Nneka - "My Home": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Pop music is a 'here today, gone tomorrow' world. A starburst of YouTube notoriety and then oblivion. Or at least ...
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Nneka - "My Home": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Pop music is a 'here today, gone tomorrow' world. A starburst of YouTube notoriety and then oblivion. Or at least it is for most. But when your journey has been as long and extraordinary as Nneka's -- when you've travelled 10000 miles and are still only just starting out - then instant celebrity is the last thing on your mind. When your heart is as big as your Afro, when your talents stretch from teardrop soul-singing to freestyle rapping to a first-class degree from a top Continental university, when you've got so much to say about so much, then you are in it for the long haul. Every year since her musical career took off in 2005, this Afro-German warrior princess has built on her successes, stretched her muscles, and widened her range. Her debut album Victim of Truth (released in the UK in 2007), an inspirational mix of hot loops, black consciousness and 21st-century soul music - was garlanded with praise by the British media. 'As good as The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,' said UK's The Sunday Times. Her sophomore release was every bit as lush and visionary as her first. A record where brains, beauty and beats collide No Longer At Ease made its mark across Europe and beyond. It's a record that Lenny Kravitz and Lauryn Hill both heard and said: 'I want this girl opening my show!' It's easy to see what got Lauryn and Lenny so animated. Nneka's music has still got a big splash of Bob Marley in the recipe, a measure of Nina Simone and a lick of Erykah Badu. But this time ... From: sxsw Views: 519 15 ratings Time: 03:50 More in Entertainment
NNEKA - "My Home": ...
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NNEKA - "My Home": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Every year since her musical career took off in 2005, this Afro-German warrior princess has built on her successes...
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NNEKA - "My Home": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Every year since her musical career took off in 2005, this Afro-German warrior princess has built on her successes, stretched her muscles, and widened her range. Her debut album Victim of Truth (released in the UK in 2007), an inspirational mix of hot loops, black consciousness and 21st-century soul music - was garlanded with praise by the British media. 'As good as The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,' said UK's The Sunday Times. Her sophomore release was every bit as lush and visionary as her first. A record where brains, beauty and beats collide No Longer At Ease made its mark across Europe and beyond. It's a record that Lenny Kravitz and Lauryn Hill both heard and said: 'I want this girl opening my show!' It's easy to see what got Lauryn and Lenny so animated. Nneka's music has still got a big splash of Bob Marley in the recipe, a measure of Nina Simone and a lick of Erykah Badu. But this time around there's more of the best ingredient -- Nneka herself. Her first US release, Concrete Jungle is a collection of songs that put the singer/songwriter at the forefront. This album is an offering of love, hope and optimism dedicated to the people of Warri & the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Holding it all together is the emotional focus of her beautiful voice, located in a place somewhere between yearning and rage. From: sxsw Views: 87 5 ratings Time: 03:50 More in Music