Kenyans artistes Savara of Sauti Sol, Khaligraph Jones, Maandy and Trio Mio have released a new song celebrating Africa’s fastest man Ferdin...
Kenyans artistes Savara of Sauti Sol, Khaligraph Jones, Maandy and Trio Mio have released a new song celebrating Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala.
The song titled
Omanyala was released on Thursday, just a few hours after the Kenyan sprinter won gold in the men's 100m race at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
The song begins with an audio extract from a stadium playing the words, “On your marks, get set, go….”
Sauti Sol’s Savara then hit the stage with the chorus mixed in both Kiswahili and sheng; "Go go go Omanyala, tuko teke kama Omanyala (we are moving as fast as Omanyala), tunakimbiza kama Omanyala (we are chasing our goals as fast as Omanyala)."
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Khalighraph then spits on the mic with rap lyrics in praise of Omanyala’s dedication and his accomplishments.
Trio Mio rounds up the track by wading through tales of Omanyala's fast-rising career as well as the quest to reach financial stability.
Omanyala finished won the race in a time of 10:02 seconds followed by Akani Simbine of South Africa who timed 10:07. The 26-year-old says that he is now eying the Olympics and world titles.
“Winning the Africa and Commonwealth titles in addition to setting a new Africa Record in less than one year makes that dream for the world and Olympic title possible and a reality,” said Omanyala after finishing the race.
