NiniolaΒ drops her Afro-house album,Β ColoursΒ and SoundsΒ
Nigerian artist,Β Niniola, hasΒ dropped her much anticipated album,Β COLOURS AND SOUNDS,Β this month.
Following huge international hype around her single βAddictedβ this past July,Β theΒ multi–award winningΒ Niniola has beenΒ endorsed by international giants like BeyoncΓ© and Drake.
Incorporating influences from South Africaβs hypnotic Amapiano sound to Jamaican dancehall and elements of vintage Afrobeat, the album is unique in its undertaking.
The album was co-produced by musical icon and β―Verzuz co-founderβ―Timbaland,β―Niniolaβs long-time collaboratorβ―Sarz (BeyoncΓ©, Drake)β―,β―β―Nigerian beatmakersβ―Kel-Pβ―andβ―Nonso Amadi, South Africanβ―Shuffle Muzikβ―β―andβ―Teflon Zincfenceβ―(Chronixx, Koffee);β―from Jamaica.β―Β
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U.K. Afrowave boss Afro B appears on βMy Body,β while South Africaβs Busiswa brings gqom flavour to the hypnotic βOh Sharp.β Nigerian music icon Femi Kuti adds his distinctive sax tones on the Afrobeat-inspired βFantasy,β and Kenyan quartet Sauti Solbring a mix of reggae and Afropop vibes to the sunny, Kel P-produced βSo Serious.ββ―
Niniola on her albumβ¦
With such diverse musical flavours throughout the album,β―NINIOLAβs vocals always remain singular and authentic as she brings her A-game to all 13 tracks.β―Β
βMy music is colourful and vibrant — itβs travelled across borders and it’s being played by different ethnicities, whether black or white,β NINIOLA says, βeven though my root genre isΒ Afro-House, I can do it all -β R&B, pop, folk.Β So I am basically a girl of many Colours and Sounds.β
Also check out her music latest videoΒ belowΒ for the Shuffle Muzik-producedβ―Look Like Me.Β
Directed byβ―Clarence Peters,β―NINIOLAβ―plays an array of colourful characters, reflecting the trackβs celebration of individualism and womenβs empowerment.
For more onβ―NINIOLAβ―and her mission, watch her appearance on this weekβs edition of CNN Internationalβsβ―African Voicesβ―HERE.
TRACK LISTING β―Β
- NIGHT AND DAY feat. NONSO AMADIΒ
- INNOCENT (FAGBO)Β
- SO SERIOUS feat. SAUTI SOLΒ
- ADDICTEDΒ
- LOOK LIKE MEΒ
- BODA SODIQΒ
- OH SHARP feat. BUSISWAΒ
- SKIT (TIMBALAND)Β
- FIRE feat. TIMBALANDΒ
- MY BODY feat. AFRO BΒ
- FANTASY feat. FEMI KUTIΒ
- DESIGNER feat. SARZΒ
- OMO RAPALAΒ
- BANAΒ
- ADDICTED (EXTENDED MIX)Β
LISTEN HERE
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