Nigerian singer Lyta teams with Lordice on Take Your Time, an Afrobeats record that counsels patience in love rather than rushing. The title sets its unhurried tone from the start.
Take Your Time works in the melodic Afrobeats lane Lyta is known for, a mid-tempo groove carrying a smooth, sung vocal. The writing deals with letting love unfold at its own pace, and the production keeps a gentle, swaying rhythm that matches the message, with the two voices trading lines over the same easy pulse.
Lyta built his name in Nigerian music with melodic street-pop records, and a guest like Lordice adds a second colour to the vocal. The feature works by giving the song a contrasting tone against Lyta’s lead, filling out the duet rather than simply adding a name.
What catches the ear is the way the hook sits just behind the beat, an unhurried phrasing that suits a song about not rushing. The delivery practises what the lyric preaches.
It suits a slow evening with someone, the kind of record for taking things gently. Listeners who favour the softer side of Afrobeats will warm to it.
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