Azawi says Konshens initially wanted 'Summer Bae' video filmed in Miami

The Quinamino hitmaker said she had already gathered the resources to fly to Florida when the Jamaican dancehall rock star informed her he had been booked to perform in East Africa.

Azawi, who was appearing on NBS After 5, however, noted that Konshens, whose real name is Garfield Delano Spence -- didn't immediately tell her he was coming to Uganda.

When he finally came to Kampala last year, they shot the video from Speke Resort Munyonyo and Ddungu Resort Beach.

Appearing on Galaxy FM's drive show on Friday, November 24, 2023, the songstress said that she had originally suggested to Konshens to remix her song '10 over 10', which is also among the jams on the Sankofa album.

But Konshens offered to collaborate with her on a fresh project.

"My plan was for us to remix '10 over 10' but he was like let's do another song," said Azawi, real name Priscilla Zawedde.

She sent him the track of 'Summer Bae' and he sang through all of it. He shared what he had recorded and Azawi added her lines.

Both '10 over 10' and 'Summer Bae' were produced Bangar Boi.

Azawi has always loved Konshens' music.

"My first performance when I had just joined the industry was at Roast & Rhyme," she said when she was asked how she established the relationship with the Jamaican star.

"A clip of me freestyling to his song went viral. Later, I went to Kenya for an interview [at Trace Eastern Africa] and I repeated the freestyle."

Calvin Wanguku, who hosted her at Trace, promised that he would ensure Konshens sees the clip and he made good on the promise. As Calvin was pushing on his side, Azawi was also in Konshens' DMs.

"I think he realised I'm a big fan, which I have been," she said, "I used to sing his songs when I was still performing under bands."

Konshens performed at the Blankets And Wine on December 17, 2023, at the Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala. It was his fourth time in the country, having last appeared in 2015 for a show alongside Busy Signal and previously in 2013 and 2012.

Meanwhile, the video of Summer Bae was dropped on February 2, and it already has over 262k views on YouTube.