Navrongo dancehall artiste Alapta Wan has fans waiting on “Yele”, an unreleased song she has been teasing on Facebook ahead of her upcoming Norpiano EP. Her latest post points them to one date: 24 November.
What We Know About “Yele”
In the teaser, Alapta Wan stands in open grassland under a wide blue sky, wearing a white shirt and patterned headscarf with white sunglasses pushed up on her head. She says the song is still unreleased but that fans have already embraced it, and that everything about the record is intentional, something listeners will understand once it is out. A few days earlier she asked fans to help her pick a release date.
“Yele” sits under her Norpiano banner, a tag she has used on her posts for months. The name hints at a Northern take on amapiano, though she has not spelled out the sound yet and recently asked fans which genre they want from her. The timing is good: Saint Chicago’s “Humpaare” has just shown how far a Northern-language song can travel on Facebook.
Who Is Alapta Wan?
Alapta Wan is a reggae and dancehall artiste from Navrongo in the Upper East Region, and she calls herself the Lion Queen. She built her name largely outside Accra, with socially conscious songs such as “Africa Is Bleeding” and “Poore”, her Gurune record about teenage pregnancy that Atigsi covered in 2021. She has won Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year at the Upper East Music Awards and hosts the annual BoombaFest in Navrongo.
Atigsi has followed her since “Fine Boy” in 2017 and “Bumba”, her 2018 Gringo cover; “Bumba” is still one of her hashtags today. Her 2026 releases include “Red” in July and “Gbedu” with Young Pop Music in September, produced by KobbyBeatz. She has also featured on Ebosta’s “Gidigba” and Xuper’s “Party Till Morning”.
When Will “Yele” Be Out?
Alapta Wan has told fans to expect it on 24 November. Follow her Facebook page for the release, and catch up on her catalogue in the meantime.
🎧 Listen now: Alapta Wan on Apple Music
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