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Showing posts with label Asa. Show all posts

Linda is excited... and no I didn't win the lottery...

Monday, 11 July 2011

...I am excited about the kind of music (my kinda music) I am hearing these days and surprisingly I don't have to go digging, some are becoming mainstream. Once in a while I just want to turn on the radio or go into a store and not listen to Rubbish music. As we all know, music gets stuck in your head whether you like it or not.

Raphael Saadiq


So the other day I was in TK Maxx and I was surprised to hear Nneka and I got really excited. Then I turn on the TV and its Raphael Saadiq's Good Man... and good thing Adele is on the radio 24-7 around here so you hear cars blasting 'Rolling in the Deep' or 'Set Fire to Rain'  on their radios...then you get into a local pie shop and that is what you hear. And while Nigerian soul singer, Asa can be heard too internationally in retail stores across the UK, I am happy that music from alternative soul singer Bez is being played on the radio in Nigeria. The first time I heard his song was on the radio and I was like whoa!!! His album 'Super Sun' which have songs that I absolutely love comes out soon, and I will write about it here on this blog.


Aloe Blacc



I like old soul musicians like Otis Redding; my favourite old school artiste of all time. I still listen to his songs and get emotional and always wonder why music is not like that any more. Then I listen to Nina Simone's music and also wonder what happened to people making good music. But if you are like me, you will get excited once more because good music is back!! Songs like Aloe Blacc's 'You make me smile' and 'I need a dollar' are beginning to come into our lives and we don't have to go searching anymore...

Listen to Raphael Sadiq's 'Good Man' below



We sooooooooo loooooove Asa...

Saturday, 28 May 2011

The quirky new video from Asa is out 'Why Can't We' from the Album Beautiful Imperfection.
Why can't we all just be happy.... this video is making me happy..

Watch below

We are liking Asa's new video at the moment...

Saturday, 8 January 2011

We have talked about Asa in a past blog post. Asa is one of our Naija soul sistas that is a free spirit, and her new video has the old school 1960's vibe going on...
Its called 'Be my Man' from her new album Beautiful Imperfection

Check It out Below:



Naija Soul Sistahs (part 3)

Friday, 19 March 2010

ASA




Aṣa (pronounced "Asha") (born in 1982) is an Afro- French singer- songwriter and recording artist. Her stage name "Aṣa" means "Hawk" in Yoruba.


Born Bukola Elemide, Aṣa was born in Paris, France, to Nigerian parents. She was two years old when her family returned to live in Nigeria. Aṣa grew up in Lagos in the south-western part of Nigeria. However twenty years later Aṣa returned to Paris, which is where her life as an artist took wing. 


She draws inspiration from Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin and Nigerian musicians such as Fela Kuti, Sunny Ade and Lagbaja.


In 2004 Aṣa was introduced to Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo, who became her musical partner and producer. He enabled Aṣa, the free spirit, to find her bearings and sing songs in English and Yoruba. 
Her songs talk about Nigeria, things in life and the things in her life.


To know more about Asa, visit her website @ http://www.asa-official.com/?lang=en/
Listen to Asa's music below: 
'Jailer' and 'Fire on the Mountain'



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