Diamond Platinumz continues to prove he's a step above other East African artists every day that goes by. His recent achievement is having his song feature on the highly anticipated movie, Coming 2 America.
Diamond featured with his ‘Hallelujah’ song where he collaborated with Jamaican reggae family Morgan Heritage which comes off the ‘Boy from Tandale’ album. The compilation was released by the Universal Music Group Africa, and it features several stars from the continent. It will be part of a 16-song Pan African compilation album that bridges the distance between countries and cultures.
The funny part is that the song was in 2018 banned from playing on airwaves in Tanzania by Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) just months after its release terming it as being against the country’s morals. The body claimed the song in its praise for indiscently dressed women was against the county's morals and terming it blasphemous.
The song however went on to get more than a million views within the first 24 hours that it was uploaded on Diamond’s YouTube channel and has since been viewed more than 12 million times on YouTube.
Coming to America 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 1988 classic starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall. Zamunda is the imaginary African country from the movie. “We wanted to bring our knowledge of the music from the continent that is coming up and affecting the youth globally it’s not just Afrobeat.
It allowed us to play with the fact that you don’t have to only reflect genres that are popular in one region or one part of Africa,” said Dlamini, CEO of Universal Music South Africa and Sub-Saharan South Africa.
“Rhythms of Zamunda: Music Inspired by Coming 2 America,” is scheduled for release on March 5. The previously announced soundtrack to “Coming 2 America” is also set to feature artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Bobby Sessions as well as songs performed in the film.
