and Africa. Listen to ‘Kelebu’ on Gaana!

He announced the track drop on X with a caption, “Ok ..I want y’all to DANCE this summer!”


Fans are going crazy after listening to the track. One fan commented, "This is definitely the ravers' jam", while another wrote, "This song is very exciting and wonderful".

During a press release, Rema said, “Growing up, I didn’t have a phone to create my music taste; my household had different music tastes; I listened to what everybody played. In school parties, we used to dance to a lot of Caribbean and Francophone bounces. We didn’t care about what they were saying because most of them were not even in our local language in Nigeria. They just kept repeating one word with a fantastic instrumental backing it up, and we all danced. Making music now, I’m reliving those moments by expressing it with my art”.

What adds more excitement to the track drop is that Rema has announced a prize money of $10,000 to anyone who creates dance steps for the 'Kelebu'. He announced the news on his social media accounts.


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Rema is almost done with his tour for last year’s album, Heis. During the tour, he performed at big venues like Coachella, Madison Square Garden in New York, the O2 Arena in London, and several other places.


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