[Lagos, Nigeria — October 2025] — Revered producer and sonic visionary Genio Bambino reemerges with “WAIT”, a shadowy, slow-burning collaboration with cult alté figure Cruel Santino (Santi). Released via Base N Rebulz x MOVES Recordings, the single ushers in a bold new chapter for Genio, one where his artistry expands beyond production to encompass his voice, songwriting, and complete creative authorship.
Genio Bambino has long been a silent architect within Nigeria’s alternative soundscape. He is known for his distinct production fingerprints on records with Odeal, Boj, and Show Dem Camp.
With “WAIT,” he steps into full view, not as a background craftsman, but as a narrator of his own world.
The track blurs the boundaries between alté, experimental R&B, and left-field pop, weaving a sound that is both delicate and disorienting. Sparse yet cinematic, “WAIT” thrives on tension and atmosphere, a composition that feels suspended between light and dark, intimacy and distance.
Cruel Santino’s presence heightens this duality, his abstract lyricism threading effortlessly through Genio’s textured production to form a hypnotic, otherworldly exchange.
Speaking on the release, Genio Bambino reflects:
“‘WAIT’ is the opening scene of the universe I’ve been quietly constructing; this time, my voice sits at its core.”
“WAIT” fuses alté, experimental R&B and left-field pop into a dark, floating world, a song built from restraint, space and atmosphere. Santino’s appearance heightens the record’s off-centre narrative, reinforcing the creative lineage between both artists and the world they helped pioneer.
