Asa(pronounced Asha) is a Nigerian singer whose real name is Bukola Elemide. Her nick name Asa simply means 'little hawk'. She was born in 1982 in Paris but was raised in Lagos Nigeria. She's the only girl in a family of four children. Her mother was a shopkeeper while her father made videos for weddings. She sings in both Yoruba and English.
She is inspired by the likes of Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey, Lagbaja, Eryka Badu Rafael Sadique, Angelique Kidjoe, D'angeo...most of who her parents used to listen to when she was young. Her music is hard to define as she fuses pop, r&b, funk, world, neo-soul, soul and reggea.
In an interview she said, She wants to show the world that something beautiful and positive can come out of the "dark continent" and inspire young people all over the world.
I was only familiar with Jailer and Fire on the mountain and accidentally stumbled on her new album -Beautiful Imperfection....
...while looking for them on YouTube.My fave tracks on the album are Be my man, baby gone,Why cant we. There is something Tracy Chapman-ish about her.This 'be my man' track is beautiful and simple, i wish Kenyan musicians would also borrow a leaf from this nice video. The guy with pink pants and shades with white handles is the funniest of them all. Plus the dude with the cocktail mixer, wish he could "mix' me like that too.lol.Overall I love her music to the moon and back,have a listen and tell me what you think.
ok.You can thank me now. No need to wait for later!
For more information on her tours, lyrics, biography etc her website- www.asa-official.com and on twitter her handle is asa_official.
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