Ugandan singer VjOj is set for global breakthrough with new single 'Slowly.' [Courtesy]

Long before the internet caught up with VjOj, a Ugandan artist, had already been quietly stacking up collaborations that most performers spend entire careers chasing.

Now, with his new single Slowly due out at the start of next month, that anonymity may be about to expire.

The anticipation surrounding the project has been building steadily since footage from its music video shoot began circulating online, revealing sweeping scenes filmed across Dubai's deserts and sunlit beaches.

It is the kind of visual ambition that signals an artist who is thinking well beyond the borders of East Africa, and fans who have followed VjOj's journey say it feels entirely earned. His fans would know.