| Afrodhit | ||||
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| Released | 3ย Augustย 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2023 | |||
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| Length | 40:29 | |||
| Language | Portuguese | |||
| Label | Warner Music Brazil | |||
| IZA chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Afrodhit | ||||
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Afrodhit is the second studio album by Brazilian singer-songwriter IZA. The album was released on August 3, 2023, through Warner Music Brazil.[1][2]
The singer revealed that in February 2023 she discarded an album that was completely ready, and made a new one in about 5 months.[3] The album features several collaborations such as Djonga, King, L7nnon, MC Carol, Russo Passapusso and Tiwa Savage. The album debuted in the Top 3 of the global Spotify chart from August 4 to 6, 2023.[4]
Background
editAfter the release of the album Dona de Mim, on June 3, 2021, the singer released the song "Gueto", a song that exalts the culture of the periphery, which would be the first single from her second studio album, the video clip was released on next day being inspired by the 2000s and the North Zone, bringing references to Olaria, the neighborhood from which it was born.[5][6] She later released the singles "Sem Filtro" and "Fรฉ" between 2021 and 2022, which would also be part of the album. In March 2022, she also released live previews of other songs from the album, which were also discarded.[7]
In September 2022, Iza released an EP of three songs: "Mole", "Mรณ Paz" and "Droga" that would also be part of the album. Called 'Trรชs', the project became a promotion for the singer's performance on the main stage of Rock in Rio 2022, which became the first black Brazilian singer to perform on the world stage.[8]
Later, the singer revealed that she discarded the album that was finished: "Those songs no longer represented me anymore. My voice [now] is more serious, because my voice is more serious, that shadow in the voice is my mark, my fingerprint. How strong this is, right? How much I didn't use my voice 100% because, sometimes, when I was in the studio, whoever was recording in the studio didn't like it and cut me off".[9]
The first single from the album "Fรฉ nas Malucas" in collaboration with MC Carol was released on July 27, 2023. After her participation in Fantรกstico on July 30, 2023, Iza revealed the album cover and the release date: July 3 August 2023. The next day she revealed all the tracks on the album.[10]
Promotion
editSingles
editOn July 24, Iza released "Fรฉ nas Malucas" through social networks, the first single from the project in partnership with MC Carol.[11] The song was made available on digital platforms on July 27 and the respective music video was released on the same day on YouTube.[12]
Tour
editIza stated that the tour for her second studio album starts with a show at the first edition of The Town festival, on September 10.[13]
Critical reception
editMauro Ferreira from G1, gave the album 3.5 stars, choosing the track "Uma Vida รฉ Pouco pra Te Amar" as the best on the album.[14]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nunca Mais" |
|
| 4:05 |
| 2. | "Fรฉ nas Maluca" (featuring MC Carol) |
|
| 2:23 |
| 3. | "Que Se Vรก" |
|
| 2:24 |
| 4. | "Tรฉdio" |
|
| 2:51 |
| 5. | "Mega da Virada" (featuring Russo Passapusso) |
|
| 3:44 |
| 6. | "Batucada" |
|
| 2:48 |
| 7. | "Boombasstic" (featuring King) |
|
| 3:27 |
| 8. | "Terรช" |
| Papatinho | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Fiu Fiu" (featuring L7nnon) |
| Papatinho | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Sintoniza" (featuring Djonga) |
|
| 2:58 |
| 11. | "Bomzรฃo" (featuring Tiwa Savage) |
|
| 3:09 |
| 12. | "Exclusiva" |
|
| 3:13 |
| 13. | "Uma Vida ร Pouco Para Te Amar" |
|
| 3:32 |
Notes
- "Boombasstic" contains a sample of "Boombastic" (1995) by Jamaican singer Shaggy.
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 3 August 2023 | Warner | [15] |
References
edit- ^ "IZA lanรงa รกlbum 'Afrodhit' e causa alvoroรงo entre fรฃs: 'Artista completa'". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "IZA percorre gรชneros em "AFRODHIT", รกlbum mais feminino e pessoal de sua carreira". POPline (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Rocha, Halitane (2023-07-28). "Iza lanรงa novo clipe empoderador da mรบsica "Fรฉ Nas Maluca", gravado com Mc Carol: "uma mistura de irmandade e amizade"". Mundo Negro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Novo รกlbum de IZA debuta no Top 3 da parada global do Spotify". POPline (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "IZA lanรงa clipe de 'Gueto'; assista!". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 2021-06-04. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Costa, Bruno (2022-09-23). "IZA: saiba todas as curiosidades do figurino de 'Gueto', novo single de seu prรณximo รกlbum". Vogue (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ IZA Gallery [@izagallery] (2022-03-17). "๐จMEU DEUS! IZA revelou trechos de algumas faixas que integram seu segundo รกlbum de estรบdio. Com previsรฃo de lanรงamento atรฉ junho deste ano, o disco terรก mais mรบsicas que o "Dona de mim"" (Tweet) (in Portuguese) โ via Twitter.
- ^ "Iza lanรงa EP com trรชs mรบsicas antes de show no Rock in Rio". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Papelpop, Redaรงรฃo (2023-07-31). "IZA diz que descartou รกlbum completo e que se sentia podada em estรบdio". PAPELPOP (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Bueri, Lorena. ""Afrodhit": IZA fala sobre o novo รกlbum e divulga data de lanรงamento". inmagazine.ig.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-11.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Marques, Jovi (2023-07-28). ""Fรฉ Nas Maluca": IZA vive lenda urbana em busca de vinganรงa ao lado de MC Carol". PAPELPOP (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Fรฉ nas Maluca: IZA retorna com clipe fantรกstico e empoderador". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Assumpรงรฃo, Oscar; Nucci, Gustavo (2023-08-04). "Iza revela se sairรก em turnรช com seu novo รกlbum!". Revista CARAS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Ferreira, Mauro (2023-08-04). "Iza faz a festa apรณs ressaca amorosa e se abre para outros sons na quentura do รกlbum 'Afrodhit'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ AFRODHIT by IZA, 2023-08-03, retrieved 2023-08-11