Back in Nigeria, her first single, "Eyé Adaba," was beginning to get airplay.Īṣa soon signed to Naïve Records. In 2004, Asa met her manager and friend, Janet Nwose, who introduced her to Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo, who in turn became the producer of her first studio album Asa (Asha).Īṣa returned to France at the age of 20 to study at the IMFP school of Jazz music, where she was told by teachers that she should go ahead and become a recording artist because she was ready and needed no schooling. Aṣa drew inspiration from the collection of her father's playlist. These records featuring American, Nigerian and African soul classics, included musical greats such as Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, King Sunny Adé, Diana Ross, Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba. She has three brothers with her being the fourth and only female child of the family.Īsa's music influences grew over the years from the collection of great music her father had built up for his work as a cinematographer. Her parents hail from Itoku, Abeokuta South local government area, Ogun State, Nigeria but Aṣa grew up in Lagos city, in the south-western part of Nigeria, and 18 years later, returned to Paris, where her life as an artist took off.
Her family returned to live in Nigeria when she was two years old. Many of Aṣa songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.Īṣa was born in Paris to Nigerian parents who were working and studying cinematography in France. Bukola Elemide (born 17 September 1982), professionally known as Aṣa, is a Nigerian-French singer, songwriter, and recording artist.
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