Diamond Platnumz has reasserted his dominance in the continental music scene after his 2017 hit song ‘Hallelujah’ picked for the movie Coming 2 America soundtrack.
Def Jam Records, in conjunction with Def Jam Africa, announced the release of Rhythms of Zamunda, a collection of originals from African artists inspired by the highly anticipated comedy which will stream on Friday March 5, 2021.
The song will be part of a 16-song Pan African compilation album that bridges the distance between countries and cultures.
The movie’s soundtrack also boasts contributions from Nigerian superstar Tiwa Savage and Tekno, the late DJ Arafat from Ivory Coast, Prince Kaybee and Msaki of South Africa, and Fally Ipupa from D.R Congo.
Coming 2 America is set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda (fictional African country), newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi(Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.
‘Hallelujah’, which features Diamond Platnumz and Grammy Award-winning reggae band Morgan Heritage, was banned in Tanzania in 2018.
Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) banned the song from receiving airplay in 2018 just months after its release terming it as being against the country’s morals.
Hallelujah got more than a million views within the first 24 hours that it was uploaded on Diamond’s YouTube channel and since been viewed more than 12 million time on YouTube.
Diamond’s new song ‘Hallelujah’ featuring Morgan Heritage breaks record on YouTube
TCRA argued that the song was actually blasphemous with the video praising indecent ladies when the term ‘Hallelujah’ is a religious word.
