Livingson has a new single called Enajadu, produced by Joerex, with a release date of 27 November 2026. The title is the Igala word for “The Saviour”, and the chorus is sung in that language.
The song is gospel, and it is direct about its subject. According to Livingson, it tells the story of Jesus, His death, His resurrection and His victory over darkness. He frames it as a message for a world he describes as full of chaos and evil: don’t fear it, because the victory has already been won.
Why the Igala chorus matters
Igala is spoken mainly in Kogi State, in north-central Nigeria. It rarely gets the airtime that Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa or Pidgin do, and that is what makes the choice interesting. Plenty of Nigerian gospel leans on English for reach. Writing the hook in a language fewer people will recognise is a deliberate bet on specificity over convenience.
Livingson is clear that this is the point. In the release he says he chose a native language for the chorus “so as to represent and export our indigenous languages from Nigeria and Africa to the world.”
He is not the first African artist to make that argument. Afrobeats has spent the last decade proving that listeners will sing along to words they can’t translate, as long as the melody gives them somewhere to land. Gospel has the same advantage, because a chorus built to be repeated carries meaning even for people still learning the words.
Where to listen
Other links on Spotify and YouTube. Livingson is on Instagram (@_livingson), TikTok (@_livingson) and X (@LivingsonEneojo).
The song’s theme is a Saviour who has already won. Its ambition is smaller and more practical: to get a word from Igala into new ears. A chorus is built for repetition, so that is a reasonable place to start.
