Lagos In Paris Break Boundaries with New Track “Sinatanale”

There’s a defiant heartbeat pulsing through “Sinatanale”, the new single from Lagos In Paris — and it’s not just in the drums. This is a track that grabs your attention, stares you in the eye, and calmly tells you to shut out the noise and walk your own road. For a group as enigmatic as they are innovative, Lagos In Paris once again prove they’re not here to blend in. They’re here to reshape the perimeter of African electronic music.

Following the intoxicating swirl of “Mali Spirit” and the cinematic groove of “Afro G Western,” “Sinatanale” is the trio’s sharpest statement yet. Built on the bones of what they call ‘Afraw’ — a self-fashioned genre tag that’s equal parts identity and rebellion — the track is an explosive blend of afrobeat roots and electronic edge. But don’t get it twisted: this isn’t fusion for the sake of novelty. This is the sound of a cultural axis shifting. The kind of song that demands you think while you do it.

From the first warped vocal layers, there’s a tension, a controlled chaos. You can hear the thread being pulled tighter until it snaps into that choral hook — the moment everything locks in. That chorus didn’t arrive by committee. It was born in solitude, in a moment of introspection so raw, one member had to be completely alone in the studio to summon it. The payoff? A mantra disguised as a melody, looping like a prayer for inner peace in a world wired to disrupt it.

And that’s the real power of “Sinatanale.” A line drawn in the sand against distraction, self-doubt, and noise. Ghanaian artist TSIE adds vocal grit to the message, with verses that feel like a late-night dlrive across borders, recorded during the group’s travels through Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Ghana. You can hear that nomadic spirit in every phrase.

The accompanying black-and-white video strips away the vibrant visual tropes usually associated with Afrofuturist sounds. Here, Lagos In Paris trade saturation for starkness. The monochrome cuts deeper, following a protagonist collapsing under the weight of modern life, only to find silence and self at the city’s edge. “It felt right in black and white,” the group explained. “Raw, stripped back, and surprising.” The same could be said about the track itself.

In many ways, “Sinatanale” feels like Lagos In Paris’ mission statement finally being shouted through a megaphone. It’s dance music that doesn’t abandon thought. It’s rooted without being nostalgic. It’s global without being generic. And most importantly, it doesn’t care what you think of it — in the best possible way.

That self-assurance radiates from every synth line, every percussive hit. It’s no wonder the group’s “Afraw” aesthetic is catching ears far beyond West Africa. This is about rewriting the terms of engagement. As the band prepares to drop their debut EP later this summer, “Sinatanale” sets the bar, then vaults over it.