Is she R&B? Is she pop? Is she reggae? Dub, hip-hop, folk? Uhhhh… YES!…and she can rap too!
Now before you even say it, I already know what you’re thinking. Based on the first sentence, Nigerian singer/songwriter Nneka Egbuna sounds like someone throwing it all at the wall to see what sticks. Au contraire, she’s so much more. She’s an artist who loves a variety of musical styles and has figured out a way to successfully incorporate them into her self-expression. Start listening to her tracks and you’ll see what I mean.
Nneka moved to Hamburg, Germany at the age of nineteen to pursue her music and to study anthropology. Shortly after her arrival, she met her long-time collaborator DJ Farhot and the two have been creating musical delicacies ever since. Her latest CD, Concrete Jungle, is a 12-track compilation of music from her first two European releases – 2008’s No Longer at Ease and her 2005 debut Victim of Truth. Hopefully, Concrete Jungle will capture the attention of audiences outside of Europe and Africa and Nneka will finally get the worldwide attention she deserves.
In describing her inspiration, she says “I get inspired when I take a severe look at the things going on in our world today; especially in my country. How people live, suffer and endure pain, politics and religion, when I see all that man has evoked and created out of self-centeredness and devotion to material things”. Any artist who uses such things as their artist motivation will always have my attention. Tell your friends about this one. She deserves good word-of-mouth.
By the way, this is the third African artist I’ve profiled on Me Like Good Music. (Asa and Ayo have been previously recommended.) All three have been female and all three have been connected to Nigeria. It’s time to give the men some attention. Who are some of your favorite underrated, male African artists? I’m not talking about legends like Fela and Masekela. I’m talking about the talented lesser-knowns who deserve their moment in the spotlight. Leave me a comment with some of their names.
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Showin’ Love
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