With his genre-fluid approach and instinctive melodic sensibility, Soulja momentarily steps away from the high-energy drill and Afro-trap that define tracks like ‘Charleston’ and ‘Jarra’ to deliver ‘Dayman’, a restrained and emotionally driven love song.
The two-minute track unfolds as a story of love rooted in Hageeba and Zanig rhythms. The bilingual single is built on organic percussion using shakers, traditional drums, in a production leaning into a softer, more acoustic palette, creating a sense of warmth that contrasts sharply with Soulja’s more aggressive recent releases.
Soulja’s vocals here are gentler and more melodic, carried by a palpable sense of hineen, that deep feeling of nostalgia and longing. His tone is measured and almost crooning, reinforcing the song’s somber emotional core.
Filmed across the streets of Sudan, the accompanying video moves between day and night scenes, capturing traditional neighborhoods and everyday moments. In doing so, it gestures toward a simpler, more peaceful time, one that feels distant for many right now
Over the past four years, Soulja has rolled out a consistent stream of hit singles that warp, bend and play with the Sudanese dialect, introducing it to new grooves, pockets and beats.
WE SAID THIS: Don’t Miss…Playboi Carti, Shaggy, Don Toliver, Solomun, and More to Headline Balad Beast’s 4th Edition in Jeddah
