Dulla Makabila keeps pulling from the same well of lived experience that has quietly shaped his Singeli run so far. His new single “Mapenzi Yasakwe” brings Zaiylissa back into the frame, and the pair trade lines over a beat built for the dancefloor.
The record arrived with a matching video on October 6, 2026, and it casts Zaiylissa as a bride inside a traditional Swahili wedding setting. But the storyline underneath that celebration leans on heartbreak and unresolved feeling. Dulla cleared his Instagram feed before the drop, leaving only photos of Zaiylissa tagged #MapenziYasakwe, so the buzz started building well ahead of the official release.
He has been one of Singeli’s loudest voices for a while now, based in Dar es Salaam and carrying the genre’s fast, rowdy energy into rooms far beyond Tanzania. His catalogue includes “Malaya Tu,” “Madee,” and the cross-dressing visual for “Ningekuwa Demu.” He has also linked with Diamond Platnumz on “Amaboko” and appeared on “Miss Buza.”
Singeli works best when the personal and the chaotic sit side by side, and this one leans into both. The wedding imagery gives the song a stage, while the divorce backstory gives it weight.
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