Mzbel is not slowing down. The “16 Years” singer released a new single, “Sori”, on Friday, the fifth song of a comeback year that her team says is building towards something bigger before December is out.
The title is Akan, and the cover art gives it in English too: “Wake Up”. She wrote and composed “Sori” herself and put it out independently, with RedFox working as sound engineer. It arrives five months after “Leave Me”, her collaboration with Vacs, and keeps up a release pace she has not managed in years.
Mzbel’s “Sori” caps a busy 2026
After Tongues in 2019, new Mzbel music came only now and then, a single or two a year. That changed in 2026. “Ajele” and “Rukie” opened her run, “Ga Vibes” with Nii Funny drew wide attention online, and “Leave Me” followed in June with an official visualiser.
Her manager, Emmanuel Boafo Opare, known as Mod Dee, made the plan clear in an interview with Halmblog. “Mzbel is fully back and ready to perform on any stage,” he said. “Fans should expect major collaborations, new music, and a huge project that we hope to unveil before the end of 2026.”
“Sori” is the first new release since that promise. With six weeks of the year left, the bigger project has not yet been named.
From James Town to “16 Years”
Born Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah in Accra in 1979, Mzbel grew up in James Town and came to music sideways. She hosted a children’s show on GBC Radio 1 and worked as a production assistant at TV3 before joining Hush Hush Studios in 2002, where she started singing her own songs between sessions.
“Awoso Me” won her New Artist of the Year at the Music of Ghana Awards in Italy, and “16 Years” turned her into one of the biggest female names in hiplife. Two decades on, that song still turns up on Ghana Independence Day DJ mixes.
The challenge now is to give fans a new song they hold on to in the same way. On the evidence of this year, she is giving herself plenty of chances.
