Zimbabwean Singer Shungudzo Rides the Balafon in Captain Planet's “Big Man”

<p>With the desire for competent leadership more potent than usual, take a trip to a world where Shungudzo is in charge, where she's arrested the crooked policemen, there's money in the cereal with a spoonful of diamond, as she lays it out on Captain Planet's “Big Man.” </p> <p><br></p> <iframe loading="lazy" scrolling="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/818188723&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%" height="300" frameborder="no"></iframe> <p>Anchored by that balafon and a 6/8 time signature that swaggers even more than it sways, it's a promising first single from Captain Planet's upcoming June 26 release on Bastard Jazz, <em>No Visa, </em>which promises more guest vocalists from all around the world, and fusions of styles from Africa, the Caribbean and South America revamped with modern hip-hop, reggae and house production underneath. This fusion of West African instrumentation and rhythm with that classic 808 beat underneath hits all those pleasure centers.</p> <p>Zimbabwean-American singer Shungudzo has set the bar pretty high with her hook-laden verses wherein she is on top&mdash;and setting the world right below her. I'd like to get some more details about her public health policies but I think it's safe to say she has my vote.</p>