One of Africa’s greatest exports, Bukola Elemide popularly known as Asa will hold her first ever concert in Lagos, Nigeria – ASA LIVE IN LAGOS concert.
READ HERE – LAGOS, GET READY FOR ‘ASA LIVE IN LAGOS’.
The concert is scheduled to hold on May 1st, 2016 at Eko Hotel and Suites. the live concert is being organised by Bavent Street Live.
Over the years, Asa has been on many tours around the world, performing at some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Her most recent tour, Bed of Stone Tour (#BOSTOUR), was heralded as one of last year’s must-see tours by critics and fans. Now, with her first ever live concert in her home country, she is bringing the #BOSTOUR to Lagos to re-live this incredible your at home.
Asa, who has 3 internationally released studio albums – LIVE IN PARIS, LIVE IN TOKYO DVDs and chart topping singles to her credit, will perform her most popular hits as well as tracks from her three albums including latest album ”Bed of Stone”.
During her chat with press men in Lagos, Asa and her team said a few things about the concert. Read below;
- The concert has been in planning for a very long and her band from France are in Nigeria for #AsaLiveInLagos.
- The concert will be about dance, emotions and live music.
- It was not a personal decision for her not to perform in Nigeria before now. They had a lot of international obligations regarding her tour around different cities and countries abroad.
- Asa is not a world music artiste.
- Her music is influenced by Fela Kuti, James Brown, Michael jackson, Prince, Ella Fitzgerald and she was in the choir in the church. She was also influenced by her parents while growing up. now she listens to Tekno, Tiwa Savage and other artistes we don’t know about that are equally great. All of these songs inspire her.
- Asa will be performing on stage live for 2 – 4 hours or maybe all night 😉
- Asa will not be having her own record label. She will be opening a music publishing platform for songwriters soon.
- Song writers need to be able to write songs for artistes so people win’t complain about lyrics not making sense.
- Her music is her religion and it is a community. It is her practice and the more she practice, the more it helps her music and the communication everyday.
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Her music Her religion What she practice @asa_music #AsaLiveInLagos #Olorisupergal #OSG
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