Sampa The Great Releases New Single Can't Hold Us Featuring Mwanjé
Friday, 14 November 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Abu Dumbuya
Sampa The Great has shared a new single, Can’t Hold Us.
Released via Loma Vista Recordings, the track blends African rhythm with funk, hip hop and spoken word, and comes with a video directed by Iggy London.
It serves as the first taste of a forthcoming third album from the Zambian musician and rapper, and features on the EA SPORTS FC playlist from today. She said:
"This is the declaration track. I’m saying: I’ve stepped into my power, into my sound, into my purpose. I’ve claimed this thing — Nu Zamrock — as something of my own, something I’m shaping in real time. And in this new form, with this much clarity and drive? You can’t hold us. You can’t stop us. Not anymore."
Sampa The Great released her latest album, 'As Above, So Below', in 2022, which was followed by a deluxe edition in 2023.
Earlier this week, she announced a free block party in Lusaka, Zambia for November 22.
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