Smarh returns with Konyana

The song is derived from the Zion hymn book, and Smarh says it is an expression of gratitude and praise to the Lord for protecting him during his time behind bars. Smarh has not released music since his conviction and prison sentence for rape in 2023.

Smarh told Arts&Culture in an interview that dropping Konyana was one way of communicating with his people in and out of prison and thanking the one above. “While I was in prison, I used to sing Zion hymns, and I started getting ideas of infusing gospel into deep house because people like it," he said.