Mwaki

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"Mwaki"
Zerb - Mwaki.png
Single by Zerb featuring Sofiya Nzau
from the EP Surrender
Language Kikuyu
English title"Fire"
Released10 November 2023 (2023-11-10)
Genre Progressive house [1]
Length3:28
Label Th3rd Brain
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Zerb
Zerb singles chronology
"Use Somebody"
(2023)		"Mwaki"
(2023)		"Addicted"
(2024)
Sofiya Nzau singles chronology
"Saufiya"
(2023)		"Mwaki"
(2023)		"Just Another Woman"
(2023)

Certifications

Certifications for "Mwaki"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [61] Platinum100,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [62] Gold1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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