Artist.......: Asa
Album........: Live α La Bellevilloise
Label........: n/a
Genre........: R&B
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2015-03-28
Str.date.....: 2015-03-00
Quality......: 239kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://asa-official.com/
track title time
1. Live α La Bellevilloise 15:56
* Satan be gone
* Eyo
* Bed of stone
* Jailer
Runtime 15:56
Size 27.26
Release Notes:
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A?a set off to take flight with the release of her first single, "Fire on the
Mountain", in 2007. The single (which has a surprisingly lilting melody for its
accompanying lyrics warning of ecological disaster) had already received wide
airplay on stations in Europe when her self-titled debut album hit stores in
October of that same year. A?a (pronounced Asha) is no stranger to France, where
her album was recorded and produced, having been born in the capital city of
Paris. Born Bukola Elemide in 1982, the singer has only the vaguest of memories
of her birth city, since she was only two years old when her family returned to
Nigeria. Their time spent in Paris was brief, but A?a's fate was tied up with
the City of Light and it was to Paris that she returned 20 years later to record
her first major work in the studio. A?a grew up in Lagos, the former capital of
Nigeria and a city buzzing with energy but also home to a deep-rooted
spirituality. In Lagos, she matured amidst a population balancing the beliefs of
Islam and Christianity. The influence of the city can be heard throughout her
first album on tracks such as "Jailer" and "Fire on the Mountain", where
tentative hints of Afrobeat waft through the folksy pop. Her style is unique as
the city she grew up in, lying somewhere between pop and soul -- and just a
twist of reggae. Her music features mainly English lyrics, but she also sings in
Yoruba, a West African language widely spoken in Nigeria. The album was warmly
received in France, winning her the Prix Constantin in 2008, and the follow-up,
2010's Beautiful Imperfection, which expanded on the R&B and funk elements of
her sound, saw her nominated for a Victoires de la Musique award.
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