A beautiful collaboration with the award
winning singer, Nikki Laoye, the song is a soul stirring masterpiece of
worship, superbly delivered by the two artists.
FLOROCKA speaks about the inspiration and creation of the song –
“Whilst working on the 2nd volume of my
Worship Sessions Album, I felt the urge to write about the goodness of
God (Jesus Christ) to me. I had long yearned for a song that could give
me room to express my gratitude. I then decided to title the song
exactly the way i ‘felt’ – ‘YOU ARE GOOD’.
I had just recently recorded the
instrumentals and I’d begun voicing my lead vocals but I encountered a
problem. I simply couldn’t go past verse One! The thought of a collabo
never really crossed my mind and as such I kept biting at the song till I
eventually got stuck!
I’m extremely particular about who I
feature on a song a lot of times. I love singers who pay attention to
detail; singers who sing enunciate every nuance and observe the mood of
the song, not just flinging riffs and runs at every space in between the
the backing vocals. I love a singer who knows how to be true to the
‘song’ and not just the melodies behind the song in itself.
I thought hard for a female whom I could
feature and just then Nikki Laoye gives my mobile a buzz! Speak of
perfect timing! I immediately asked her if she was game on a
collaboration and she said YES! In less than 16 hours Nikki was at my
‘workshop’ (that’s what my buddy Mike Abdul loves to call my studio –
only God knows why!!!).
We discussed the song in depth and I
succinctly expressed the inspiration behind the song. Nikki wanted to
know what I expected of her – a rare attribute. Most eager singers would
simply jump on the song in excitement and miss the very essence for
which they were called upon for the collabo in the first instance.
Nikki also besides being a soulful and
versatile singer understands the ‘taste, touch and scent’ of music. She
leaves no detail in a limbo. I take pleasure in making the best of good
musicians and as such I decided I was going to write ‘vernacular’ lyrics
for Nikki to sing – not just your everyday road-worthy vernacular
lyrics. It was an interesting session as I watched Nikki soak herself in
the song.
We had to stop the recording at some
point because Nikki became quite emotional. That was a sight I hadn’t
seen in about 15 years of my recording career. I watched Nikki emote
with such purity, I knew we’d nailed the song. A few spices of known
songs here and there and the song was a wrap! Finally the song was
released on my second album – The Worship Sessions 2. If you haven’t
gotten yourself a copy, you don’t know what you’re missing.
Nikki and Florocka aren’t done yet – keep your fingers crossed!
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