Shatta Wale Drops New Song 'Jo Lese,' Danceable Tune Excites Fans

Shatta Wale Drops New Song 'Jo Lese,' Danceable Tune Excites Fans

  • Shatta Wale has dropped a brand new song titled Jo Lese and it has excited many of his fans who have expressed their love for the brand new song
  • The song was released on Thursday, January 30, 2025, and a day before its release, the musician took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the upcoming drop
  • This is the second song Shatta Wale has released this year with the first one being African Mandiba, a song he made to celebrate Vybz Kartel's legacy
  • Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh in a conversation with YEN.com.gh praised Shatta Wale's latest body of work

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Popular Ghanaian musician Shatta Wale has released a new song titled ‘Jo Lese’, and fans are loving it. The song dropped on Thursday, January 30, 2025, a day after the musician announced its release on X (formerly Twitter).

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Shatta Wale drops a new song with a danceable vibe. Photo source: Shatta Wale
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‘Jo Lese’ is Shatta Wale’s second song of the year. His first release, ‘African Mandiba’, was a tribute to Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel. The song gained attention after Shatta Wale performed at Vybz Kartel’s ‘Freedom Street’ concert in Jamaica on December 31, 2024.

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The event, held at the Jamaica National Stadium in Kingston, featured top dancehall artists like Spice, Popcaan, Skilibeng, and Bounty Killer. Shatta Wale was the only African artiste on the lineup.

Unlike ‘African Mandiba’, which had a dancehall sound, ‘Jo Lese’ is an Afrobeats track. It has a catchy beat and danceable rhythm. This has quickly made it popular among fans. Many Shatta Movement followers have shared their excitement on social media, praising the new song.

Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh praises Shatta Wale

YEN.com.gh caught up with entertainment pundit and music analyst, Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh and he shared his thoughts on Shatta Wale's latest body of work. He loved the versatility of the artiste and how he was experimenting with different sounds.

"Shatta for me is doing well, his latest releases have not been bad. You can see some versatility in between his works and a desire to experiment with different sounds. He has always been an artiste who can make people dance so him releasing a danceable song is no surprise. He told YEN.com.gh."

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Shatta Wale's Jo Lese stirs reactions

YEN.com.gh gathered some reactions from social media users.

Skelly_TBR said:

"The difference between Shatta and other artists in the world is that he never disappoints his fans, always giving us different genres of music, to be honest, I don’t remember the last time I listened to a different artist with my phone 😭♥️ I love you daddy."

Marts-tv commented:

" I am feeling the song in my bed now ❤❤❤am feeling the sound saaaa herrr. Banger for Val’s day."

wybioneldeparmastarl-v7v said:

"Heyy from now on going forward, any artist in Ghana who compares him or herself to Shatta Wale the King 👑 again will get lashes from me🎶🇬🇭🇳🇬🇯🇲."

friendlyguy9 commented:

"I am Nigerian yet I must confess this song is a banger. When you hear a good song, you will know it without stress. The beat is making me go gaga."

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HighestGangsterDc said:

"Let’s hit 1 million views in a week , Anytime I get a like, I will come back and listen to this masterpiece again …SM4LIFE."

amosshowers6061 said:

"Oh the Africa Dancehall King Shatta. This song really song Nigeria 🇳🇬 Shatta is too 🔥 talented for Ghana 🇬🇭 bad heart industry 💔 but he always prevails above all odds. If we believe, let's give a thousand likes to this comment for the king."
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Geraldo Amartey (Entertainment Editor) Geraldo Amartey is an Entertainment Editor at YEN.com.gh. He pursued a degree in linguistics at the University of Ghana and graduated in 2020. He has over three years of experience in journalism. Geraldo's professional career in journalism started at the Ministry Of Information, where he worked as a writer. He has completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. You can reach out to him at geraldo.amartey@yen.com.gh.