A 'Chocolat' sweet tribute to women

01 September 2015 - 02:00 By Leonie Wagner

MiCasa front man J'Something is breaking racial boundaries with a new "sweet" single. The Times has exclusively learnt that MiCasa will be dropping their latest single, titled Chocolat off the soon-to-be-released album Home Sweet Home.The house trio, made up of lead vocalist and songwriter J'Something, whose name is Joao da Fonseca, trumpeter Mo-T and keyboardist Mr Duda, will be releasing their third studio album this month.But today fans will get to hear the first single off the 20-track album. The single will play on radio stations across the country and is a tribute to women.Fonseca said: "When people hear the song they'll think, 'oh J likes black chicks', but the song is about more than that, because chocolate isn't just black. It's about breaking racial boundaries. The song is about praising women in a very sexy way."Speaking to The Times, he said they were most excited about their album launch and were preparing for the music video, which will be inspired by his favourite childhood movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.Fans will also see Fonseca and every other imaginable public figure from "It girl" Bonang Matheba to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela in the next Shout music video, titled Smile .The track, written by Fonseca, is the third song for charity organisation Shout, headed up by musicians Danny K and Kabelo Mabalane.Fonseca described Smile as a happy song that would hopefully get South Africans to crack a smile...

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