Fresh from her Mobo win for “Best African act” and the chart success of her top 20 hit “Heartbeat”; Afro-Pop Live present Future superstar & African soul child Nneka. The Nigerian rapper/singer/songwriter with a socio-political bone to pick returns to the UK to play ULU London on 4th November with Amazigh Kateb in support. With afro-beat Fela Kuti and US rapper Mos Def as her inspirations, this African Bushqueen uses her eclectic brand of hip-hop, soul, afrobeat and reggae to explore "people, politics, corruption, bribery, sex, immorality, hypocrisy, George Bush, many things" There may be some darkness is the work but Nneka’s one goal is that her life experiences through her songs and lyrics inspires hope in others. “Stand up against; corruption, against injustice, against bribery and hypocrisy.......RAISE UR VOICES," Nneka Egbuna We are now witnessing the emergence of a long-standing genre spawned from Mother Africa. Afro-Pop like other complimentary genres (Crunk music, dirty South USA, Reggaeton Puerto Rico), is steeped in a fusion of Afrobeat Hiplife Juju Dance Pop Rock Funk Fuji Raggae Souk Hip-hop laced with soulful melodies, producing this hybrid of explosive sounds & rhythms delivered with a punk attitude. "Soul's best new voice." Sunday Times
"A seminal work? It certainly feels like it right now." Independent On Sunday
"You need to own this album" Pride ‘No Longer At Ease’ every bit as lush and visionary as her first Victim of Truth (an album "as good as The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" according to The Sunday Times). www.afropoplive.co.uk
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