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What began as a headline concert at BK Arena in Rwanda has quickly evolved into one of 2026’s most organic cross-continental collaborations. Jamaican dancehall star Shenseea invited rising Ugandan singer Joshua Baraka onstage during her explosive set, and the crowd’s thunderous reaction to “Morocco” didn’t just shake the venue — it sparked an official remix. Five days after its release, the track is already racing towards one million views on YouTube, cementing its status as a global Afrobashment anthem born in real time.
Originally dropped at the end of 2025, “Morocco” quickly carved its lane with its Afrobashment bounce, produced by Baraka’s longtime collaborator AXON. The single surged through club circuits and social feeds, buoyed by co-signs from heavyweights including Stormzy, French Montana and Rio Ferdinand. As momentum intensified, remix whispers followed. However, the Shenseea link-up wasn’t plotted in a boardroom. It unfolded live onstage, where chemistry and crowd energy made the decision feel inevitable.
Behind the scenes, A&R Dizzy Clean Face helped formalise the collaboration through We Good LLC, seamlessly bridging East African Afrobeats and Caribbean dancehall. On the remix, mixed by two-time Grammy winner Jae5, Shenseea glides across the beat with sultry precision, injecting confident flair before playfully flipping the hook into a back-and-forth exchange with Baraka. The dynamic adds fresh storytelling while preserving the record’s infectious bounce.
For Baraka, the remix crowns a breakout run that has included sold-out tour dates across Africa and Europe and the viral rise of “Wrong Places”. Aligning with one of dancehall’s most internationally recognised voices signals his expanding global footprint. What started as a late-2025 Afrobashment sleeper has now become a defining Caribbean–Africa crossover moment — proof that sometimes the biggest hits are sparked not by strategy, but by a stage, a crowd, and perfect timing.
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