Asa (pronounced like Asha) is an artist
emerging from Nigeria who soulfully sings in English, Yoruba, and most
recently in French.
She was born in Paris and began singing at a young age while listening to her father's
records of classics like Bob Marley and Fela Kuti.
Her music style is a cross between soul, R&B, pop
and reggae depending on the track. Her songs range from feel-good
songs to others, like 'Fire on the Mountain', which touches on difficult topics
like neglected wars in Africa because they have no oil, or another song,
'Jailer', which is "laden with meaning, metaphoric of neo-slavery", which she was inspired to
write after she accidentally signed the wrong music contract.
Her voice reminds me somewhat of a Nigerian Norah Jones, but BBC
calls her the 21st century Bob Marley.
Whatever she is, one thing is for sure, her voice and sounds
are second to none.
Her album Beautiful
Imperfection was released
worldwide from 2010 to 2011.
Take a listen to her song 'Bamidele' below:
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