Edge Links Up With AYL⌀ & Tega On New Single “Ooolala”

Edge teams up with AYLØ & Tega to deliver a hypnotic, sexy R&B vibe on “Ooolala” The B.C

based artist gives off a new Toronto feeling with this single. Kelowna, BC — Sept. 25, 2020 — Edge is rapidly making a name for himself within Western

Canada and internationally. His previous three singles have gotten him placements on some of

Canada’s most read blogs, interviews on local television and airplay on stations in Toronto,

Vancouver and even Nigeria. Edge has been steadily gaining momentum in 2020 and shows no signs of slowing down.

This song "Ooolala" heavily draws from Toronto's giants as well as it's vibrant night scene, inspired by artists such Partynextdoor, Drake, and the Weekend. Edge teams up with AYLØ, a Nigerian Alté rising star and Tega a B.C singer-songwriter to deliver a moody, sexy, dark R&B vibe. Edge says, “in times like these, we the artists/creatives have an obligation to our fans and listeners to keep their spirits up and motivated through the use of our art and music”.

Edge has been featured on Canada's second most-watched private terrestrial television

network, Global TV and across more than 500+ influential playlists across Spotify since his

breakout release in 2018. His songs have received airplay and features on CBC Radio,Coolradio93, Melodyfm88.6, Rockfm94.7, Rainbow94.1fm, Ct1r, stations spanning from Toronto to Nigeria. Featured on blogs such as Elevator Mag, ForTheCultureCanada, Hidden Beats,

Kelowna Capital News, Independent Spirits, AnR Factory, Sesashop, Tinnitist and more, and he

has opened for and shared the stage with the likes of Amine, Petit Biscuit, 88glam, Adamn Killa,

Ill Chris, Golden BSP, Teon Gibbs, BBNO$, and more.

LISTEN TO OOOLALA HERE

"Edge takes inspiration from Rap giants such as Travis Scott and Don Toliver to create a catchy and prominent flow that effortlessly

rides the track. The BC Artist creates a colorful sonic landscape riddled with tasteful ad-libs and melodic brilliance." - Elevator Mag

"I’ve seen him perform countless times and honestly I’ve always loved his sets. Edge had explosiveness which was very contagious

and with his charisma commanded the room." - FortheCultureCanada

"Influenced by everything from his Nigerian roots to modern pop, reggae and rap of all eras (most noticeably Tyler the Creator),

Edge is carving out his place quickly within the world of hip-hop by creating a unique sound all his own that is laced with details of

his experiences thus far." - Hidden Beats

"Edge succeeds in his bet: to make you want to dance, under emotions veiled with raging sweetness." Independent Spirits

"Edge has all the skills to impress any crowd as he just flows with smooth professionalism, his voice captures a picture of cruising

around in Vice City, rocking up to the best house party and following him into the VIP section." - AnRFactory

"It's about 3:30 am and after a debate about hip-hop and rap and where's going, we turned on

Edge's new song. I won't lie we were

dancing and cheers our glasses to a hit." - Sesashop.

TRAPPED THE EP BY OLA BONNY TEEZY

 

The TRAPPED the EPproject was made during the worldwide spread of Covid19 and eventual lockdown. This period got me lost in deep thought as I pick my pen to write about societal ills like rape, suicide, depression, drug abuse etc. The intent of TRAPPED the EP is to create more awareness on the ills of the present-day--especially against women. Rape, Drugs, Abuse are some of these topics that we pretend don't exist but are at the core of the problems we have today. I want people to talk more about that and to share in my belief for a better future.

The TRAPPED the EP is made whole-fully with powerful stories laced beautifully across the common topic of interest. Have you listened to a song and got lost in the art? That is the experience this project offers at first listen. Every single song on the project perfectly compliment the previous one - making you feel the obvious urge to listen to end.

One thing you will enjoy from the TRAPPED the EP, is the rich lyrical content and poetic justification. Every song was obviously well planned and written down (with a clear message attached)

Below is the track-list. (All tracks are mixed and mastered by myself)

1.    Swerve (Prod. by Vin Ace)

2.    Suicide (Prod. by AndreOnBeat)

3.    Slam (Prod. by UnknownCookUp)

4.    Migo (Prod. by GMP)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH APRIL MAEY

 In recent times,the music industry has seen Nigerian women become bold with their spread choices of music into depth from Disc Jockeying, Playlisting and curations,Song writing and soulful Artistes pushing the culture to the next level. Belgium based Nigerian alternative artiste , April “Somi” Maey with masters in new media at the VUB in Brussels Belgium released her Debut EP “Ticket To Anywhere” with songs like Somebody,Starry nights etc while she continuously expressed her identity on each track. She has worked with notable Artistes like MI Abaga,YCee,Reinhard,Oxlade to mention a few. The project displays her musical prowess to flow between multiple genres considering her lack of experience in the industry.

Congratulations on your debut EP April, considering your skeletal discography and lack of experience in the industry,how were you able to make this happen?

Well, I just wanted to put together a project to test the market and see how people receive it. I was lucky enough to have a few people in the industry help me through it and give me some feedback, citymonstar, Boogey, slay Velli. They all really helped me find the sound I wanted and yeah, we made it happen. 

You're a Nigerian based in Belgium tell us more about yourself?

I’m just a chill person, and I really like to go with the vibe. Nigeria has impacted me a lot and I like to show that and appreciate the culture. There isn’t a lot going on apart from music and school. I study a masters degree at VUB in Brussels and I’ll be done in 2021. Before then, I’ll just focus on putting out good music and developing as an artist and performer! 

What made you pursue a career in music?

I’ve always loved music, it’s my biggest inspiration, I worked at chocolate city music and the love for music grew, so I decided to give it a shot! 

What would you describe your sound as?

I just love vibes! I love lyrics and emotion and sometimes I just like to vibe on songs, so get ready for different versions of me and I’d say prepare to be surprised haha! 

What was the creative Process of your EP “Ticket to anywhere”?

There were a lot of songs that didn’t make it on the project. I just wanted it to be relaxing and try to express different feelings through the music. Ticket to Anywhere was mostly about my transition from design to music, and merging different versions of myself. 

You maintained the same low charming tempo which allows each track to perfectly fit into another,how's your growth been music Wise?

I’ve grown a lot in the past year, but I definitely want to express different feelings, not just the one chill vibe. And I’d like to experiment a lot, there’s still so much I haven’t tried and I’m excited to just dive into it

For you the EP “Ticket to anywhere” is a big story book,what inspired the project?

It was about merging the design/creative side of myself and the music side. Most times people want you to focus on one thing. But I’m not like that, I want to be as creative as possible and express myself in as many ways as possible. That’s what inspired the project, my willingness to create and try new things. 

Talking about Collaborations,who would you love being in the studio with creating music?

Asa, Omah Lay, Burna Boy. And a lot more! 

What's next for you April?

Right now I’m focusing on building myself as an artist and testing the market, seeing what works best and making good music.

LISTEN TO TICKET TO ANYWHERE EP HERE

PRESS RELEASE FOR ANYTHING BY CYPRIAN ALAKIJA

 

 Cyprian Alakija is an Afrobeats Singer/Songwriter from Lagos, Nigeria. He’s a student of University of Ibadan. 

His new single “Anything” is a follow up to his 6-track debut tape, “Love, Perfection & Heartbreak”. The songs were inspired by great life-changing experiences from individuals. 

Anything is a romantic ensnaring love song that talks about doing anything for a lover. 

As Cyprian rides the Audiomonkey produced tune, to deliver an infectious show of ultimate love and care with his lyrics “Anything for you”, professional engineered by Switch Sonics.

He sings passionate lines in hopes of capturing the lover’s heart, “Of all the things wey dey my thoughts, you are the priority my love.” 

You need to get this on your playlist. It’s a sure banger.

LISTEN TO ANYTHING HERE

Press Release For Xino Ranking Dangerously Talented EP

Zino Clinton Mena is a Nigerian Afrobeat, Afrofusion and Afropop artist from Delta State born on the 6th of January. Xino started getting involved with music at an early age of 7 and by 2016 he released his Debut single Yetunde. 

The talent was not too far from the tree as He was born into a music family where his father was a beacon of inspiration from when he could talk. He also draws Inspiration from some of his Favorite African artists such as Baba 2010, Burna boy,Wizkid and Peruzzi. ‘Gimme love’ his most popular song  was released on the 21st of August 2020, which hit over 15,000 stresms in less than a week of it's release.Evolving from a singer to a songwriter while surfing the waves of being a music producer and an instrumentalist on the side, the dangerously talented artist still has a hat full of surprise hits ready for as many that can handle it.
e

His Debut project "Dangerously Talented EP" is finally here. A true showcase of diversity of music, each song has a message and a storyline you can focus and relate to while expressing how I felt emotionally and musically. All tracks were produced by me except track 4 and 5. Track 4 was produced by the magical KuUka and track 5 produced by Echotheguru; all songs mixed and mastered by Mystro. 

Track 1: TIRE YOU- "TIRE YOU" talks about a lovestruck guy in a possessive relationship, his girl mostly lied about everything in the relationship, her affairs with other guys and all, so that's why you hear all this flexing of muscles trying to be strong "E GO TIRE YOU" 

Track2: JUJU-"JUJU" Is a track that portrays a guy that is so much in love with his woman. JUJU defines "LOVE". 

Track3: "ENERGY" Is a very happy song that portrays love as well it has a lot of happy instrument attached to it, it's defined as the excitement of love and it's melody packed. 

Track4: "GIMME LOVE" is a love song, no real story here but it teaches you how to praise your woman and understand her, adapt her habits and cherish her place in your life.

Track 5: "GBON GBON" is a real dancehall banger, the song praises a beautiful woman who is endowed and blessed with a beautiful body and personality. 

GET TO KNOW:ZOË MODIGA

    A celebrated artist at home with awards such as the Mbokodo Award - an event to recognise women who have shown leadership, fostered growth and made efforts to strengthen the arts - in South Africa (2018) and SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition (2015). Zoë’s debut album was nominated for Best Jazz Album and Best African Artist for the 24th South African Music Awards 2018. Zoë Modiga is an artist who represents the present and future of South African music drawing from the roots of roots of African storytelling, Jazz composition and Motown soul but creating a sound entirely her own in order to communicate an evolving African sound without loosing its essence.Zoë has performed at celebrated festivals at home in South Africa such as the The Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, Durban Jazz Festival, Oppikoppi, Rocking the Daisies, Afropunk, Redbull Music Festival, Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival, Joburg Film Festival, Fete De La Musique, Basha Uhuru Festival, and many more. International she has played the famed MTN Bushfire Festival in eSwatini, toured Mozambique, the USA as part of Somi’s Africa Salon series and more recently in Germany with Seba Kaapstad. 

Zoë has collaborated with some of South Africa’s finest musicians including Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Thandiswa Mazwai, Johnny Clegg, Simphiwe Dana, Louis Maholo, Tshepo Tshola and many more. 

From her township upbringing, raised by its people and community with a strong influence of her grandmother and grandfather of the importance of the retention of African stories and culture her love of music shown through at a young age leading her to attend the National School of the Arts in Braamfontein.

A self produced world class artist; singer, songwriter, performer, bandleader. Through collaboration and creativity at the highest level creating a bold and vibrant transcendent live performance with strong bold visuals, vibrant fashion and world class dance, showing the beauty and simplicity of telling stories in our own languages to reach to the core of a global audience.

Zoë Modiga is an artist challenging the status quo and inspiring a new generation, a true representation of excellence.

​

LISTEN TO HER ALBUM INGANEKWANE