{"id":2000109618,"date":"2026-04-23T17:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000109618"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:15:26","slug":"fan-pressure-forces-element-to-release-new-song-with-bien-and-joshua-baraka-without-official-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/fan-pressure-forces-element-to-release-new-song-with-bien-and-joshua-baraka-without-official-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan &#8216;pressure&#8217; forces Element to release new song with Bien and Joshua Baraka without official video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The artist says growing pressure from fans pushed him to release the song earlier than planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The track was released just days after Element Ele\u00e9eH had teased it to his audience. At the time, he had intended to unveil both the audio and official visuals together, but the music video was not yet ready for release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to IGIHE, Element Ele\u00e9eH said his initial plan was to drop the song alongside its visuals, but increasing anticipation from fans who had already learned about the project influenced his decision to release it in its lyric form first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI originally wanted the song to come out together with its video. However, after I mentioned it, many people started asking for it, and it felt like pressure. I<br>decided to release it for them, but the official video will be out soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reliable sources indicate that the artist, who is currently based in the United States, is expected to return to Rwanda before travelling to Nairobi, where the official music video will be shot. The visuals are scheduled for release in May 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Element Ele\u00e9eH is currently preparing for the release of his debut album, which is expected to drop before the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshua Baraka, who features on the track, is among East Africa\u2019s fast-rising music stars and is widely regarded as one of Uganda\u2019s leading contemporary artists. He is known for songs such as \u201cWrong Places\u201d and \u201cMorocco\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bien, the other collaborator on \u201cAyayaah\u201d, is also a prominent East African artist. He is best known for hits such as \u201cToo Easy\u201d, \u201cFinesse\u201d, and \u201cIyo Foto\u201d, a collaboration with Bruce Melodie. Bien first rose to prominence as a member of the Kenyan band Sauti Sol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"626\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rdCoEg4StB0\" title=\"Element Ele\u00e9eh - AYAYAAH Ft Bien, Joshua Baraka (Lyric Video)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1327\" src=\"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ele-9-d3e18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000109621\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Element Ele\u00e9eH said that pressure from fans is what led him to release his song with Bien and Joshua Baraka without the official video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising Rwandan music star Element Ele\u00e9eH has released a new track titled \u201cAyayaah\u201d, featuring Joshua Baraka and Bien. The version currently available on YouTube is a lyric video, as the official music visuals are yet to be completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000109623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[151],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000109618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-editors-choice","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000109623,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/log-88-7b9f8.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":600,"height":360,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/log-88-7b9f8.jpg","width":150,"height":90},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/log-88-7b9f8.jpg","width":300,"height":180},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/log-88-7b9f8.jpg","width":600,"height":360},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/log-88-7b9f8.jpg","width":600,"height":360},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/log-88-7b9f8.jpg","width":600,"height":360}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000109618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000109618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000109618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000109624,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000109618\/revisions\/2000109624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000109623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000109618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000109618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000109618"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000109618"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000109618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}