Paris-born, Nigerian singer-songwriter and multi-platinum selling recording artist Asa has released her new song, “Ocean.”
Born Bukola Elemide, the 39-year-old fuses pop, afrobeat, soul and R&B, all built to compliment her unique smoky voice.
Aṣa released her debut album in 2008 to critical acclaim and has since released three studio albums and two live albums. As the world familiarizes itself with Nigeria’s booming afro-fusion hip-hop, afrobeat, dancehall, pop hybrid, the other side of the country’s sounds may seem like uncharted territory, Asa has been present and consistent in her singular, distinct voice that cuts through the noise.
Asa’s third studio album, Bed of Stone, was released in August 2014. The singles are “Dead Again”, “Eyo”, “Satan Be Gone”, “The One That Never Comes” and “Moving On”. She went on a world tour from 2015 to 2017.
On 14 May 2019, she released a new single titled “The Beginning” and on 25 June 2019, she released the single “Good Thing”. On 11 September 2019, she announced on her Twitter page that her new album, Lucid, will be released on 11 October 2019. True to her words, the album was then released on 11 October 2019.
Aṣa soon to be released fifth album, was recorded after the lockdown put a stop to her 42 city LUCID tour and forced Asa to leave her Paris base for home in Lagos, a welcomed solitude, which resulted in beautiful encounters and an album full of brightness, cheekiness, heartfelt emotions and features for the first time ever.
Asa is a Nigerian songwriter, recording artist, and one of Nigeria’s most exposed musicians with an estimated net worth of $28 million.
