Music pundits often say, ‘to succeed in music, talent is never enough‘, but its surely the starting point. Thousands of super-talented musicians languish in obscurity for varying reasons while they watch ‘less talented’ singers take the shine, win awards and become superstars.
In this piece, we beam our spotlight on talented musicians that are yet to hit the limelight.
Falana
The energy Falana exudes when she performs is simply out of this world. And when she plays the box drum? Fire!
She performed recently at the Asa Live In Lagos concert and she practically stole the show with her exceptional talent, poise and delivery.
Whenever she is putting together her pop-up concert series, try your best to attend. Watch her ingenious cover of Fela’s ‘Lady’
Lindsey Abudei
Often called an ‘alternative singer’ Lindsey Abudei has an amazing talent and an out of the world vocal delivery. She stole hearts with her 2014 EP Brown.
Now Lindsey has released a full length album And the Bass Is Queen; best believe this album is fire. In fact, it is yet to get a negative review from critics since its release
Odunsi The Engine
For those who know him, Odunsi has been tagged as the new sound of afro-fusion in Nigeria. He’s a very talented artiste as well as producer.
One listen to his sound and you’ll most likely become a fan instantly.
Yela
A banker by day and musician the rest of the time, Yela describes himself as an afrocentric R&B artiste. He released his debut EP Gidi + the Undertow early this year and hasn’t looked back since. Songs that stand out on the EP are ‘Boxes’, ‘Dance Wiv Me’ and ‘Johni Walka’.
Lady Donli
UK based Nigerian artiste Zainab otherwise called Lady Donli hails from Kaduna State but was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
Lady Donli is an alternative artiste who first came into the scene with her single ‘Nothing On Me’ in 2013. Her sound will instantly remind you of Nina Simone, Sade, Frank Sinatra, Andre 3000, Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu.
Jinmi Abduls
From ‘Superman’ to ‘Pose’ to ‘Tinuke Eko’, Jinmi never fails to impress on all his songs.
Even the meanest of critics will surely appreciate his sound and talent.
Kaline
Kaline is a singer-songwriter and pianist who has a B. Music in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music.
Her single ‘Tell You Of My Love’ will get you hooked on her sound.
Austin Tay Iwar
Its almost impossible to believe that Tay Iwar is a 19-year old Bantu Collective artiste.
His talent and creativity is on another level. He dropped one of the most talked about mixtapes by an emerging artiste in April 2014.
This Nigerian recording artist, singer, songwriter, composer, audio engineer and music producer is everything and more.
Ayo Awosika
If you haven’t heard any of Ayo Awosika’s music, you may decide to keep it that way because the moment you do, you are hooked.
A singer–songwriter, music director and music teacher based in New York, she recently released her debut album We Best Not Wait. Ayo’s performance at the Lagos Jazz Series back in 2014 stands out.
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