NEW MUSIC | KANSAH SPEAKS TO US ABOUT HIS LATEST TRACK ‘WOO WOO’

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With a mag­net­ic blend of genres and an innov­at­ive approach to music, Kansah is quickly estab­lish­ing him­self as one of the UK’s most excit­ing rising stars. Fol­low­ing the massive suc­cess of his afrobeat hit One Two Step which garnered over 1.5 mil­lion Spo­ti­fy streams, Kansah is step­ping into the spot­light solo with his latest track, Woo Woo. Col­lab­or­at­ing with Grammy-nom­in­ated pro­du­cer Dr. Chaii and South Afric­an hit­makers behind some of Dav­ido’s biggest songs, Kansah is bring­ing a unique fusion of Amapi­ano and UK rap to the forefront.

Recor­ded in Birm­ing­ham and pro­duced across Los Angeles and South Africa, Woo Woo is a high-energy anthem set to dom­in­ate UK dance­floors. This track not only cements Kansah’s status as a ver­sat­ile artist but also rep­res­ents a bold leap into solo artistry. Known for his abil­ity to weave lyr­ic­al depth into infec­tious beats, Kansah con­tin­ues to push bound­ar­ies while stay­ing rooted in his Birm­ing­ham heritage.

As he gears up for a massive 2025 includ­ing live per­form­ances, an elec­tri­fy­ing music video for Woo Woo, and col­lab­or­a­tions with top-tier artists, we sat down with Kansah to dis­cuss his cre­at­ive jour­ney, his influ­ences, and how he’s shap­ing the future of UK music.

“Woo Woo” intro­duces a vibrant Amapi­ano sound to the UK scene. What inspired you to blend Amapi­ano with your sig­na­ture style, and how do you think it res­on­ates with your audience? 

Hav­ing worked on pre­vi­ous Amapi­ano tracks, I wanted to try some­thing new by rap­ping over an Amapi­ano club inspired track and cre­ate a wave of Amapi­ano music in UK. This res­on­ates with my audi­ence as my audi­ence are fans of both rap and afro/ Amapi­ano music.

You’ve worked with some incred­ible col­lab­or­at­ors, includ­ing Grammy-nom­in­ated pro­du­cer Dr. Chaii and South Afric­an pro­du­cers who’ve worked with Dav­ido. How did these col­lab­or­a­tions shape the cre­at­ive pro­cess behind “Woo Woo”? 

I am a firm believ­er of build­ing rela­tion­ships with oth­er amaz­ing artists so that when it comes to cre­at­ing the music, the pro­cess is fun, excit­ing and runs much smooth­er. Hav­ing worked with Dr Chaii on mul­tiple pro­jects in the past, the suc­cess of the last single ‘One Two Step’ which has now passed over 1.5 mil­lion Spo­ti­fy streams, work­ing on anoth­er pro­ject with him was a no brain­er as he fully under­stands what sound I like in my music.

“Woo Woo” is set to become an anthem for UK dance­floors. What was the vis­ion behind the track, and how did your homet­own of Birm­ing­ham influ­ence its production? 

I think Amapi­ano rap is the per­fect blend to become huge in the UK scene. Although Amapi­ano is known in UK, it is still very niche and I want to bring Amapi­ano rap in the UK through clubs and radio. I am from Birm­ing­ham and Amapi­ano is get­ting pop­u­lar in Birm­ing­ham with its raves and fest­ivals, so I want to make sure Birm­ing­ham is a staple for Amapi­ano rap. With­in the song itself there is are the fol­low­ing lyr­ics show­ing that I am from Birm­ing­ham ‘Have you ever done a dance with a Brummy?’

Your music spans a wide range of genres, from afrobeats and grime to Amapi­ano and drill. How do you main­tain your ori­gin­al­ity and ver­sat­il­ity while explor­ing these dif­fer­ent sounds? 

I have always been into rap and I will always carry this through­out all types of genres I work with but at the same time adapt­ing to dif­fer­ent styles and ways to keep the audi­ence engaged.

With “Woo Woo” mark­ing your first major solo spot­light fol­low­ing One Two Step, how does step­ping out on your own feel, and what does this mean for the next phase of your career? 

I wanted to do a solo track so I can prove that I can hold my own in dif­fer­ent style of genre which comes from South Africa. I am cur­rently work­ing on an afro/ Amapi­ano album.

The upcom­ing music video for “Woo Woo” prom­ises to be elec­tri­fy­ing. Can you give us a sneak peek into what fans can expect when it debuts in early 2025? 

The plan is to release the video in spring lead­ing up to the sum­mer. This will be a super cool video!

You’ve recently sup­por­ted Dappy from N‑Dubz and are plan­ning more shows in 2025. How do you approach live per­form­ances, and what’s your favor­ite part of con­nect­ing with audi­ences on stage? 

I have some excit­ing shows lined up in the next few months which I am look­ing for­ward to doing. I love live per­form­ances and as an artist, for me, this is the biggest and most thrill­ing part of it all. Build­ing dir­ect engage­ment with fans and poten­tial fans is key. Show­ing the audi­ence appre­ci­ation is always import­ant as well as get­ting the crown to join in and just vibe to the music!

“One Two Step” was a huge suc­cess, gar­ner­ing over 1.2 mil­lion Spo­ti­fy streams. How did that achieve­ment influ­ence your approach to cre­at­ing “Woo Woo”? 

This made it much more exit­ing to record anoth­er sim­il­ar style track but on my own.

As someone hailed as “the rebirth of intel­lec­tu­al rap,” how do you bal­ance the lyr­ic­al depth of your music with the high-energy, dance­able vibe of tracks like “Woo Woo”? 

In every song I have released, I have always had a standout punch­line which res­on­ates with the crown. I believe my lyr­ic­al cap­ab­il­ity and cre­ativ­ity allows me to keep push­ing bound­ar­ies whilst main­tain­ing my roots.

Look­ing ahead, what can fans expect from Kansah in 2025, both in terms of new music and live per­form­ances? Are there any col­lab­or­a­tions or pro­jects you’re par­tic­u­larly excited about? 

Many more live shows, videos and an album are on the cards! I am cur­rently work­ing on fea­tures with some well estab­lished UK artists but for now, I will let this add to the excite­ment of what will drop this year!

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.