Washed over with Queens’ effortless vocal performance and psychedelic synth highlights the song is already causing a buzz with support from the likes of Dj Spinna, Lars Behrenroth and Charles Webster to name a few.
But the release itself, is the culmination of what Queens feels is the epitome of the organic growth of the song. Formerly a bootleg, Enoo Napa’s ‘Opaque’ Mix caught the attention of the legendary South African house emissary, Black Coffee early this year. After encouraging Queens to make it official,
Conqueror became
a prominent fixture on the DJ’s sets across the globe.
“Certainly the thought to make
Conqueror official was not something I had in mind. At that time I was deeply questioning my path in music. Before anything else music, for me, is about community. You don’t make music or become who you are on your own. In the grand scheme of things it’s a belief system, it’s spiritual, and a channel for empowerment. Indeed Conqueror itself, and the trajectory of Enoo Napa’s Opaque Mix signifies all of those things for me,” says Queens.
Apart from being another successful collaboration with a Durban producer,
Conqueror is different from its predecessor
It’s Over, Queens’ first offering of the year. Queens wrote the song as a reminder that she could be a hero to herself. “I’d love to say I wrote it for others” she laughs. “But that is not true.”
To those in the know, the lyrics aren’t new as a Moroka version was released on the
Tribe Vaults Vol 4 compilation in 2014. Its present configuration has found a home with Spanish label Kings of Groove. You are invited to be part of the community.
You can listen to Jackie Queens’
Conqueror on
Soundcloud,
here.
To purchase the single,
click here.
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