El Mukuka & Kyle Deutsch Ft. Janou – ‘Keep My Heart Safe’
El Mukuka and Kyle Deutsch collaborate on the pop anthem of 2022 with ‘Keep My Heart Safe’ featuring German duo, Janou.
Ultra Records artist and leading Zambian DJ and Producer El Mukuka has teamed up with South Africa’s very own Kyle Deutsch, along with German duo, Janou, for the spectacular uplifting summer anthem ‘Keep My Heart Safe’.
El Mukuka delves into the development of the single and the journey it has taken from conception to completion, saying, “I started working on ‘Keep My Heart Safe’ back in 2019 with Brazilian singer-songwriter Brabara Schucko. We met as students in 2012 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The chorus was the first thing we developed and the only thing that stuck from our initial songwriting sessions three years ago. Over time and through inviting more collaborators to the table, I gained more clarity around my vision for the song about the verse melodies, overall song structure and production. The elements of ‘Keep My Heart Safe’ only started to come together and coherently make sense earlier this year. By that time, several new writers had joined the team, and some integral contributions had been made. The entire project, from start to finish, was done remotely and as the team grew, so did the challenges of collaborating from a distance and through a global pandemic. The team consisted of writers from the USA, Germany, South Africa and Zambia. However, looking back, I feel so grateful for the long creative process we went through with this song. It was a 3-year journey that taught me a lot about fusion music techniques, collaboration approaches and patience, haha.”
It was an exceptional experience collaborating with El Mukuka and Janou on the single for Kyle Deutsch. He shares his involvement, saying, “Working on this track was an absolute dream. It’s so feel-good, uniting, global, yet still so African. I can’t wait for the world to hear and feel what we felt while making it.”
Lyrically, the song conveys a message of reflection and positivity, while the music embodies multiculturalism through the fusion of African and Western musical elements. The high-energy and uplifting feel of the track resonates perfectly with the start of the post-COVID 2022 African summer season.
Stream/Listen to ‘El Mukuka and Kyle Deutsch featuring Janou – Keep My Heart Safe’ below.
